Sheeleigh, Baskind Find Success on and off Pitch

With its 3-2 loss to Dartmouth, the Harvard women’s soccer team may have just missed its shot at a three-peat as Ivy League champions, but certain team members still have reason to celebrate.

On Tuesday, ESPN The Magazine named co-captain Katherine Sheeleigh and junior midfielder Melanie Baskind to its Academic All-District team.

For Baskind, the announcement arrives on the heels of a very successful October. On the 23rd, the junior played arguably her best game to date in a 4-0 victory against Princeton, putting two balls into the back of the net and tallying a pair of assists for a career-high six points on the day. A few days later, Baskind was named Ivy League Player of the Week for the second time within a month.

Named to the first team, the Quincy resident is now eligible for Academic All-American honors.

Sheeleigh’s selection marks her second nomination to the Academic squad. Named to the second team, Sheeleigh, too, has made important contributions for the Crimson soccer program. Perhaps most impressive, the forward currently sits atop the leader board of the Ivy League with 0.62 goals and 1.69 points per contest. She also netted one of the goals in the team’s loss to the Big Green. Entering the final weekend of regular season play, Sheeleigh ranks fifth in the Harvard record books with 30 career goals and sixth with 76 points.