LAKE CHARLES—McNeese head coach Drew Fitzgerald has announced the addition of freshmen Ava DuBois, Rebecca Romero, and Averie McFarland to a National Letter of Intent here Wednesday for the 2023 season. Also joining the team will be Chloe Flores.
Ava DuBois, 5-7, Defender, Tallahassee, FL. (Florida State University School)
• First team All-Big Bend (2022)
• First team All-Big Bend (2021)
• Team Captain 2020-23
Club: Pensacola FC Rush
“Ava is an athletic central defender who will bolster our backline. She’s an intelligent player with a good soccer IQ who has been a key player on her club teams for years. She’s a strong student and works hard in the community as well. I believe she has the ability to contribute to our program immediately, and I’m very excited about how high I believe her ceiling is.”
Rebecca Romero, 5-5, Midfielder, Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes High)
• Two-time second team all-district
Club: Albion Hurricanes 05 ECRL
“Rebecca is a great addition to our program. She is an intelligent, tough central midfielder who can play box to box and is strong in the air. She’s a great teammate and has been the team captain for her club team for the past three seasons. She’s also a very good student who will help us maintain our culture of achievement in the classroom.”
Averie McFarland, 5-5, Midfielder, Lumberton, Texas (Lumberton High)
• Varsity Captain (three years)
• First team all-district
• First team all-state
• District defensive MVP
• First team Super Gold Defender
• Nominee for Southeast TX Coaches Association Player of the Year
• Preseason Starting XI (UIL soccer)
• Greater Houston Region Defender
• Led team in minutes played as a freshman
• Member of the No. 1 ranked team in the region and ranked third in the state as a freshman
Club: South Texas ODP, Dual Rostered-Dash Soccer Club
• As a Freshman
Captain 02-03 PA, 2004 South Texas ODP 2019-20
• As a Sophomore
Dual Rostered-Dash Soccer Club 02-03 PA/Captain and Dash 04 GA2, 2021 ’04 South TX State Cup Champions (Regional Finalists)
“Averie is a strong central defender who can be dominant in the air. She’s an intelligent player and is the sister of current Cowgirl senior Kambrie McFarland. We are beyond thrilled to add Averie to our backline and to keep a McFarland on the team for four more years.”
Chloe Folse, 5-4, Defender, Raceland, LA. (Southwest Mississippi Community College)
High School:
• Three-time all-state
• District MVP,
• Bayou Region Player of the Year and
• Two- time team Defensive MVP
“Chloe is a left footed left back who has been asked to play just about every defensive role in her time at Southwest Mississippi Community College. She’s athletic and helps fill a need for us by providing a true left sided player for the position. She’s joining us this spring and we are excited to work with her and have her ready to help us win matches in the fall.”
2023 McNeese Soccer Signees
Ava DuBois, 5-7, Defender, Tallahassee, FL. (Florida State University School)
Rebecca Romero, 5-5, Defender, Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes High)
Averie McFarland, 5-5, Midfielder, Lumberton, Texas (Lumberton High
Also joining the team
Chloe Folse, 5-4, Defender, Raceland, LA. (Southwest Mississippi Community College)
