Cross to Join Highlanders Women’s Soccer
(Houghton,
N.Y.)—Anna Rachel Cross, a midfielder from Hop Bottom, Pa., has
signed a letter of intent to play with the Houghton College
women’s soccer team in the fall.
“Rachel attended our summer soccer camps, and I was quite
impressed by her character and play,” said David Lewis, the
Highlanders’ head coach, “She has a great touch, reads the game
well and demonstrates composure. I anticipate that Rachel will
play a key role for us.”
Cross attended Summit Christian Academy and Penn State
University Worthington-Scranton, then was home-schooled her
senior year. In 2005 and 2006 she was a league All-Star and
earned MVP honors at the league’s All-Star game.
During her high school career she scored 126 goals and
had 138 assists. She led the league in scoring her junior year,
after having been the runner-up the two previous years. She
played club soccer for Super Nova FC.
Cross, the daughter of Robert and Wendy Cross, intends to
study Spanish and be part of the pre-law program at Houghton,
with the goal of becoming a bi-lingual attorney.
Houghton finished
the 2007 season with a 13-3-3 record and won the American
Mideast Conference, North Division (going 7-0-0 in the
division). It was the team’s14th conference or
divisional title in the past 15 years. They advanced to the NAIA
Regional Final Four for the 15th consecutive year,
and captured the Region IX championship. They advanced to the
Sweet 16 of the NAIA national tournament, held in
Daytona Beach,
Fla. It was the Highlanders’ fifth
consecutive national tournament appearance.
