University of Richmond Athletics
First Year Spotlight: Bailey Cristian
04/10/2015 | Women's Soccer
Each week, the Spider Soccer squad will highlight one of the upcoming 2015 additions, recently added to the roster. Here is the complete list.
Bailey Cristian, a native of nearby Williamsburg, is an attacking midfielder for the Richmond United ECNL team. Bailey was selected to the 2013 and 2014 ECNL PDP events, and earned All-State Honors in 2013 and 2014 for her Jamestown High team.
“Bailey is a feisty and competitive attacking player with a great soccer mind,” said Richmond head coach Peter Albright.
“She is a 'coaches kid' and has the drive and understanding that you often get from someone who has grown up around the game.”
“We believe that Bailey has the quality and the work ethic to become a special player at the college level. I expect her to have a steep development curve and make important on field contributions in her first year.”
Bailey joins Keaira Clark and Ashley Gross in the talented group of midfielders in the 2015 recruiting class.
Richmond returns nine starters from its 2014 lineup and brings back a pair of All-Atlantic 10 Conference forwards, a pair of A-10 All-Rookie selections and the 2014 Rookie of the Year. All but two of the 36 goals Richmond scored last year were from players returning to the roster this coming fall.
The 2015 campaign starts with a home date against Campbell on August 21.
