DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis women's soccer head coach Kat Mertz has announced the additions of defender Sydnie Fong and forward Ashley Brewer, rounding out the program's incoming class ahead of its first season in the Mountain West Conference. Both California natives bring collegiate experience to Davis, Fong from current Mountain West member Nevada and Brewer from Big West program Cal Poly.

"We are excited to finalize our roster with the additions of Sydnie and Ashley," said Mertz. "Both bring valuable collegiate experience and a competitive mindset that will strengthen our pursuit of a Mountain West Championship. Sydnie is a tough, gritty defender who excels at winning battles and getting forward in the attack, while Ashley is a relentless, attack-minded forward who creates problems for opposing defenses. We are excited about the impact both players will have on our program this fall."

Sydnie Fong D • Novato, Calif. (Nevada / San Diego / San Marin HS)
Fong comes to Davis from Nevada, where she was a fixture in the lineup across two seasons of action and arrives with proven Mountain West experience. As a redshirt junior in 2025, she appeared in 18 matches with 16 starts and logged 1,461 minutes, playing all 90 minutes in 10 contests. She recorded eight shots with four on goal for a .500 shot-on-goal percentage. Prior to a redshirt season in 2024, Fong started 16 of 17 matches as a sophomore in 2023, co-leading the Wolf Pack with three assists across 1,460 minutes. She made her first career start at then-No. 5 Virginia on Aug. 17, 2023, and recorded her first career assist on Sept. 7, 2023, at Loyola Marymount. Fong opened her collegiate career at San Diego in 2022, logging 61 minutes as a freshman. A product of San Marin High School in Novato, she was a two-time team captain and three-time team MVP and earned First Team All-League honors as a senior.

Ashley Brewer F • San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Cal Poly / San Luis Obispo HS / Central Coast United SC)
Brewer joins the Aggies from Cal Poly, where she appeared in 19 matches in 2025. She scored one goal and added one assist for three points on 14 shots, six of them on goal, with her lone goal standing as the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over UC Riverside on Oct. 23 that clinched a Big West Tournament berth for the Mustangs. She made her collegiate debut the prior season, appearing in one match at Pacific on Sept. 1, 2024, before taking a medical redshirt. Brewer arrives with a decorated prep résumé. At San Luis Obispo High School, she scored 59 goals with 17 assists, earned three all-league selections and 2022-23 team MVP honors, and led the Tigers to three Mountain League titles. She helped the program reach the CIF Central Section Division II final in 2022 and the Division I quarterfinals in 2023. With Central Coast United SC, Brewer won a State Cup championship in 2021 and led the club to an undefeated CSL Premier record in 2023. She maintained a 4.0 GPA or higher throughout high school.