Souderton Girls' Soccer Preview

SOUDERTON GIRLS’ SOCCER PREVIEW

Coach: Ian Smith – Fourth year as Head Coach

Assistant coaches: Melissa Lollar (varsity assistant) and Amanda Bosico (Junior Varsity Head Coach)

Last year’s record: 5-12-1

Notable losses:

  • Abby Allen
  • Alexis Stefanowicz
  • Maggie Fisher
  • Abby Kolb

Key returners:

  • Nicole Schulingkamp – (captain) Senior midfielder
  • Hailey Rohr – (captain) Senior defender
  • Avery Carroll – (captain) Senior defender
  • Leah Kirkpatrick – (captain) Senior defender

Others to watch:

  • Julia DeCaro – Junior defender
  • Mykaela Ruth – Junior midfielder
  • Sienna Stunkard – Sophomore forward
  • Emma Hunter – Junior Defender

Strengths:

  • Leadership
  • Team mentality/togetherness
  • Strong young talent pushing upperclassmen for positions

Question Marks:

  • Coming off a difficult season with inconsistent results
  • Working on improving mentality for a full 80 minutes for each game – responding appropriately to challenges throughout the season

Outlook: “This year we have a feeling of togetherness that we have worked on growing over the past few seasons. There is a lot of talent on the team and a lot of players competing each day for their positions. We are hoping that the combination of strong leadership, togetherness, and talent will pay dividends on the field and help us push for a playoff position for the first time in a few years.”

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