HSSP_Girls Soccer_0724_V3FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 15 / 24 12 : 54 PM Page 3 GLOUCESTER KINGSWAY CATHOLIC DRAGONS G I R L S S O C C E R RAMS PLAYERS TO WATCH : Kingsway graduated a PLAYERS TO WATCH : Three all - stellar senior class but is conferencesecond - team EASTERN happy to have senior for - playersare back to lead ward Cailon Burlingame Gloucester Catholic : sen - VIKINGS back in the fold . She ior forward Remi Wicken , PLAYERS TO WATCH : Eastern scoreda team - high 15 junior midfielder Kaitlyn bringsback a balanced core goals to go with three Capalboand senior back Hai - that includes its offensive assistsduring a breakout junior season in which leyMolis . Wicken and Capalbo MVPand its two leading shemade the all - conference first team and all - eachscored six goals to share goal scorers from a year South Jersey third team . She’ll have help offensive - team - highhonors , and Molis added four goals ago . Senior forward Lily Burt ly from senior forward Riley Lewin , junior midfield - and two assists while solidifying the defense to was the MVP after scoring ersMeghan Shannon and Liliana MacMinn and receiveall - conference accolades for the second eight goals and leading the junior forward Phoebe O’Rourke . Junior goalie year in a row . Junior Bella Laumer ( three goals , Vikingswith 13 assists to make the all - conference MackenzieBarry seized the starting job as a soph - threeassists ) is also an offensive spark , and other first team . Senior forward Johnna Gonter netted a omoreand made 145 saves on her way to all - con - key returners up top and in the midfield include team - high13 goals to go with four assists , while ferencesecond - team recognition . Seniors Olivia senior Izzy Partridge , juniors Ana Yucis and Sara senior midfielder Aubrey Benfield added 12 goals Neuman , Haley Brown , Audrey Donaldson and Yucis , and sophomores Olivia Pisano and Alexa and four assists and joined Burt on the all - confer - Calli Charron are key defenders in front of her , Battaglia . Junior Lauren Narolewski has playmak - ence first team . All three will continue their careers whilesenior Caroline Brickner and junior Olivia ingskills as well — she totaled three goals and five at the next level : Benfield is headed to Lee Univer - Prettelt add depth in net . Other veterans expected assists in limited minutes at forward — but is also sity , Gonter is committed to TCNJ and Burt is still tocontribute are seniors Katey Mason , Julia themost experienced goalie on the roster and had consideringher options . Other returning playmak - Maden , Sarah Ostrowski and Addi Torres and jun - 132saves . Senior Gabby Scirrotto and junior Olivia ers include senior midfielder Mariah Spector , an iorsMaria Banfer and Kendall Flowers . Burgoare top defenders in front of her . all - conference first - teamer who had three goals OUTLOOK : The Dragons ’ memorable 2023 season OUTLOOK : TheRams went 9 - 6 - 2 last season , andnine assists , and senior forwards Nevaeh includeda division championship , a victory in the improvingby six wins from the year before . They Roark ( eight goals , five assists ) and Katarena CoachesCup and a trip to the South Jersey , Group areoptimistic about posting another winning Kokolis ( five goals , three assists ) . Senior Ava 4 final , where they dropped a hard - fought 1 - 0 recordunder new head coach Elysa Virella , a for - Moyer , a Stockton commit , is moving from the game to Central Regional . There are important mer standout in the program and a Division I back line to the midfield , and other midfielders to positions to fill but with Burlingame leading the player at Boston College who spent the past two keepan eye on are junior Charli Aumiller and charge , hopes remain high . seasonsas the head coach at Overbrook . sophomoresAbby Medolla and Sklyar Yezzi . East - ern graduated defensive MVP Remi Cherkas but HADDONFIELD bringsback a key senior in goalie Araba Abanyie , LENAPE anall - conference second - teamer . Sophomore BULLDAWGS INDIANS LeahSchuenemann is transitioning from the mid - PLAYERS TO WATCH : Four all - confer - PLAYERS TO WATCH : Junior midfielder Ava field to defense and junior Marlee Praesel will look enceplayers are back for Had - Kuenyhas established herself as a tal - toplay a bigger role on the back line . donfield , including senior for - entedplaymaker and it will be exciting to OUTLOOK : After falling to Sterling in PKs in the wardTuesday Brown , who led seewhat she can accomplish as CoachesCup final and suffering an upset loss to theBulldawgs with 10 goals anupperclassman . She has led GCIT in the South Jersey , Group 4 quarterfinals andwas second with six Lenape in assists each of her first duringa 19 - 2 - 3 season , the Vikings will be hungry assistson her way to first - team twoseasons — recording 11 last toget back on top in both of those tournaments , recognition . Her presence up top year — andalso emerged as the and they have the talent to do just that . shouldcontinue to put pressure on opposing Indians ’ top goal scorer as a sophomore , when defensesand open up opportunities for those she found the back of the net 11 times as well . She GLOUCESTER aroundher . Senior midfielder Addison Pierce is was rewarded with all - conference first - team hon - CATHOLIC’S another playmaker who thrives on setting up her ors . Senior forward Samantha Eiswerth is another LAUREN teammates — she ledHaddonfield with eight NAROLEWSKI proven finisher who had five goals and two assists to go with one goal and was named to the assists . Senior Alexandra Mankowski is a key all - conferencesecond team . Seniors Grace Farrell returner in the midfield and other potential con - andMaeve Hurly , junior Julia McHale and sopho - tributors to the attack are juniors Emma Moon moresAmelia Ropiak and Brooke Schultz also andEmily Ramirez and sophomores Jillian Bak have the potential to contribute offensively . Defen - andMaddie Greenwich . Junior Keira Platt , an all - sively , the Bulldawgs are led by senior goalie Enya conferencesecond - teamer , is back to anchor the McCarthy , who made 118 saves , and senior back defense , which also returns experienced veterans AudreyAdams . Both made the all - conference first MichaelaMitchell , Addison Eiswerth , Emily team , and McCarthy also made the all - South Jer - Huynhand Mariella Torres , all seniors , and juniors seysecond team . Senior Maria Burns is another MelinaFioravanti and Lexie Buciorelli . Senior experiencedgoalie and other veterans looking to EmilyMoss will look to assume the starting goalie aid the cause are senior Fiona Keenan and junior joband sophomore Carly Phillips is another back LaurenAnton . towatch . OUTLOOK : TheBulldawgs competed in the Coaches OUTLOOK : The Indians went 4 - 12 - 3 last year with six Cupand won at least one playoff game for the one - goal losses , including a first - round playoff ninthstraight year before falling in the sectional gameagainst eventual sectional champion Central quarterfinalsand finishing with an 11 - 9 - 1 record in Regional . With a promising returning core , they 2023 . One of the most consistent programs in hope to turn some of those close defeats into vic - South Jersey expects to be in the mix once again toriesand contend for a winning record . this fall . 48 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 15 issue 1 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM