Genesee Women's Soccer Pair Sign Letters of Intent

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Maddie Potter (left) GCC head coach Jeff Reyngoudt (center) Kathryn Springsteen (right)

BATAVIA, NY (04/09/2015)(readMedia)-- A pair of sophomores from the Genesee Community College women's soccer program recently signed National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at four-year colleges beginning in the fall.

Goalkeeper Maddie Potter (Oakfield, NY) has committed to Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA. The Presidents are National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) members at the Division III level and participate in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC).

Potter was a two-year starter at GCC and was named a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-American as a freshman in 2013. She was named All-Region III and All-Western New York Athletic Conference (WNYAC) in both her freshman and sophomore seasons and leaves the program as the all-time leader in career shutouts (18) and shutouts in a single season (11).

She will receive both athletic and academic scholarship to attend W&J and plans to study business.

Forward Kathryn Springsteen (Byron-Bergen, NY) has committed to Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC. The Crusaders compete at the NCAA Division II level and participate in the Conference Carolinas.

Springsteen was named All-WNYAC Conference both seasons at GCC and leaves the program after playing 34 games, scoring 12 goals and assisting on 14 during her two-year stay.

She will receive both athletic and academic scholarship to attend Belmont Abbey and plans to study Sports Management.

Genesee Community College athletics program endeavors to provide a quality and competitive intercollegiate athletics program consistent with the National Junior Collegiate Athletics Association (NJCAA) philosophy and the overall educational mission of Genesee Community College. Participation in collegiate athletics should be an extension of the total educational experience for the student athlete. The inherent philosophy emphasizes the athletic setting as a classroom used to teach character, commitment, work ethic, respect for differences, and the importance of sacrifice, teamwork, and cooperation.

For further information and pictures go to Genesee's Athletic webpage, which is updated regularly with game results, team rosters, photographs and information about Genesee's overall athletic program. http://www.geneseeathletics.com