SU Adds Two To NLI List
1/23/2024 10:53:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Leda Naihin (Markam, Ontario/Queen's) and Vita Naihin (Markham, Ontario/Queen's) have signed National Letters-of-Intent (NLI) to enroll and play soccer at Syracuse, according to Coach Nicky Thrasher Adams.
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Here is a run-down on the pair of student-athletes:
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Leda Naihin | Forward | Queen's University
Naihin had a strong debut season at Queen's, scoring eight goals in 12 matches. She was named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East Division Rookie of the Year and was selected as an OUA East Division First Team All-Star. Naihin finished in the top 10 for points scored in the 2023 OUA season. Naihin was also named to the U Sports All-Canadians Rookie Team. After contributing two goals and one assist against Ontario Tech, Naihin earned the Queen's University Varsity Student Athlete of the Week honor (9/18/2023).
Vita Naihin | Forward | Queen's University
Niahin participated in 13 matches and started in 11 contests for the Gaels in 2023. In her first year, she recorded six goals, two assists, and 30 shots. Naihin scored the game-winning goal against Nipissing to send Queen's to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinals. Queen's lost to Trinity Western, 2-1 in overtime, in the 2023 Women's Soccer National Championship.
The twins join five transfer students who signed National Letters-of-Intent: Blythe Braun (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Downers Grove North H.S./Florida Atlantic), Cierra Collins (Louisville, Ky./Male H.S./Mississippi State), Julie Dening (Remsen, N.Y./Remsen Central H.S./Siena), Mia Klammer (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac H.S./Saint Rose), and Dalani Stephens (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove H.S./North Carolina Greensboro). Â
Seven high school standouts signed National Letters-of-Intent with Syracuse in November: Anna Croyle (Pennridge H.S./Sellersville, Pa.), Caitlin Driscoll (Noble & Grenough School/Sherborn, Mass.), Allie Fouts (Nationals GA Blue/Lake Orion, Mich.), Amanda Goldstein (Redondo Union H.S./Redondo Beach, Calif.), Lilly Heaslet (South Mecklenburg H.S./Charlotte, N.C.), Iba Oching (Whitecaps Elite REX/Coquitlam, British Columbia), and Gabby Wisbeck (Archbishop Spaulding H.S./Severn Park, Md.).
For complete coverage of Syracuse women's soccer, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Soccer), Twitter (@CuseWSOC) and Instagram (@CuseWSOC).
The National Letter-of-Intent program was started in 1964. Administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the program was designed with prospective student-athletes in mind. A signed letter-of-intent indicates a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. Institutions agree to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided the student-athlete is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.Â
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Here is a run-down on the pair of student-athletes:
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Leda Naihin | Forward | Queen's University
Naihin had a strong debut season at Queen's, scoring eight goals in 12 matches. She was named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) East Division Rookie of the Year and was selected as an OUA East Division First Team All-Star. Naihin finished in the top 10 for points scored in the 2023 OUA season. Naihin was also named to the U Sports All-Canadians Rookie Team. After contributing two goals and one assist against Ontario Tech, Naihin earned the Queen's University Varsity Student Athlete of the Week honor (9/18/2023).
Vita Naihin | Forward | Queen's University
Niahin participated in 13 matches and started in 11 contests for the Gaels in 2023. In her first year, she recorded six goals, two assists, and 30 shots. Naihin scored the game-winning goal against Nipissing to send Queen's to the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinals. Queen's lost to Trinity Western, 2-1 in overtime, in the 2023 Women's Soccer National Championship.
The twins join five transfer students who signed National Letters-of-Intent: Blythe Braun (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Downers Grove North H.S./Florida Atlantic), Cierra Collins (Louisville, Ky./Male H.S./Mississippi State), Julie Dening (Remsen, N.Y./Remsen Central H.S./Siena), Mia Klammer (Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac H.S./Saint Rose), and Dalani Stephens (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove H.S./North Carolina Greensboro). Â
Seven high school standouts signed National Letters-of-Intent with Syracuse in November: Anna Croyle (Pennridge H.S./Sellersville, Pa.), Caitlin Driscoll (Noble & Grenough School/Sherborn, Mass.), Allie Fouts (Nationals GA Blue/Lake Orion, Mich.), Amanda Goldstein (Redondo Union H.S./Redondo Beach, Calif.), Lilly Heaslet (South Mecklenburg H.S./Charlotte, N.C.), Iba Oching (Whitecaps Elite REX/Coquitlam, British Columbia), and Gabby Wisbeck (Archbishop Spaulding H.S./Severn Park, Md.).
For complete coverage of Syracuse women's soccer, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Women's Soccer), Twitter (@CuseWSOC) and Instagram (@CuseWSOC).
The National Letter-of-Intent program was started in 1964. Administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the program was designed with prospective student-athletes in mind. A signed letter-of-intent indicates a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. Institutions agree to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided the student-athlete is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.Â
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