Women’s Soccer Adds Two Players to 2017 Roster

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis women's soccer head coach Brooks Monaghan has announced the additions of local product Kylee Bright and Canadian Osamede Iyare to the roster for the 2017 season.

With sites set on making back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament, the 2017 season gets started with a trio of home games at Mike Rose Soccer Complex, starting with Samford on Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. In all, Memphis will play nine home matches.

Kylee Bright – Defender
Germantown, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian School/Arlington Soccer Academy)

Played for coach Sean Andre with Arlington Soccer Academy in 2017 after three years with Lobos Rush Premier 99 … Member of 2015 Tennessee State Champion team at Briarcrest Christian School … Tennessee Sports Writers All-State team as a senior … Tennessee High School Coaches Association All-Star team honoree … Also ran track and was a member of 4x200 relay team that qualified for the State Championship … Member of French Honor Society … Daughter of Rodney and Jennifer Bright … Father Rodney was a two-time first team all-conference baseball player at Memphis (1987-88) and holds the career record for home runs (37).

Bright chose the University of Memphis because she loves being close to home and her dad was also a student-athlete at the UofM. Her hobbies include spending time with family and friends and running.

"We are excited to add a player of Kylee's abilities as a walk-on this late in the process," Monaghan said. "She has a lot of potential and she has the tools that we look for in a defender. She is athletic, she has some grit and she is not scared to put in a tackle. Once she spends some time in our environment, she is only going to improve over time."

Osamede Iyare – Midfielder
Montreal, Quebec (John Rennie High School/CS Lakeshore)

Played for coach Steve Donaldson with SC Lakeshore … Member of Lakeshore team that won the 2016 Canadian National Championship … Scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in the championship match … Also member of bronze medal winning team in 2014 Canadian Nationals … Played for Quebec Regional team from 2014-16 … Also played basketball and badminton … Earned academic honors throughout her high school career … Daughter of Natasha Lattimore.

Iyare chose the University of Memphis because of great academic and sports programs, the soccer staff and the players' values. She belives she will fit in well at the University of Memphis. Her hobbies include reading, Netflix, drawing, watching documentaries and exploring youtube.

"Osa is a great addition for our program. She is a very talented player and as a midfielder she reads the game very well, she is technical and is a great distributer of the ball," said Monaghan. "If she comes in and makes a smooth transition to the college game, then there's no doubt that she will make us better. The quicker that she transitions, the quicker she will be on the field helping us."

Players Mentioned

Kylee Bright

Osa Iyare

University of Memphis Athletics