Penn State women’s soccer star Bella Ayscue has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Defenders to Watch list, the association announced on Monday. Ayscue is fresh off an impressive year with the Nittany Lions, also competing in the United States Women’s Youth National Team system. In 2025, she made an appearance in all 21 matches for Penn State, helping the team to just 25 goals against on the season. With the help of Ayscue, the Nittany Lions only gave up a .096 shooting percentage and just 1.19 goals against per game. She led Penn State in shots-on-goal percentage among players with multiple attempts at .571.