Houston Christian University's 2025 recruiting class became a baker's dozen on Sunday afternoon as Head Coach Ryan Pratt announced the signing of Harvey Heeps. 
 
A 6'0 goalkeeper from Bedfordshire and Leighton Buzzard, England, Heeps prepped at Cedar Upper School. He has spent time with the Luton Town Cedars and Leighton Town programs.
 
PRATT ON HEEPS:
 
"Harvey is an athletic goalkeeper with a huge upside. He is a good shot stopper, commands his box well, is good with his feet, and communicates very well…we are excited to add his skill set but also excited to have an individual of his character joining our group."
 
The 2025 class now sits at thirteen with Heeps becoming the seventh first-year player of the group. He will begin in the Fall, when he joins 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
⚽️ Joby Reid – Forward / Tauranga Boys College
⚽️ Santiago Maynez – Defender / Austin FC Academy
⚽️ Ben Thirkill – Midfielder / Beckfoot 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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