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| Leavitt evades a tackle from Coast Guard's Brianna Grisell in September of 2016. |
SPRINGFIELD, MA - While NEWMAC women's soccer is re-adjusting to MIT winning a title again, Springfield College has had a big bomb dropped Tuesday. Fortified stronghold Elise Leavitt is headed to play in the Cortaca rivalry as she will be set to join the Bombers in the fall. The sophomore midfielder from Stratham, NH was selected as a member of a New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Division III All New England team last fall. She helped bolster a defensive wall that allowed less than a goal per game.
Leavitt's prowess as a juggernaut in the midfield puts a gaping leak in the middle for John Gibson's program as they look to seek their first NEWMAC title in three seasons. Leavitt is the biggest non-senior to not return in the fall for the Pride as the six outgoing seniors have each expunged their NCAA eligibility. This is also provided that other changes are expected to come from Gibson if necessary. With the assumption that Leavitt continues her career, she should presumable continue getting solid playing time under Mindy Quigg during and beyond Liberty League play.
Ricky Mazella is a Springfield College Women's Soccer beatwriter for Sports Talk with R&B.
