Former Mason soccer standout Haley Haffner, right, seen here in 2010, recently signed to play soccer for Western Kentucky University. File photo
A former Mason soccer standout was among five athletes to join the Western Kentucky University Lady Topper soccer team this week.
Haley Haffner, a 5-foot-8-inch midfielder, played three years at Mason High School, where she was credited with helping the team win its first district championship in nearly a decade before moving in her senior year to Noblesville, Indiana. She was ranked No. 3 in Indiana in 2011.
While in Mason, Haffner was also a part of two Ohio State Cup Championship teams with the Ohio Elite ECNL and competed with the Ohio South ODP team.
“Haley is a very gifted technical player,” said WKU women’s soccer head coach Jason Neidell. “She is smooth on the ball, has an excellent touch, and is very good in possession. She also has the size and athleticism to become a dominating presence in the midfield.”
WKU finished the 2011 season with a 13-6-3 record, according to its athletic site. The Lady Toppers competed for the second time in four years in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship, where they defeated Middle Tennessee and North Texas.
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