Boston Legacy FC has signed defenders Emerson Elgin and Laurel Ansbrow to contracts through 2027.

Ansbrow has a team-held option for 2028. Elgin will go on loan to USL Super League team Tampa Bay Sun and Ansbrow will go on loan to USLSL team Ft. Lauderdale United until the end of the year. Both players will join Legacy FC for the 2026 preseason.

In 2026, Boston Legacy FC will become the 15th team in the National Women’s Soccer League.

A native of Cary, N.C., Ansbrow played for four years at Wake Forest, appearing in the 2024 NCAA championship game against the University of North Carolina. She then joined USLSL club Ft. Lauderdale United in January 2025.

Elgin, from Franklin Lakes, N.J., most recently played for Gotham FC, signing a short-term contract in April of this year as an injury replacement player. She won the 2024 NCAA national championship with UNC.