CANTON, Ohio - The Malone University women's soccer team has unveiled their 2026 recruiting class. The Pioneers are led by Bailey Shattell in her seventh year at the helm of the program. Malone had a record of 5-9-3 one season ago.
 
Emily Bayles is a midfielder from Maineville, Ohio and Little Miami High School. In her senior season, she was named First Team All-Conference in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference (ECC) and to the All-Ohio Southwest Team. Bayles is also a two-time Second Team All-Conference recipient. Her team won the league title and district title in 2025 and Bayles was a member of the Academic Honor Roll for the conference in all four years.
 
Ava Dickey comes to Malone as a centerback from Alliance High School. She was tabbed a Second Team Eastern Buckeye Conference (EBC), All-District Second Team and All-Stark County First Team for a squad that won a district championship. Academically, Dickey was a part of her school's NHS, received an honors diploma and was in top-10 percent in her graduating class.
 
Eliana Humphrey is an alum of Revere High School in Bath, Ohio and plays as a defensive midfielder. She was a former All-Suburban League Honorable Mention and All-Greater Akron Honorable Mention selection as a student-athlete. She won four athletic and academic letters and was a senior captain. Humphrey graduated Cum Laude and received department awards in Spanish, English, Science and Technical Education.

Chloe Kroslak joins the Pioneer women's soccer team after a successful career at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy. She was All-Conference First Team twice in her career All-District Second Team, ODP Regional Player Phase V and the Archie Griffon Award winner. Kroslak was chosen to play in the senior all-star game in the Akron area and was the GASSCA Player of the Game among the region's best. She is top-ten in school history in points, goals and assists and received the CVCA Mighty Royal Award. Kroslak found herself listed on the honor roll as a student.
 
McKenna Schwartzengraber is a graduate of Marysville High School and plays forward. She was chosen as a Second Team All-District for a team that reached the district finals. Schwartzengraber was Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) Honorable Mention and Special Mention and in the classroom, was a four-time scholar athlete, Valedictorian, received an honors diploma, and was a member of NHS, student counsel and DECA.