Coaches in New Places: Penn’s Christie Novatin
Top StoriesChristie Novatin initially committed to Hofstra University to play soccer. But her dad felt she had a lot of potential for softball and encouraged her to contact then-Hofstra softball coach Bill Edwards.
Novatin contemplated playing both sports for the Pride until realizing how challenging it would be. The more Novatin spoke with Edwards, the more apparent it became that she would choose softball.
“It was really cool to learn from somebody at that high of a level[…]