Chicagoland Soccer
Players to Watch
By Patrick Z. McGavin
In keeping a tradition started last year, Chicagoland Soccer presents its second annual girls top prospect list. This group differs from the site's all-state team which is open to all prep players in Illinois. The Players to Watch roster spotlights top players within the 43-member network of teams that make Chicagoland Soccer possible. The two lists share similar modes of evaluation. Like the selection criteria for the all-state team, the dominant principles include individual skill, contribution to team success, quality of competition and performance in high-profile games.
This list is composed of players with the projected greatest impact for their team, the game and the give and take over the course of the season. The list encompasses elite college prospects among the top prep players who will shape the season to come.
With the 2018 campaign now approaching an important juncture, the time is ripe to cast a light on the players who have provided either a proven track record or have flashed the early promise that makes them a player to watch.
The list is alphabetically arranged, with each player listed by school, position and class year. Every team in the network is represented.
This list is more curatorial than inclusive. Other players are likely to make their names and build their reputations as the season progresses. The players below have already warranted a deeper look.
Players to Watch
(Name, school, position, class year)
Allie Anderson, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, junior
Maggie Avery, Loyola, goalkeeper, senior
Sarah Avery, Naperville Central, defender, senior
Maggie Bailey, Wheaton Academy, midfielder, senior
Zenaya Barnes, Carmel, forward, junior
Devin Barry, Jones, goalkeeper, junior
Christine Batliner, Barrington, midfielder, junior
Megan Benmore, Naperville North, forward, senior
Alyssa Bombacino, Neuqua Valley, midfielder, senior
Johanna Bozic, Lane, midfielder, junior
Abby Brennan, Wheaton Warrenville South, goalkeeper, junior
Maggie Brett, Loyola, forward, junior
Anna Bross, Batavia, midfielder, senior
Katelynn Buescher, Naperville North, midfielder, senior
Paige Buranosky, Metea Valley, defender, sophomore
Lauren Burk, Fremd, midfielder, sophomore
Hadley Bushala, Evanston, forward, junior
Gabriella Buxtrom, Jones, defender, senior
Annie Callaghan, Marist, midfielder, junior
Chloe Cappas, Deerfield, forward, senior
Chantel Carranza, St. Charles East, forward, senior (injured)
Abby Casmere, Benet, forward, junior
Barbie Castellanos, West Chicago, midfielder, junior
Isabel Cerda, Plainfield South, forward, senior
Marta Cholewa, Fremd, midfielder/defender, senior
Courtney Chomko, Warren, midfielder, junior
Maddie Clerkin, Payton, defender, junior
Alana Coffman, Lane, defender, junior
Jane Cole, Hinsdale Central, midfielder, senior
Devyn Compisi, Deerfield, midfielder, senior
Ciara Coneset, Plainfield South, defender, senior
Lily Conley, New Trier, midfielder, junior
Alessia D’Argento, St. Charles East, defender/midfielder, senior
Faith Davies, Glenbard East, goalkeeper/midfielder, senior
Gianna Derka, Plainfield South, forward, junior
Emily DeVivo, Plainfield South, midfielder, junior
Gracey DiBiase, Batavia, forward, senior
Jill DiTusa, St. Francis, midfielder, junior
Gianna Dodaro, Plainfield South, forward, senior
Jenna Dombrowski, Bartlett, midfielder, senior
Jenna Dominguez, Geneva, forward, junior
Shaina Dudas, Naperville North, forward, senior
Grace Dunaway, Lane, forward, junior
Vanessa Eljaiek, Evanston, forward, senior
Haley Emory, Deerfield, midfielder, senior
Tabitha Evans, Bartlett, forward, junior
Savina Filip, Lincoln-Way West, midfielder, senior
Leah Finkielsztein, Lane, defender, senior
Erin Flynn, Benet, defender, senior
Grace Fuller, IC Catholic Prep, midfielder, senior
Genesis Garcia, West Chicago, midfielder, senior
Kathleen Graham, Carmel, forward, senior
Molly Grant, Plainfield North, forward, junior
Sydney Gratz, Geneva, midfielder, junior
Maggie Grossman, Lane, goalkeeper, senior
Alyssa Gunderson, Downers Grove North, forward, senior
Abby Gustafson, Plainfield North, defender, senior
Katie Hansen, Glenbard East, defender, senior
Riley Harmon, Carmel, midfielder, senior
Miranda Hedeen, Bartlett, defender, senior
Michayla Herr, Barrington, midfielder, senior
Whitney Hoban, New Trier, forward, senior
Anna Holcombe, Batavia, forward, junior
Morgan Hosty, Fenwick, forward, senior
Stephanie Howe, Geneva, forward, junior
Olivia Hurt, IC Catholic Prep, forward, junior
Caroline Iserloth, New Trier, defender, senior
Catherine Johnson, Lyons, defender, senior
Kaitlin Joniak, St. Francis, midfielder, senior
Cassidy Joyce, St. Charles North, senior, midfielder
Avery Kaplan, Jones, forward, junior
Nicole Kaspi, New Trier, midfielder, senior
Malori Killoren, Deerfield, midfielder, sophomore
Jamie Kwon, Warren, defender, senior
Jaclyn Lamz, Lake Park, midfielder, senior
Sophie Lindquist, Wheaton Academy, forward, junior
Mia Lisanti, Young, forward, sophomore
Sarah Loichinger, Lincoln-Way West, midfielder, senior
Hannah Lynn, Payton, goalkeeper, senior
Francesca Marconi, Downers Grove North, defender, senior
Natalie Marfilius, Prospect, defender, senior
Kim Marquez, Reavis, midfielder, senior
Ella Marzolf, Prospect, forward, junior
Jennifer Masello, Downers Grove South, defender, senior
Briana McAloon, Lake Park, midfielder, senior
Paige Miller, Wheaton Warrenville South, forward, junior
Jessica Mirsky, Bartlett, midfielder, senior
Eileen Murphy, Lyons, midfielder, junior
Vanessa Murray, Loyola, midfielder, sophomore
Carissa Mysliwiec, Downers Grove North, defender, senior
Claudia Najera, St. Charles North, forward, junior
Meredith Nassar, New Trier, defender, senior
Giselle Navejas, West Chicago, forward, sophomore
Carli Nehls, Downers Grove North, midfielder, senior
Lauren Nichols, Jones, forward, junior
Jennifer Norris, Fremd, goalkeeper, sophomore
Anissa Nourse, Fenwick, midfielder, junior
Riley O’Brien, West Aurora, forward, senior
Callista O’Connor, Evanston, midfielder, sophomore
Izzy Oganovich, Lane, defender/midfielder, senior
Yanel Ortiz, Neuqua Valley, goalkeeper, senior
Jillian Paladino, Downers Grove South, midfielder, junior
Sofia Papoutsis, West Aurora, defender, junior
Sydney Parker, New Trier, defender, senior
Kendra Pasquale, St. Francis, forward, senior
Erin Peck, St. Francis, forward, senior
Hayley Popiel, St. Charles East, defender, senior
Ashley Prell, Barrington, forward, junior
Sophie Putrim, Young, forward, senior
Anna Rakos, Batavia, midfielder, senior
Stephanie Ramsay, Loyola, forward, senior
Maddie Redeker, Naperville Central, midfielder, senior
Maeve Riordan, Metea Valley, forward, senior
Hannah Rittenhouse, St. Francis, forward, junior
Madi Rosen, Barrington, defender, junior
Sydney Rushing, Neuqua Valley, forward, senior
Hailey Rydberg, St. Charles North, midfielder, senior
Sylwia Rzadkosz, Reavis, midfielder, sophomore
Olivia Salvi, Carmel, midfielder, junior
Samantha Schmitz, Barrington, goalkeeper, senior
Sophia Senese, Metea Valley, midfielder, senior
Alyssa Siebers, Naperville North, defender, senior
Jessica Siebers, Naperville North, defender, senior
Amanda Sitkowski, Elk Grove, forward, senior
Emma Slattery, Elk Grove, defender, senior
Sam Sorich, Lane, defender, junior
Kailee Sowers, Wheaton North, forward, senior
Rose Stackhouse, St. Charles East, forward, senior
Mackenzie Stein, Fremd, forward, sophomore
Audrey Stephens, West Aurora, forward, sophomore
Grace Stevenson, Downers Grove North, goalkeeper, senior
Lauren Stibich, Fenwick, midfielder, senior
Shawna Stokes, Prospect, midfielder, senior
Madeline Swade, Hinsdale Central, defender, senior
Abby Swanson, Downers Grove North, midfielder, senior
Erin Teevans, Wheaton Academy, forward, senior
Tina Teik, Barrington, midfielder, sophomore
Skyler Thomas, Carmel, forward, junior
Daelyn Thompson, Plainfield North, forward, senior
Victoria Thornton, Plainfield North, midfielder, senior
Elizabeth Toledo, Glenbard East, forward, senior
Mia Tommasone, Benet, forward, sophomore
Katelyn Turnquist, Batavia, goalkeeper, senior
Mia Ullmer, Benet, midfielder, junior
C.C. Wahlberg, St. Charles North, junior, midfielder
Gia Wahlberg, St. Charles North, forward, senior
Chesney Wargo, Metea Valley, midfielder, senior
Emma Weaver, New Trier, midfielder, sophomore
Ashley Welk, Prospect, forward, junior
Sara Woods, Young, forward, senior
Players to Watch
By Patrick Z. McGavin
In keeping a tradition started last year, Chicagoland Soccer presents its second annual girls top prospect list. This group differs from the site's all-state team which is open to all prep players in Illinois. The Players to Watch roster spotlights top players within the 43-member network of teams that make Chicagoland Soccer possible. The two lists share similar modes of evaluation. Like the selection criteria for the all-state team, the dominant principles include individual skill, contribution to team success, quality of competition and performance in high-profile games.
This list is composed of players with the projected greatest impact for their team, the game and the give and take over the course of the season. The list encompasses elite college prospects among the top prep players who will shape the season to come.
With the 2018 campaign now approaching an important juncture, the time is ripe to cast a light on the players who have provided either a proven track record or have flashed the early promise that makes them a player to watch.
The list is alphabetically arranged, with each player listed by school, position and class year. Every team in the network is represented.
This list is more curatorial than inclusive. Other players are likely to make their names and build their reputations as the season progresses. The players below have already warranted a deeper look.
Players to Watch
(Name, school, position, class year)
Allie Anderson, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, junior
Maggie Avery, Loyola, goalkeeper, senior
Sarah Avery, Naperville Central, defender, senior
Maggie Bailey, Wheaton Academy, midfielder, senior
Zenaya Barnes, Carmel, forward, junior
Devin Barry, Jones, goalkeeper, junior
Christine Batliner, Barrington, midfielder, junior
Megan Benmore, Naperville North, forward, senior
Alyssa Bombacino, Neuqua Valley, midfielder, senior
Johanna Bozic, Lane, midfielder, junior
Abby Brennan, Wheaton Warrenville South, goalkeeper, junior
Maggie Brett, Loyola, forward, junior
Anna Bross, Batavia, midfielder, senior
Katelynn Buescher, Naperville North, midfielder, senior
Paige Buranosky, Metea Valley, defender, sophomore
Lauren Burk, Fremd, midfielder, sophomore
Hadley Bushala, Evanston, forward, junior
Gabriella Buxtrom, Jones, defender, senior
Annie Callaghan, Marist, midfielder, junior
Chloe Cappas, Deerfield, forward, senior
Chantel Carranza, St. Charles East, forward, senior (injured)
Abby Casmere, Benet, forward, junior
Barbie Castellanos, West Chicago, midfielder, junior
Isabel Cerda, Plainfield South, forward, senior
Marta Cholewa, Fremd, midfielder/defender, senior
Courtney Chomko, Warren, midfielder, junior
Maddie Clerkin, Payton, defender, junior
Alana Coffman, Lane, defender, junior
Jane Cole, Hinsdale Central, midfielder, senior
Devyn Compisi, Deerfield, midfielder, senior
Ciara Coneset, Plainfield South, defender, senior
Lily Conley, New Trier, midfielder, junior
Alessia D’Argento, St. Charles East, defender/midfielder, senior
Faith Davies, Glenbard East, goalkeeper/midfielder, senior
Gianna Derka, Plainfield South, forward, junior
Emily DeVivo, Plainfield South, midfielder, junior
Gracey DiBiase, Batavia, forward, senior
Jill DiTusa, St. Francis, midfielder, junior
Gianna Dodaro, Plainfield South, forward, senior
Jenna Dombrowski, Bartlett, midfielder, senior
Jenna Dominguez, Geneva, forward, junior
Shaina Dudas, Naperville North, forward, senior
Grace Dunaway, Lane, forward, junior
Vanessa Eljaiek, Evanston, forward, senior
Haley Emory, Deerfield, midfielder, senior
Tabitha Evans, Bartlett, forward, junior
Savina Filip, Lincoln-Way West, midfielder, senior
Leah Finkielsztein, Lane, defender, senior
Erin Flynn, Benet, defender, senior
Grace Fuller, IC Catholic Prep, midfielder, senior
Genesis Garcia, West Chicago, midfielder, senior
Kathleen Graham, Carmel, forward, senior
Molly Grant, Plainfield North, forward, junior
Sydney Gratz, Geneva, midfielder, junior
Maggie Grossman, Lane, goalkeeper, senior
Alyssa Gunderson, Downers Grove North, forward, senior
Abby Gustafson, Plainfield North, defender, senior
Katie Hansen, Glenbard East, defender, senior
Riley Harmon, Carmel, midfielder, senior
Miranda Hedeen, Bartlett, defender, senior
Michayla Herr, Barrington, midfielder, senior
Whitney Hoban, New Trier, forward, senior
Anna Holcombe, Batavia, forward, junior
Morgan Hosty, Fenwick, forward, senior
Stephanie Howe, Geneva, forward, junior
Olivia Hurt, IC Catholic Prep, forward, junior
Caroline Iserloth, New Trier, defender, senior
Catherine Johnson, Lyons, defender, senior
Kaitlin Joniak, St. Francis, midfielder, senior
Cassidy Joyce, St. Charles North, senior, midfielder
Avery Kaplan, Jones, forward, junior
Nicole Kaspi, New Trier, midfielder, senior
Malori Killoren, Deerfield, midfielder, sophomore
Jamie Kwon, Warren, defender, senior
Jaclyn Lamz, Lake Park, midfielder, senior
Sophie Lindquist, Wheaton Academy, forward, junior
Mia Lisanti, Young, forward, sophomore
Sarah Loichinger, Lincoln-Way West, midfielder, senior
Hannah Lynn, Payton, goalkeeper, senior
Francesca Marconi, Downers Grove North, defender, senior
Natalie Marfilius, Prospect, defender, senior
Kim Marquez, Reavis, midfielder, senior
Ella Marzolf, Prospect, forward, junior
Jennifer Masello, Downers Grove South, defender, senior
Briana McAloon, Lake Park, midfielder, senior
Paige Miller, Wheaton Warrenville South, forward, junior
Jessica Mirsky, Bartlett, midfielder, senior
Eileen Murphy, Lyons, midfielder, junior
Vanessa Murray, Loyola, midfielder, sophomore
Carissa Mysliwiec, Downers Grove North, defender, senior
Claudia Najera, St. Charles North, forward, junior
Meredith Nassar, New Trier, defender, senior
Giselle Navejas, West Chicago, forward, sophomore
Carli Nehls, Downers Grove North, midfielder, senior
Lauren Nichols, Jones, forward, junior
Jennifer Norris, Fremd, goalkeeper, sophomore
Anissa Nourse, Fenwick, midfielder, junior
Riley O’Brien, West Aurora, forward, senior
Callista O’Connor, Evanston, midfielder, sophomore
Izzy Oganovich, Lane, defender/midfielder, senior
Yanel Ortiz, Neuqua Valley, goalkeeper, senior
Jillian Paladino, Downers Grove South, midfielder, junior
Sofia Papoutsis, West Aurora, defender, junior
Sydney Parker, New Trier, defender, senior
Kendra Pasquale, St. Francis, forward, senior
Erin Peck, St. Francis, forward, senior
Hayley Popiel, St. Charles East, defender, senior
Ashley Prell, Barrington, forward, junior
Sophie Putrim, Young, forward, senior
Anna Rakos, Batavia, midfielder, senior
Stephanie Ramsay, Loyola, forward, senior
Maddie Redeker, Naperville Central, midfielder, senior
Maeve Riordan, Metea Valley, forward, senior
Hannah Rittenhouse, St. Francis, forward, junior
Madi Rosen, Barrington, defender, junior
Sydney Rushing, Neuqua Valley, forward, senior
Hailey Rydberg, St. Charles North, midfielder, senior
Sylwia Rzadkosz, Reavis, midfielder, sophomore
Olivia Salvi, Carmel, midfielder, junior
Samantha Schmitz, Barrington, goalkeeper, senior
Sophia Senese, Metea Valley, midfielder, senior
Alyssa Siebers, Naperville North, defender, senior
Jessica Siebers, Naperville North, defender, senior
Amanda Sitkowski, Elk Grove, forward, senior
Emma Slattery, Elk Grove, defender, senior
Sam Sorich, Lane, defender, junior
Kailee Sowers, Wheaton North, forward, senior
Rose Stackhouse, St. Charles East, forward, senior
Mackenzie Stein, Fremd, forward, sophomore
Audrey Stephens, West Aurora, forward, sophomore
Grace Stevenson, Downers Grove North, goalkeeper, senior
Lauren Stibich, Fenwick, midfielder, senior
Shawna Stokes, Prospect, midfielder, senior
Madeline Swade, Hinsdale Central, defender, senior
Abby Swanson, Downers Grove North, midfielder, senior
Erin Teevans, Wheaton Academy, forward, senior
Tina Teik, Barrington, midfielder, sophomore
Skyler Thomas, Carmel, forward, junior
Daelyn Thompson, Plainfield North, forward, senior
Victoria Thornton, Plainfield North, midfielder, senior
Elizabeth Toledo, Glenbard East, forward, senior
Mia Tommasone, Benet, forward, sophomore
Katelyn Turnquist, Batavia, goalkeeper, senior
Mia Ullmer, Benet, midfielder, junior
C.C. Wahlberg, St. Charles North, junior, midfielder
Gia Wahlberg, St. Charles North, forward, senior
Chesney Wargo, Metea Valley, midfielder, senior
Emma Weaver, New Trier, midfielder, sophomore
Ashley Welk, Prospect, forward, junior
Sara Woods, Young, forward, senior