UTEP soccer adds freshman from the Aloha State

EL PASO, Texas - Native Hawaiian Sheyliene Patolo (Aiea HS, Honolulu/LA Bulls) has signed a national letter of intent to attend UTEP and compete with the Miner soccer team beginning in the fall of 2021, head coach Kathryn Balogun announced Tuesday.

A brief profile on Patolo and a quote from Balogun follows below.

Sheyliene Patolo

Attacking Center Mid

Freshman

Aiea HS

Honolulu/LA Bulls

Pearl City, Hawaii

PRIOR TO UTEP

First-team All-State honoree for Aiea HS … compiled 23 goals while captaining the squad … helped her team advance to OIA Championships with a four-goal game … squad went on to win the title, the first at the school in 14 years … played with both the Honolulu Boys club team and the LA Bulls club team … invited to the US Youth Soccer ODP Girls National Training Camp in January 2017.

“We are excited to welcome Shey to Sun City. Shey will bring a unique perspective to our attack. She has good vision, is creative on the ball and will help us in link up play to create scoring opportunities in the final third. We look forward to working with her for the next four years.”

UTEP head coach Kathryn Balogun on Patolo