AMES, Iowa – Iowa State coach Matt Fannon officially announced the addition of three transfers on Tuesday afternoon. All three will be joining the Cyclones for the spring semester.

Vanderbilt transfer Ella Zimmerman, along with a pair of teammates from Weber State – Morgan Furmaniak and Yira Yoggerst – make up the three-person class.

“It is really exciting to bring such high-caliber mid-year transfers into our program,” says Fannon. “We know we need to build some depth and quality across the squad, and these three women will make an immediate impact on training every day throughout the spring and help us build to new heights this fall.”

Morgan Furmaniak, a 5-10 forward and native of Plainfield, Ill., will spend her senior season with the Cyclones after starting 51 of 53 possible matches with the Wildcats.

Furmaniak had a stellar career with Portland State, beginning with her freshman campaign. As a rookie, she earned the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year award and was also an All-Academic Team member. As a sophomore, Furmaniak was named Co-Offensive MVP of the Big Sky as she also earned the Golden Boot Award and First Team All-Conference honors.

“Morgan has all the tools that make a great center forward,” says Associate Head Coach CC McGrath. “Her presence on the field is quickly apparent and she will add an element to our attack that makes us even more dynamic.”

Furmaniak has 12 career goals to pair with seven assists. She’s logged over 3,700 minutes of experience and has scored 31 points across her three-year collegiate career.

Yira Yoggerst comes to Ames along with Furmaniak from Weber State, after spending four years in her home city of Ogden with the Wildcats.

Yoggerst, a 5-4 midfielder, will spend her fifth collegiate season with the Cyclones, taking advantage of a COVID year. Across her four years with Weber State, Yoggerst started 41 of 60 matches and tallied over 3,700 minutes of action. She earned All-Conference First Team in 2022 after her junior campaign.

“Yira brings with her a ton of college playing experience,” says McGrath. “Her maturity and exposure to high levels of competition will serve her and this team well moving forward.”

Yira has four career goals to pair with six assists. She has one game-winning goal and places 38.6 percent of her shots on net.

Ella Zimmerman rounds out the recruiting class for ISU. Zimmerman, a Vanderbilt transfer, comes to Ames after spending two seasons with the Commodores as a defender.

A native of Cumming, Ga., Zimmerman has appeared in 27 matches across the past two seasons. Owning six career starts, Zimmerman has played in over 800 minutes of action.

“Ella has proven that she can play at an extremely high level coming from the SEC,” says McGrath. “We fully expect her to raise the standard within our team this spring.”

Ella will be a junior with the Cyclones in the upcoming 2024 season. She becomes the second Ella on the team, joining, coincidentally, fellow Georgia native Ella Ciardullo.