Columbia Alumna Sophie Reiser Rejoins Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer
8/2/2010 12:51:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) have added former Columbia University midfielder Sophie Reiser '10CC to the roster, the team announced recently.
“Sophie brings scrappiness and toughness to this team,” Red Stars Head
Coach Omid Namazi said. “She is also a good utility player who can play
on the right or left midfield, attacking midfield. She's pretty
versatile.”
Reiser was selected by the Red Stars in the fifth round (42nd overall)
of the 2010 WPS Draft. The Seattle, Wash., native played for the Red
Stars in the preseason but was dealt a setback with a stress fracture in
her shin.
Reiser was not included on the squad's first-team or developmental
roster because of the injury, but she joined the Red Stars as a trialist
player after Chicago's 2010 campaign kicked off.
Reiser is a three-time All-Ivy League First Team player who was named
Ivy League Player of the Year in 2008. She holds Columbia's assists
record with 28, is ranked second in points (83) and third in goals
scored (26). She became the first women's soccer player in school
history to be drafted by a professional soccer franchise.
