The New Jersey Rangers of the United Soccer Leagues W-League announced the signings of midfielders Ingrid Wells and Amanda Carares and forward Katie Ryan.
Wells was a former Most Valuable Player in the USL Super-20 League and was an outstanding player at Montclair High School in New Jersey, where she was named the Newark Star-Ledger High School Player of the Year and a first team All-State member, along with being named an All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
She joined Georgetown in 2007 and finished her freshman season with 25 points and was ranked eighth nationally in assists per game at 0.59 per game and started every game. Wells was named the Big East Conference’s Rookie of the Year and was placed in the conference’s first team, as well as being named an NSCAA/adidas National All-American and Regional All-American, and Soccer Buzz magazine’s National All-American, National Freshman All-Americnan, Regional All-American and Regional Rookie of the Year.
Wells red-shirted the 2008 season as she led the US U-20 Women’s National Team to the FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.
She returned to the Hoyas and again scored 25 points on seven goals and 11 assists.
Carares started 13 of 14 games as a freshman at Binghampton University and scored her first collegiate goal in a 3-0 win over the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Over her sophomore and junior seasons, she was named twice to the America East Conference All-Star team and was a NSCAA All-Regional Team selection.
In her 2009 season, she led the Bearcats to a runner-up finish in the conference’s title game and again was named a first team all-conference pick.
At Rahway High School, Carares was a first team Associated Press All-State pick and the leading scorer in Union County with an impressive 30 goals and 13 assists. She was named a four-time New Jersey Girls Soccer Coaches Association all-state player and was part of the state’s Olympic Development Program.
Ryan was a three-time all-state selection by the NJGSCA and the Star-Ledger, a two-time Top 20 pick in the state, the 2007 Star-Ledger Player of the Year representing Passaic County and a three-time All-County pick from 2005 to 2007.
She went to Villanova and scored 20 points on eight goals and four assists in her freshman season, finishing second on the Wildcats roster. Three of her goals were game winners and one assist was as well. Ryan also was named the conference’s Rookie Of The Week three times in 2008.
In 2009, she led the team in scoring with 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists.
