LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland's Marie Bathe, Grace Morris, and Mari Sagstad have each been named to the Mid-South Conference 2023 Women's Soccer Watch List, announced this afternoon by the league office.
 
Two of the big returners for Cumberland coming into this season are two-time NAIA All-American Marie Bathe and two-time Mid-South Conference Defensive Player of the Year Grace Morris. Both Bathe and Morris have been instrumental over their career in the success on the field for the Phoenix. Bathe has been a prolific player with a knack for finding ways to put the ball in the net while Morris has anchored the back line for Cumberland over the past two seasons.

Bathe is entering her fifth season with the Phoenix as a midfielder from Freiburg, Germany. She brings a heap of experience to the Cumberland team playing in 74 career games and four consecutive NAIA National Tournaments. She has collected 24 career goals with 48 career assists. 

Bathe will have help as the Phoenix brought in the reining Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year Mari Sagstad as a transfer from Cardinal Stritch. Sagstad last season tallied 17 goals and 13 assists to propel her to NAIA All-American honorable mention honors. 

Over the course of two seasons with Cardinal Stritch, Sagstad helped lead the Wolves to the CCAC Conference Tournament Championship and the NAIA National Tournament all while scoring 29 goals, 19 assists, and 77 points. 

Morris returns to anchor the back line for the Phoenix. She helped Cumberland post seven shutouts last season while also helping out on goal-scoring opportunities. The junior from Llandysul, Wales scored five goals in both her freshman and sophomore seasons. 
The trio will look to help lead Cumberland back to the NAIA National Tournament this season with goals of going further than any team in the program's history. 

The Phoenix are in the midst of their season opener right now as they take on Baker in Kansas. 
 

Name	Class	Position	School
Alicia Perez	Junior	Goalkeeper	Bethel
Paula Pinillia	Sophomore	Defender	Bethel
Briley Ross	Freshman	Forward	Bethel
Angeline Kieh	Senior	Forward	Campbellsville
Agatha Nimene	Senior	Forward	Campbellsville
Rirei Sasaki	Sophomore	Goalkeeper	Campbellsville
Marie Bathe	Senior	Midfielder	Cumberland
Grace Morris	Junior	Defender	Cumberland
Mari Sagstad	Junior	Striker	Cumberland
Rita Aguye	Junior	Defender	Cumberlands
Olaya Blanco	Junior	Midfielder	Cumberlands
Jayden Boelter	Junior	Forward	Cumberlands
Catherine Harris	Freshman	Forward	Freed-Hardeman
Brooke Latham	Senior	Goalkeeper	Freed-Hardeman
Zoe Stom	Senior	Forward	Freed-Hardeman
Laura Beumala	Freshman	Midfielder	Georgetown
Carson Smith	Junior	Defender	Georgetown
Daysia Thompson	Sophomore	Goalkeeper	Georgetown
Emilie Bernard	Freshman	Midfielder	Lindsey Wilson
Silvia Marchesi	Junior	Defender	Lindsey Wilson
Alina Siegel	Junior	Midfielder	Lindsey Wilson