Wright State wasn’t the right fit for Bryce Hueber.
After two years in Dayton, she wanted to move away from the small university environment. When Ohio played Wright State a year ago, Hueber said she fell in love in with the campus, so transferring here was her next move.
She wasn’t even recruited by Ohio.
Coach Aaron Rodgers heard of her during his time at Kentucky. So when Hueber reached out to one of her coaches about teams that could use a forward, Ohio was the perfect fit.
She had a very successful career at Wright State. In her two years playing collegiate soccer, Hueber produced nine goals and four assists.
The transition to Ohio won’t be a rough switch either. Prior to attending college, she knew defensive-midfielder Megan Niebuhr and winger Allie Curry.
Hueber and Curry hadn’t played together entering this season, but Curry had always seen her as a competitor. Now she must learn to play with her — which shouldn’t be too difficult of a task.
“It’s amazing. I know every time I play it into her, I know I’m either going to get it back off or she’s gonna spin and turn,” Curry said of playing alongside Hueber. “I know that she’s gonna be confident with the ball and be confident with me having the ball. We have good chemistry together.”
Hueber is already beginning to mesh with her teammates after only playing with them a few months.
In just three games this year, she already added her name to the scoring sheet with one goal against High Point on Sunday.
Her team trusts her with the ball as she plays as the lone striker in the Bobcats 4-3-3 formation. In that game against High Point she had five shots, most of them from outside the 18-yard box.
Having her play as the sole striker is exactly what Ohio needed after it struggled to score early in the season. Carly Manso and Holly Harris graduated last year, and Stephanie Rowland ended her soccer career after suffering multiple injuries.
Hueber was exactly what the Bobcats needed.
He said Hueber's addition will help produce more goals, but there won’t be pressure on her to produce all the team’s goals.
In years past, the team relied on senior forward Alexis Milesky to set up goals and finish them as well. Now that Rodgers is in his fourth season and has truly molded the team through his vision, having as many people that can score as possible is ideal, and Hueber will certainly add to that.
Hueber has already shown the impact she will make on the field for the team. Now it’s time for her to meet the expectations of Rodgers, her teammates and herself.
“Being able to have her support us when we’re in transition is going to be perfect for us,” said Niebuhr.
