From Mirror reports

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s soccer program and coach Erica Dambach announced the signing of junior forward Taylor Cheatham from UCLA Wednesday afternoon.

The Plano, Texas, native Cheatham arrives in Happy Valley from the portal with two seasons of eligibility remaining after spending a pair of years in Westwood.

One of the nation’s most coveted prospects coming out of the ECNL ranks, Cheatham arrives in Happy Valley following two seasons with the transcontinental Big Ten Conference rival UCLA Bruins. Cheatham appeared in 34 matches over her pair of seasons in Southern California, amassing four total points split between a goal and two assists. She accumulated 766 minutes of playing time, finishing with 32 shots and 12 on-target shot attempts in her introductory seasons with UCLA. Cheatham is fresh off a 2024 campaign that saw her haul in Academic All-Big Ten accolades in recognition of her academic prowess off the pitch, paired with a Big Ten Championship run on the field. A valuable contributor to the Bruin attack off the bench, Cheatham notched her first collegiate goal in the Big Ten Tournament title match against Rutgers.

Cheatham brings her talents to Happy Valley and joins a Penn State attack that ranked inside the top 10 nationally and first among Big Ten Conference programs in total goals with 52, also leading the league in total points, total assists and goal differential.

The Nittany Lions advanced to the National Quarterfinals for the second year in a row, extended the nation’s longest streak of consecutive Sweet 16 appearances to eight-straight, secured the program’s 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and 31st consecutive season with at least 10 victories, the second-longest stretch of that nature in women’s college soccer.