Crowe To Take Flight With Reds

Olivia Crowe, a striker and attacking midfielder, is the first player to join the Reds recruiting class of 2020. (Photo: Submitted)
Olivia Crowe, a striker and attacking midfielder, is the first player to join the Reds recruiting class of 2020. (Photo: Submitted)
Posted: Nov 14, 2019

(FREDERICTON, NB) With the 2019 U SPORTS soccer season now over, the UNB Reds have their eyes on the future.

Reds head coach Jon Crossland is welcoming striker and attacking midfielder Olivia Crowe as the team’s first member of the recruiting class of 2020.

The 17-year-old, from Fall River, Nova Scotia, has signed a U SPORTS Letter of Intent, and will join the Reds beginning in the 2020 Atlantic University Sport season.

“Olivia is a bit of a throwback attacking player,” said Crossland. “She’s comfortable with her back to the goal and bringing supporting players into the game, but she can also face forward to join in the attack to create opportunities for herself or others.”

Crowe comes to the Reds with an impressive resume.

A member of Suburban FC since 2013, Crowe has been part of provincial championship winning teams at U14, U16, and twice at U17. In 2017, at the U17 national championship tournament held in Fredericton, Crowe helped the Nova Scotia champs to a bronze medal. She finished second in scoring at both the 2017 and 2018 U17 national championship tournaments.

Crowe has also been a member of Nova Scotia’s provincial team for six years, helping earn Atlantic titles at the U13 and U15 levels.

She’s a four-year veteran of the girls’ team at Fall River’s Lockview High School, where she served as captain in 2018 and 2019, and was named a Metro High School Girls Soccer League all-star in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

“I was born in Fredericton,” said Crowe. “I played at the BMO Centre during the 2017 national championship tournament. I fell in love with the school and the feel of the city. I felt at home.”

“We’re excited to have Olivia join us,” said Crossland. “She’s a competitor first and foremost, and has confidence in herself to make a difference on the field. She wants to find a goal in tough areas, she battles to help her teammates, she wants to be on set pieces, and that mindset can have a positive impact on our team. Our supporters will enjoy watching Olivia compete for UNB over the next four or five years.”

Crowe says she’s ready to return to Fredericton and get started.

“A short-term goal is to make a difference every time I step on the field, and to be an Academic All-Canadian. My long-term goal is to be a key contributor, leader and role model on the team and in the community.”

Crowe will study Science while attending UNB.