Houston Christian University's added another piece to the 2025 recruiting class as Head Coach
Ryan Pratt announced the signing of Joby Reid on Wednesday.
Hailing from Tauranga, New Zealand, Reid is a 6'0 forward who attended Tauranga Boys College. He has spent time playing club with Tauranga City AFC and Birkenhead United in his home country.
PRATT ON REID:
"Joby is a very creative player. He is a player that can contribute goals and assists as he sees the game very well and on top of that is a very good finisher. He can play as a forward or out wide. Regardless of where he plays, we expect him to be a dangerous player for us in the final third, and are excited to add him to the program."
The 2025 recruiting class now hits double-digits with the signing of Reid. He will be the fourth first-year player for the Huskies in the group and joins the following previous signings:
⚽️ Marcos Moore –Forward / St. Louis University
⚽️ Kacey Parrish – Midfielder / Lake Erie College
⚽️ Jace Starling – Forward / Paris Junior College
⚽️ Nico Kross – Defender / East Tennessee State University
⚽️ Angel Jaimes – Goalkeeper / Houston Dynamo Academy
⚽️ Nygel Jobe – Midfielder / Defender / Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
⚽️ Chris Grote – Defender / Hamilton High School
⚽️ Aidan Lopez – Midfielder / Chicago State University
⚽️ Anis Harrar – Defender / ZAVO Secondary School
HCU ended its second season in the Ohio Valley Conference with an 8-7-5 overall mark and 5-2-3 ledger in league play. Seven players earned postseason honors for the Huskies, including outgoing seniors
Sam Zeeman, who was chosen OVC Defensive Player of the Year and named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region team, and
Ethan Giwa-McNeil.
Ryan Okerayi and
D'Alessandro Herrera were each named to the All-Conference team for the second straight year, while goalkeeper
Alex Aitken earned All-Conference honors for the first time.
The Huskies finished ahead of Liberty, UIW and Western Illinois in their four-team pod and earn a first-round bye in the conference tournament where they handled Lindenwood in the semifinals 2-0 before falling in a heartbreaking 3-2 double-overtime loss to two-time defending champ SIUE in the title match.
The third-place finish in the league overall came one season after not qualifying for the tournament in the OVC's first season. HCU's eight wins overall were the most since 2015 team won nine matches, and also the first winning record in a season since that 2015 club. The five conference victories were the most since going 5-6 in the WAC during the 2019 season.
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