(FREDERICTON, NB) The UNB REDS women’s soccer team is naming midfielder Myléne Cormier to its recruiting class of 2024.

The 16-year-old, from Fall River, Nova Scotia, has signed a U SPORTS Letter of Intent and will join the REDS ahead of the 2024 Atlantic University Sport season.

“We’re excited to have Mimi join us at UNB,” said REDS’ head coach Jon Crossland. “She comes from a great club in Suburban that has been successful and continues to produce quality athletes and people.”

Completing her Grade 12 year at École Secondaire du Sommet in Halifax, Cormier is a veteran member of Halifax’s Suburban FC, having played with the club’s teams at the U15 and U17 AAA levels. She’s also spent time in the REX Whitecaps organization, represented Nova Scotia at the 2022 U17 national championship tournament, and captained her high school team to a pair of Division 2 provincial titles.

“I fell in love with the campus,” said Cormier. “I always felt welcomed with the team and coaching staff, fully knowing the Kinesiology program has a strong reputation.”

“There was a connection to UNB early in the recruiting process,” said Coach Crossland. “It started with her playing ability. Then you realize quickly that Mimi is a leader within her team and community, is a great student, and makes places better when she is involved.”

Cormier says a short-term goal of hers is to help the REDS win an AUS championship. Long-term, she hopes to play a key leadership role on the team.

“I hope to bring positive energy, strong leadership, and a new set of skills to support my team,” she said.

Cormier will study Kinesiology while attending UNB.

STORY BY: Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics

PHOTOS BY: James West/for UNB Athletics