Tusculum College head Women's soccer coach Mike Joy has announced a fourth commitment to his 2012 recruiting class, as midfield Gabrielle Whitt will join the Pioneer program.

Whitt, a native of Mason, Ohio, is a teammate at Mason High School of 2012 Tusculum signee Courtney Hackney. Whitt is a member of the Elite Clubs National League Ohio Elite team U18 squad, where she plays for head coach Tim Lesiak. At Mason, she played for head coach Andy Schur and was an integral part of a team that won conference, sectional and district championships and finished as regional runner-up in 2011 with an 18-3-1 record.

"Gabby sees the field well and distributes the ball, elevating her teammates around her," said Joy. "We graduated two central players that played together in high school (Claire Duncan and Michelle Meade from Greeneville High School) and we are bringing in two central players from Mason High School that also played together. I am quite please with our 2012 recruiting class."

Whitt joins Hackney, forward Patti Jordan (Crossville, Tenn.) and forward Taylor Lewis (Willingboro, N.J.) as a part of a Pioneer team that finished 10-7-2 overall in 2011 and shared third place in the final South Atlantic Conference standings with a 5-4 league record.

Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference which is comprised of 10 colleges and universities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.