HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer head coach Bob Sheehan has signed eight prep standouts as part of his 2006 recruiting class. They are:

•Brittany Anderson, a 2006 graduate of McAuley High School. A center midfielder, Anderson totaled 16 goals and 19 assists while leading the Mohawks to two sectional championships and two Girls’ Greater Cincinnati League runner-up finishes. In 2004, she helped McAuley post a second-place finish in the city. Anderson was named second team All-GGCL as a junior and senior.

•Brandi Doss, a 2006 graduate of Harrison High School. Doss received All-Fort Ancient Valley Conference, All-Southwest Ohio and All-City honors as a senior. Doss is a versatile, quick forward or outside midfielder who can also play in the back.

•Jenna Kramer, a 2006 graduate of Seton High School. Kramer earned three letters while playing for Seton. Kramer is an acrobatic goalkeeper and was one of Cincinnati’s top players at that position last fall.

•Meghan Moore, a 2006 graduate of Oak Hills High School. As a senior, Moore scored two goals and helped lead the Highlanders to an 11-2-4 record. Moore is a defender who will add speed and depth to the back line.

•Hope Zinser, a 2006 graduate of Oak Hills High School. As a senior, Zinser was named first team All-Greater Miami Conference after earning second team accolades as a junior. She received the Highlanders’ best defensive player honors as a junior and senior. Zinser is a fast defender who has also competed at a high level on the Oak Hills track team.

•Amy Martini, a 2006 graduate of Seton High School. Martini is a physical, athletic defender, and a ball winner in the midfield. Martini was named All-GGCL as a junior and senior, and she helped Seton win the state championship in bowling in 2005.

•Katie Guinn, a 2006 graduate of Northwest High School. Guinn, a central defender with a high level of technical ability, led Northwest to a pair of FAVC championships. Guinn also scored three goals and added two assists as a senior.

•Dana Fahlbusch a 2006 graduate of Sycamore High School. Fahlbusch, a physical defender, led Sycamore to a 16-4 record and the GMC championship as a senior. Fahlbusch helped the Aviators’ defense limit opponents to just 12 goals in 20 games last fall.

Those recruits will join an NKU team that posted a 19-3 record last season and captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship. The Norse also earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament.

NKU finished No. 10 in the Division II national rankings in 2005.