Bay FC adds former Berkeley High star goalie for second-half push

Bay FC bolstered its roster for the second half of the NWSL season on Friday signing Bay Area native Leah Freeman Freeman who was a first-team All-American goalie at Berkeley High will be available to play in the organization s Summer Series Friendlies which begin Saturday at against Angel City at PayPal Park This is the first professional contract for the -year-old Freeman who earned Pac- Goalie of the Year honors at Oregon in before transferring to Duke where last season she was named the ACC Goalie of the Year She was teammates with Bay FC midfielder Hannah Bebar at Duke helping the Blue Devils to the NCAA College Cup semifinals I m incredibly excited to sign with Bay FC and return to the Bay Area as I take this next step in my career Freeman declared in a release issued by the crew It s an amazing opportunity to join a club that s building something special and I m grateful to be part of it I m looking forward to learning from the experienced goalkeepers on the roster growing every day and doing whatever I can to help the company succeed Related Articles SJ Earthquakes number late to tie FC Dallas remain in play-in position as MLS All-Star break nears Bay FC acquires California native ex-Stanford commit from Barcelona FC Quakes captain Cristian Espinoza named MLS All-Star for second time San Jose Earthquakes fall in shootout fail to reach U S Open Cup semifinals Quakes loan out former record signee Hern n L pez in return to Argentina Bay FC is tied for th in the NWSL with points They are - - and with regular-season games remaining are just three points out of eighth place Jordan Silkowitz has been Bay FC s primary goalie starting NWSL games and making saves while allowing goals Emmie Allen started the other two NWSL games making four saves and allowing three goals We re excited to welcome Leah Freeman to Bay FC coach Albertin Montoya reported in the release She s a talented young goalkeeper with tremendous upside and we have full confidence in her ability to contribute to our organization With Leah joining our group we feel really strong about the depth and competition we have in our goalkeeper unit moving forward Saturday s meeting will be Bay FC s first since a - loss to Gotham FC on June The league hits pause in July to accommodate international competitions Bay FC also has a friendly against Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan on July at PayPal Park They return to NWSL play Aug against th-place Houston