Eagan's Minnesota Aurora FC Announces New Signings

EAGAN, MN —Minnesota Aurora FC, a new pre-professional women's soccer team based in Eagan, announced the signings of multiple players in recent days —several of them with local ties —ahead of the team's inaugural season this summer.

The club, which will play in the USL W League, is women-led and community-owned, according to its website. Aurora will play its home games at TCO Stadium, the Vikings' practice facility. The home opener is scheduled for 7 p.m. on May 26, against Green Bay.

On Sunday, the team announced it has added goalkeeper Bayliss Flynn to the roster. Flynn has starred at Edina High School, where she is a junior, and for the highly-rated Minnesota Thunder Academy.

Flynn already has committed to play collegiately at the University of Montana.

Flynn joins two other goalkeepers on the Aurora roster.

Sarah Fuller, who joined the club in February, is a Wylie, Texas, native who played last season at the University of North Texas.

She previously played at Vanderbilt, where she became the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game when she kicked a pair of extra points for the Commodores in a 2020 loss to Tennessee.

Taylor Kane, who signed last Wednesday, was a freshman keeper in 2021 at Pomona-Pitzer, where she finished with a .920 save percentage and helped lead her team to the Division III NCAA Tournament.

On Friday, University of Saint Thomas freshman forward Abby Brantner announced she would be joining Aurora. Brantner, a Medina native who played at Wayzata High School, started every game for the Tommies last fall and was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team.

A day earlier, Aurora announced the signing of Brooklyn Park native Arianna Del Moral, a Totino Grace High School graduate who began her collegiate career at the University of Minnesota before playing this past season at St. Cloud State.

This past fall, Del Moral had two goals and eight points playing as a midfielder for the Huskies. She played 40 games for the Gophers from 2017 to 2020.

"I am very excited and fortunate to get the opportunity to keep playing and go on this journey with Minnesota Aurora FC," Del Moral said. "Playing a fifth year at St Cloud gave me a chance to keep doing the thing I love most. I am so grateful that my experience with them kept me involved in the game and led me to continue with Aurora. I can't wait for the season to begin and am looking forward to what Aurora has to offer."

The full Minnesota Aurora game schedule and ticket details are available on the club website.