NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Soccer head coach, Marisa Kresge, has announced the second new addition to the staff for the upcoming 2023-24 season, Peyton Willie.
Willie joins the Redbirds following her playing career nearby at Illinois. She posted a strong freshman year for the Fighting Illini in 2018 before medically retiring. In 2018 she appeared in 19 matches, scoring her first-career goal in an 8-0 victory over Northern Illinois. She also dished three assists in that game, tying her for the most in assists a game by an Illinois freshman in school history. She then spent two years as the program's assistant to the Director of Operations, where she gained experience helping meet operational needs for the program.