June 25, 2007

NEWARK, NJ - Mary Munoz, a 2007 graduate of Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin, NJ, has committed to continue her academic and soccer career at New Jersey Institute of Technology, coach Alyssa Radu announced.

Munoz was a midfielder at Southern Regional, which plays in the one of New Jersey's strongest scholastic leagues, the Shore Conference.

Although she lives in the Shore area, Munoz was born up north in Wayne, NJ, and she played youth soccer with NJIT's rising junior forward Briana Morales, who is from Paterson, NJ.

Munoz, who resides in Barnegat, NJ, is the daughter of Martha Williams and Robert Munoz. She plans to major in chemistry at NJIT.

"Mary is a versatile, hard-nosed player," said Radu. "She's athletic and she has a nose for the goal. We expect her to fit well into our program."

Munoz is the 10th newcomer announced by Radu for the upcoming 2007 season. The nine National Letter of Intent signees previously announced are: Michelle Borth, a midfielder/defender from Federal Way, WA and Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn, WA; Amanda Gannon, a back from Vernon, NJ and Paramus Catholic HS; Kyrsten Howell-Harries, a center midfielder from London, Ontario, Canada and AB Lucas Secondary School; Xiomara Medina, a midfielder/forward from Port St. Lucie, FL and Lincoln Park Academy in Ft. Pierce; Sadie Mele, a goalkeeper from Rio Rancho (NM) HS; Melissa Paul, a back from Henry Wise Wood HS in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Sarah Rusciano, a center midfielder/forward from Hopewell Junction, NY, and Our Lady of Lourdes HS in Poughkeepsie, NY; Christi Taylor, a central midfielder/defender from Hackensack, NJ and Hawthorne Christian Academy; and Kori Washington, an outside midfielder who resides in Ewing, NJ, and graduated from the Pennington School in Pennington, NJ.

The Highlanders are slated to open the 2007 season in Brooklyn, NY, at Long Island University on September 2. The home opener is September 7 at 7 pm vs. the University at Albany.