Baltimore -- The Loyola University Maryland women's soccer program announced today that the team has added two transfers, midfielder Carlin Costell and midfielder Brigid McElderry, announced Head Coach Joe Mallia. 

"Our staff is really excited to add two quality players to the program at this time of year in Carlin and Brigid" said Joe Mallia. "We are very familiar with Carlin as she is a local player from Pipeline and she fits well into the way we like to play. Additionally she's a versatile player, so we look forward to working with her to see where she can fit into our system.  Brigid comes to us after two seasons as a quality contributor at a quality program in Samford that has had a lot of success through the years. We are looking forward to what Brigid will bring to the program on and off the field!"

Costell, a transfer freshman from Troy, appeared in three games during her first season, recording one shot against Marshall (9/29/24). She also played a season-high 45 minutes in their game against Marshall. 

Prior to Troy, Costell attended Glenelg High School, where she appeared in the state semifinals in 2023, was a state finalist in 2022, and state champion in 2021. During her four year career in high school, the team went 48-11-4, as she helped the team to 31 shutouts in her 63 career games. She is the daughter of Tom and Jacqueline Costell and has one brother, Jackson. Her mother, Jacqueline, was a high school All-American and played college soccer at George Washington. 

McElderry, a transfer sophomore from Samford, appeared in 37 games during her two years, including making 16 starts. She scored two goals and three assists during her freshman season, tallying 18 shots on the year, and was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team. In her sophomore season, she recorded eight shots on the season and had her lone assist in the season opener against Tennessee Tech. 

Prior to Samford, McElderry attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas, where she was a three-year starter. She had 50 goals and 24 assists, which are both Lake Travis program records. Was named the team MVP in the 2021 season and was named to the Vype Austin Second Team All-Austin Selection. She is the daughter of Ryan and Cara McElderry and has two siblings, Aidan and Cian. Her mother, Cara (Mooney), played college soccer at Loyola, was the Greyhounds' first-ever All-Mid-Atlantic Region honoree (1995 and 1996), and she was named to the Loyola Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020.