The Mount Vernon Nazarene University women's soccer team has signed an important recruit for the 2011 season as Dayna Setzler has decided to further her education and continue her soccer career at MVNU.

Setzler, a midfielder from Oak Harbor, Ohio, capped off her high school career with 10 goals and five assists as a senior at Oak Harbor High School as she was named to the Sandusky Bay Conference First Team and was the runner-up for SBC Player of the Year honors. She was also an All-District First Team selection as a senior after being named to the SBC Second Team as a junior.

"Dayna is a quality student-athlete who is going to fit in very well with our women's soccer program, and we are very pleased to have her as a Lady Cougar," said MVNU coach Daniel Seiffert, who has guided MVNU to a 25-14-4 record the past two seasons and a berth in either the NAIA National Tournament or the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament each year. "She has excelled with both her high school and club programs and we feel that she has all of the tools necessary to be an impact player at the college level."

"As a midfielder, Dayna has been blessed with good size and great pace," Seiffert added. "She has very good vision and an accurate touch on the ball. These attributes, coupled with a strong work ethic on the attack as well as defensively, will serve her well as part of our system of play. We're looking forward to all that God has planned for her as she contributes to our team and to our university community."

In addition to playing soccer for Oak Harbor, Setzler has been very active in club soccer with the ESSL Arsenal U10, U12, U14, and U19 teams. She was part of the U14 team that captured the Northwest Ohio Festival championship in 2005 and 2006 and was a member of the Brunswick Fall Classic runner-up team in 2006. A good student in the classroom, she was an Honor Award recipient from 2008-2011 and was inducted into National Honor Society.

"There are several reasons why I chose MVNU," said Setzler of her college choice. "I have family that has gone there or is currently attending. It is semi-close to home and has a good Christian environment. My field of study is offered and I will have the ability to continue playing soccer at the next level."

MVNU finished the 2010 season with a 14-8-2 overall that included a 6-4 mark in the American Mideast Conference. The Lady Cougars also advanced to the NCCAA National Tournament after making the program's first-ever appearance in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round in 2009 in Seiffert's first season as head coach.