Rileigh Jo Evitts Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team

2017 Dec 1

Rileigh Jo Evitts of Auburn, Pa., is one of two Lebanon Valley College soccer players to be named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team, as announced Nov. 29. Evitts, a graduate of Schuylkill Haven Area High School, is pursuing a bachelor of science in neuroscience.

Evitts led the Dutchmen in goals (11) and points (23). She scored one game-winning goal, and also paced LVC in shots with 74. Back on Sept. 7, the junior matched the program's single-game record for total points with 10, and tied the single-game record with five goals scored in a 9-0 win over Marywood. Evitts was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth First Team, and she became the first player in LVC women's soccer history to be named the United Soccer Coaches DIII National Player of the Week.

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