INSIDE LOOK:

Christie Freer

While many may know her as Manhattanville’s women’s soccer center-back, there is much more to Christie Freer than people may know. Entering her junior season on the team, she has developed into a model player on the team. She has the most minutes played out of the entire existing roster.

“It is really difficult to play 90 plus minutes. So being able to do it as often as I have is a huge accomplishment for me. The fitness level has helped.”

The women’s soccer team has experienced highs and lows early on in the season and Freer has been there for it all. Originally, she had been an outside-back and due to the lack of center-backs she had move into the position. Freer had challenges through the transition of positions.

“I’m only like 5’4, so I’m probably like one of the smallest center defenders in our conference. So learning how to win balls out the air and being more aggressive was definitely hard for me to adjust.”

Settling into a new role has not stopped Freer’s performance and she continues to thrive on the field. Although her individual achievements are great, she is more focused on the team as a whole. Out of all the things she has experienced during her Manhattanville athletic career she will most remember her junior year after dealing with changes in regard to their coach.

“I’m really proud of the team for coming together and continuing to work hard, nobody quit after that or didn’t want to be a part of the program. Everybody really worked for each other and was positive.”

With only a few games under her belt this season, she has seen a great change in the team as a whole and expects to see great things from her teammates. The sisterhood of the team is kept not only throughout the game but also before the game.

Freer shared the fact that before each game the players come into the locker room 45 minutes early before the coach comes in to play music.

“We [the team] always write a quote on our white board and then everybody writes an individual goal for game and then a team goal and then we read them out loud before the game, so everybody sets a standard for the team and what they look to accomplish for themselves and for the team to grow.”

Had it not been for the previous women’s soccer head coach, Christie Freer may not have ended up playing for the Valiants. She had played for him through his club since she was 12 and found ties with him at Manhattanville. She liked the school and ended up becoming a remarkable valiant player along the way.