Boston Legacy FC announce signing of two defenders

Boston Legacy FC is off and working in its effort to construct a roster forward of the 2026 debut season within the NWSL, with two extra signings being introduced on Wednesday.

The membership revealed that defenders Emerson Elgin and Laurel Ansbrow have been signed to offers by the 2027 season (Ansbrow additionally has a group choice for the 2028 season).

Elgin, 22, performs primarily as a left again. She helped the College of North Carolina win the 2024 nationwide championship, capping a four-year run with the Tarheels. She additionally hung out with the North Carolina Braveness’s U23 group and Gotham FC (in a brief time period deal earlier in 2025).

“Emerson offers us an attacking risk from the left again,” Legacy common supervisor Domènec Guasch stated through the group announcement. “Her offensive mentality matches precisely what we wish from our exterior backs, and she or he comes from a successful surroundings at UNC that has formed her right into a competitor.”

Ansbrow, additionally 22, is a middle again. Like Elgin, she has expertise enjoying with the Braveness’s U23 group (in 2023), and confronted off towards her new teammate within the 2024 nationwide championship (as a participant for Wake Forest). She performed for USLSL membership Ft. Lauderdale United earlier in 2025.

“Laurel brings an actual defensive depth to our again line,” stated Guasch. “She’s additionally assured on the ball, which inserts completely with how we need to construct from the again.”

Previous to the beginning of Legacy FC preseason in early 2026, each gamers will head out on loans for the rest of the present season. Elgin will go to the USL Tremendous League aspect Tampa Bay Solar, whereas Ansbrow will head again to Ft. Lauderdale United.

This brings the group’s variety of participant signings as much as 4, with midfielder Annie Karich and ahead Aïssata Traoré already on the roster.