Souderton Girls' Soccer Preview

SOUDERTON GIRLS’ SOCCER PREVIEW

Head coach: Ian Smith – Third year as head coach

Assistant coaches: Melissa Lollar (varsity assistant) and Keri Mallon (Junior Varsity Head Coach)

Last year’s record: 2-15-1 overall

Notable losses:
-Avery Nogami – Thomas Jefferson University
-Kaitlyn DiCandillo – Shippensburg University
-Katie Pazdziorko – Seton Hill

Key returners:
-Nicole Schulingkamp – Junior midfielder
-Natalie Rankin – Senior Defender
-Abby Allen – Senior goalkeeper
-Abby Kolb – (Captain) Senior defender
-Alexis Stefanowicz – (Captain) Senior defender/midfielder
-Maggie Fisher – (Captain) Senior defender

Others to watch:
-Liv Beresovoy – Junior forward
-Hailey Rohr – Junior midfielder
-Julia DeCaro – Sophomore forward

Strengths:
-Leadership
-Team mentality
-Good mix of upperclassmen leadership and young talent

Question Marks:
-Coming off a very difficult season with only 2 wins
-Working on improving mentality for a full 80 minutes for each game

Outlook: “This year we feel confident with the team’s leadership, as well as the team’s dedication to holding themselves to a high standard. The team is coming off a difficult year with only two wins last season, but they remain dedicated to the challenge of turning things around. This year the team’s goal is to focus on committing every second on the field to improving and competing at a high level. The girls have already shown their dedication to being disciplined and working hard to improve, and we’re confident that will lead to some significant results throughout the season.”

 

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