PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots women's soccer team received a commitment from recruit Emily Collier, a left back who currently plays in the Portland Thorns Academy. Collier will join the Pilots as a freshman in the fall, announced first-year head coach Michelle French.
"Finding a player with Emily's qualities this late in the recruiting process is a major win for our program," said French. "Defensively, she reads the game very well - whether she's stepping to intercept, or positioning herself to cut off, penetrative passes. Offensively, she immediately caught our attention with her willingness to join the attack, and with her overall impact in the final third.