Philadelphia Union Academy U16 defender Evan Godfrey will be heading south to play college soccer at Liberty University.
Godfrey, who is from Millville, N.J., will be a freshman at the Virginia school in 2017. He's the first player with ties to the Union Academy to verbally commit to the Big South program, which is coming off its first losing season in a decade.
The center back has played 10 games and started 9 for the U16 team this season. He played in 17 games and started 9 for the U16 team last season, his first with the Union.