The Trinity Western women's soccer team signed a major piece of its defensive future Tuesday as coach Graham Roxburgh announced that Burnaby defender Lindsey Pulice will join the Spartans in the fall of 2012.
The 5-4 Burnaby North Secondary student is currently playing with the Whitecaps FC women's elite program.
"Lindsey is a very strong outside back, who I believe will have an excellent career at TWU," Roxburgh said in a school press release.
"We were very interested in seeing her join our program since the first time we got to watch her up close and meet with her. We discovered that not only is she a very strong player, but she is also a delightful young lady who will fit into our program well.
"Lindsey has an ability to play on either side at the back as an outside defender. She defends very well and has the ability to get forward into the attack regularly. I am impressed with her ability on the ball and her decision-making skills and I know she has the potential to be a top defender in the CIS for years to come."
In 2008, Pulice helped the Cliff Avenue Synergy Metro under-14 side to a provincial and a national championship.
Off the pitch, Pulice has been both an honour roll student and the recipient of North's Work Ethic Award each year since 2008.
"Trinity Western is a great university where everyone is so welcoming and the class sizes are smaller, so it's more comfortable," said Pulice, who plans to study business. "I'm really looking forward to my future at TWU and cannot wait to start playing for such an amazing soccer team."
Pulice will join her cousin Alicia Tesan and former teammate Vanessa Kovacs on the TWU women's soccer team.
Last season, the Trinity Western women's soccer team finished the regular season atop the Canada West standings with a 121-1 record and then went on to win the Canada West banner.
