Jamie Ervin has made it her goal to keep soccer a part of her life as long as she can. In her childhood, Ervin played on multiple travel and recreational teams, allowing her to expand her talent on the field. Ervin’s previous teams include the Ewing Hurricanes and MFC, along with Fisher Middle School and Ewing High School’s team.
As a freshman, Ervin scored 25 of Mercer’s 30 goals and was selected for the All-Region first team.
Ervin has a total of 18 goals out of the nine games played in the 2019 season so far and she is striving for more as she is also the captain of the team.
Mercer women’s soccer team assistant coach Karissa Estelle says Ervin is a “versatile player who can play with anybody and is a player that just lifts you up on and off the field.”
Estelle says she is lucky to have played with Ervin on the field last year before becoming a coach because she knows how Jamie played with her and how she plays with others.
Ervin stated “we are a whole new team. We’ve been in it since day one and since the first game we’ve been ready to play.”
Ervin not only wants the best for herself but also the best for the women who play with her.
Player Gianna Gollinge says about her team “we all come from different areas, we have international players so I feel like the chemistry is so much more important before we even get on that field.”
The bond this team has built is evident when they take the field.
“We communicate well, we are always together and practicing so when we are in a game we make good passes,” says teammate Isabella Morales.
As Estelle watches her team form, she gives props to Ervin for stepping up as captain and encouraging the other players in a way that helped make the team like a family.
