Chicagoland Soccer
Players to Watch
By Patrick Z. McGavin
Chicagoland Soccer presents its third annual Players to Watch list for the girls spring season. This differs from the Chicagoland Soccer all-state groups -- for those selections, any Illinois high school player is eligible for consideration.
This list of the top players is exclusive to the 45-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 principle is team success, quality of competition and performance in high-profile games.
This list is composed of players with the greatest projected impact on their team, a game and the give-and-take of the season. The list encompasses elite college prospects to players who will not continue their careers beyond high school but will likely impact the season to come.
With the season 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; the best programs feature multiple players. This list is more curatorial than inclusive.
Other players will make their names and build their reputations as the season progresses. The players beow have already warranted a deeper look.
Top players who have unfortunately seen their season altered by injury are included on the list.
If you feel a player has been omitted, please contact Chicagoland Soccer at [email protected].
Player list (name, school, position, class year)
J.J. Aalbue, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, junior
Allison Adams, Oswego East, defender, senior
Amy Alexander, Wheaton Academy, midfielder, sophomore
Allie Anderson, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, senior
Sarah Andrey, St. Charles North, forward, junior
Zenaya Barnes, Carmel, forward, senior
Devin Barry, Jones, keeper, senior
Christine Batliner, Barrington, midfielder, senior
Paige Bednarke, Bartlett, defender, junior
Martina Bianchi, Jones, midfielder, junior
Angel Biondo, Downers Grove South, keeper, senior
Sarah Brcka, Wheaton North, forward/midfielder, senior
Abby Brennan, Wheaton Warrenville South, keeper, senior
Maggie Brett, Loyola, forward, senior
Mikayla Brown, Bartlett, forward, senior
Paige Buranosky, Metea Valley, defender, junior
Laura Burckhardt, Hersey, forward, senior
Lauren Burk, Fremd, midfielder, sophomore
Hadley Bushala, Evanston, forward, senior
Alondra Carranza, St. Charles East, defender, junior
Melanie Carranza, Morton, midfielder, junior
Abby Casmere, Benet, forward, junior
Barbie Castellanos, West Chicago, midfielder, senior
Allie Charnas, North Shore Country Day, midfielder, junior
Amy Chiero, Glenbard East, forward, senior
Courtney Chomko, Warren, midfielder, senior
Jaimee Cibulka, Benet, forward, sophomore
Maddie Clerkin, Payton, defender, senior
Alana Coffman, Lane, defender/midfielder, senior
Lily Conley, New Trier, midfielder, senior
Sydney Conway, Oswego East, forward, senior
Nikki Coryell, Metea Valley, keeper, junior
Erin Crispo, Lemont, forward, junior
Josie Crumley, New Trier, defender, senior
Cate Cullison, Warren, midfielder, sophomore
Ava Dallavo, Lyons, forward, sophomore
Nicole Dawson, Metea Valley, defender, junior
Evelyn Demsher, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, senior
Annika DeStefano, Evanston, defender, senior
Jen Devona, Barrington, midfielder, sophomore
Jill DiTusa, St. Francis, defender, senior
Maria Dohse, Wheaton Warrenville South, defender, senior
Jenna Dominguez, Geneva, forward, senior
Ashley Donselaar, Palatine, forward, sophomore
Grace Dunaway, Lane, forward, senior
Lindsey Dusatko, Plainfield North, forward, junior
Meghan Dwyer, New Trier, keeper, senior
Edith Edwards-Mizel, North Shore Country Day, forward, junior
Grace Ehlert, Loyola, midfielder, freshman
Nicole Fajardo, Downers Grove South, forward, senior
Kate Flynn, Benet, defender, junior
Julia Fortier, North Shore Country Day, midfielder, junior
Jessica Franco, Morton, midfielder/forward, senior
Eva Franzen, Benet, keeper, senior
Madison Frazer, Oswego East, midfielder, junior
Alyssa Froylan, Reavis, defender, junior
Liz Galla, Carmel, defender, sophomore
Sarah Galla, Carmel, forward, sophomore
Melissa Garcia, Lane, midfielder, junior
Emma Goebel, Wheaton Academy, defender, junior
Sophie Grabis, Lyons, keeper, junior
Sydney Gratz, Geneva, midfielder, senior
Grace Griffin, St. Charles East, keeper, senior
Jessie Gruben, Plainfield North, forward, sophomore
Natalia Guerra, Trinity, midfielder, junior
Samantha Guido, Hinsdale Central, midfielder, senior
Isabel Guzman, Reavis, midfielder, sophomore
Zehra Halilic, Lane, defender, junior
Kayla Hansen, Metea Valley, defender, senior
Mary Kate Hansen, Benet, defender, senior
A.C. Hardy, Wheaton Academy, midfielder, senior
Margaret Harper, St. Charles East, midfielder, junior
Abbey Hillman, Naperville Central, defender, senior
Anna Holcombe, Batavia, forward, senior
Lindsay Holzman, Payton, midfielder, junior
Danielle Hopkins, Neuqua Valley, midfielder, senior
Stephanie Howe, Geneva, forward, senior
Kayla Hurst, Metea Valley, senior, forward
Olivia Hurt, IC Catholic Prep, forward, senior
Marissa Hyland, Deerfield, forward, senior
Danielle Irwin, Lemont, midfielder, junior
Katherine Jaros, Loyola, keeper, senior
Alexa Joshi, Elk Grove, midfielder, sophomore
Avery Kaplan, Jones, forward, senior
Keara Kerr, Evanston, midfielder, senior
Malori Killoren, Deerfield, midfielder, junior
Maddy Kim, Hersey, midfielder, sophomore
Katie Knutte, Lemont, forward, senior
Allie Kroll, Plainfield North, forward, sophomore
Grace Kucharski, Lemont, keeper, senior
Katherine Lemke, St. Francis, defender, sophomore
Haley Lewis, Oswego East, midfielder, junior
Sophia Lindquist, Wheaton Academy, forward, junior
Ryann Lucas, Evanston, midfielder, sophomore
Caroline Lyman, Hinsdale Central, midfielder, senior
Carlye Makuch, Lane, defender/midfielder, senior
Sara Maleski, St. Charles North, keeper, senior
Mia Marconi, Downers Grove North, midfielder, junior
Hannah Martin, Naperville North, forward, junior
Cyndi Martinez, Lake Park, forward, senior
Erin McCarthy, Neuqua Valley, defender, senior
Elle McCaslin, St. Charles East, forward, junior
Kiara McPherson, West Aurora, midfielder, junior
Olivia McPherson, West Aurora, midfielder, junior
Hannah Mekky, Prospect, midfielder/forward, freshman
Hannah Miller, St. Charles East, midfielder, sophomore
Paige Miller, Wheaton Warrenville South, forward, senior
Maddie Mills, Naperville Central, midfielder, senior
Katie Montgomery, Geneva, keeper, junior
Olivia Moore, Payton, midfielder, sophomore
Adriana Moreno, Morton, forward, sophomore
Sam Moriarity, Hinsdale Central, defender, senior
Eileen Murphy, Lyons, midfielder, senior
Katie Murphy, Naperville North, forward, senior
Jackie Murillo, Morton, forward, senior (injured)
Claudia Najera, St. Charles North, forward, senior
Giselle Navejas, West Chicago, forward, junior
Jenna Nichols, Batavia, defender, senior
Camaron Niforos, Lane, midfielder, junior
Jennifer Norris, Fremd, keeper, junior
Lindsey Novak, Glenbard East, forward, senior
Callista O’Connor, Evanston, midfielder, junior
Jessica Olmos, Trinity, midfielder, sophomore
Yuvia Ontiveros, West Aurora, midfielder, junior
Hayley Owens, Payton, midfielder, junior
Jillian Paladino, Downers Grove South, midfielder, senior
Alexis Parker, Downers Grove North, forward, junior
Emma Pelz, Deerfield, defender, junior
Kaitlyn Poulsen, Trinity, midfielder, junior
Ashley Prell, Barrington, forward, senior (injured)
Olivia Radtke, Palatine, forward, junior
Maddie Raftery, Downers Grove South, midfielder/forward, junior
Caroline Reedy, Naperville Central, forward, senior
Hannah Rittenhouse, St. Francis, forward, senior
Reilly Riggs, Naperville North, defender, senior
Ashley Rocco, Barrington, midfielder, senior
Alejandra Rodriguez, Reavis, defender, senior
Jordan Rose, Downers Grove South, midfielder, junior
Madi Rosen, Barrington, defender, senior
Sami Rydberg, St. Charles North, midfielder, junior
Lily Saenz, Reavis, midfielder, senior
Sophie Salem, Payton, midfielder, junior
Mia Salvi, Carmel, midfielder, sophomore
Olivia Salvi, Carmel, midfielder, junior
Grace Salyers, Batavia, forward, junior
Reagan Sanders, Oswego East, keeper, senior
Mallory Sawyer, Deerfield, midfielder, junior
Maddie Schecht, Naperville North, midfielder/defender, senior
Kristin Schneider, Prospect, midfielder, senior
Mia Sedgwick, New Trier, midfielder, sophomore
Caroline Segal, North Shore Country Day, defender, junior
Katarina Sehgal, Evanston, midfielder, senior
Chloe Sena, Hersey, forward, junior
Rebecca Shomaker, Barrington, midfielder, junior
Leah Shumate, Naperville North, midfielder, junior
Helen Siavelis, Prospect, defender, senior
Victoria Silvar, Lemont, forward, sophomore
Sophie Simmons, Hinsdale Central, defender, senior
Melanie Simon, Palatine, defender, junior
Molly Sipe, Loyola, forward, freshman
Zaira Solis, Batavia, defender, senior
Emily Soriaga, Warren, forward, sophomore
Annalise Spindle, Geneva, forward, junior
Mackenzie Stein, Fremd, forward, junior
Audrey Stephens, West Aurora, forward, junior
Bri Stirrat, Lyons, defender, senior
Paige Sylvester, Naperville North, defender, senior
Kristen Szumski, Wheaton North, defender, senior
Shannon Tagore, Neuqua Valley, defender, senior
Tina Teik, Barrington, midfielder, junior
Emma Thorne, Lake Park, defender, sophomore
Mia Tommasone, Benet, forward, junior
Grace Truax, Lyons, defender, senior
Mia Ullmer, Benet, midfielder, junior
Brelyn Viamille, Evanston, forward, freshman
Kayla Villa, St. Charles East, midfielder, senior
Namely Villalobos, Morton, defender, senior
Cece Wahlberg, St. Charles North, midfielder, senior
Grace Walker, New Trier, midfielder, sophomore (injured)
Anna Warfield, Wheaton North, defender, senior
Fallon Warshauer, New Trier, midfielder, senior
Emma Weaver, New Trier, midfielder, junior
Elizabeth Weinberg, Warren, forward, junior
Ashley Welk, Prospect, forward, senior
Maddie Weltin, Glenbard East, sophomore
Ali Wessel, St. Charles North, defender, senior
Bridget Whiteside, Trinity, midfielder, freshman
Shayna Wood, Deerfield, midfielder, senior
Sarah Yochem, Lake Park, keeper, senior
Maia Zatarski, Glenbard East, midfielder, freshman
Caroline Zimmer, St. Francis, midfielder, senior
Abby Zipse, Batavia, midfielder, junior
Players to Watch
By Patrick Z. McGavin
Chicagoland Soccer presents its third annual Players to Watch list for the girls spring season. This differs from the Chicagoland Soccer all-state groups -- for those selections, any Illinois high school player is eligible for consideration.
This list of the top players is exclusive to the 45-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 principle is team success, quality of competition and performance in high-profile games.
This list is composed of players with the greatest projected impact on their team, a game and the give-and-take of the season. The list encompasses elite college prospects to players who will not continue their careers beyond high school but will likely impact the season to come.
With the season 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; the best programs feature multiple players. This list is more curatorial than inclusive.
Other players will make their names and build their reputations as the season progresses. The players beow have already warranted a deeper look.
Top players who have unfortunately seen their season altered by injury are included on the list.
If you feel a player has been omitted, please contact Chicagoland Soccer at [email protected].
Player list (name, school, position, class year)
J.J. Aalbue, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, junior
Allison Adams, Oswego East, defender, senior
Amy Alexander, Wheaton Academy, midfielder, sophomore
Allie Anderson, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, senior
Sarah Andrey, St. Charles North, forward, junior
Zenaya Barnes, Carmel, forward, senior
Devin Barry, Jones, keeper, senior
Christine Batliner, Barrington, midfielder, senior
Paige Bednarke, Bartlett, defender, junior
Martina Bianchi, Jones, midfielder, junior
Angel Biondo, Downers Grove South, keeper, senior
Sarah Brcka, Wheaton North, forward/midfielder, senior
Abby Brennan, Wheaton Warrenville South, keeper, senior
Maggie Brett, Loyola, forward, senior
Mikayla Brown, Bartlett, forward, senior
Paige Buranosky, Metea Valley, defender, junior
Laura Burckhardt, Hersey, forward, senior
Lauren Burk, Fremd, midfielder, sophomore
Hadley Bushala, Evanston, forward, senior
Alondra Carranza, St. Charles East, defender, junior
Melanie Carranza, Morton, midfielder, junior
Abby Casmere, Benet, forward, junior
Barbie Castellanos, West Chicago, midfielder, senior
Allie Charnas, North Shore Country Day, midfielder, junior
Amy Chiero, Glenbard East, forward, senior
Courtney Chomko, Warren, midfielder, senior
Jaimee Cibulka, Benet, forward, sophomore
Maddie Clerkin, Payton, defender, senior
Alana Coffman, Lane, defender/midfielder, senior
Lily Conley, New Trier, midfielder, senior
Sydney Conway, Oswego East, forward, senior
Nikki Coryell, Metea Valley, keeper, junior
Erin Crispo, Lemont, forward, junior
Josie Crumley, New Trier, defender, senior
Cate Cullison, Warren, midfielder, sophomore
Ava Dallavo, Lyons, forward, sophomore
Nicole Dawson, Metea Valley, defender, junior
Evelyn Demsher, Wheaton Warrenville South, midfielder, senior
Annika DeStefano, Evanston, defender, senior
Jen Devona, Barrington, midfielder, sophomore
Jill DiTusa, St. Francis, defender, senior
Maria Dohse, Wheaton Warrenville South, defender, senior
Jenna Dominguez, Geneva, forward, senior
Ashley Donselaar, Palatine, forward, sophomore
Grace Dunaway, Lane, forward, senior
Lindsey Dusatko, Plainfield North, forward, junior
Meghan Dwyer, New Trier, keeper, senior
Edith Edwards-Mizel, North Shore Country Day, forward, junior
Grace Ehlert, Loyola, midfielder, freshman
Nicole Fajardo, Downers Grove South, forward, senior
Kate Flynn, Benet, defender, junior
Julia Fortier, North Shore Country Day, midfielder, junior
Jessica Franco, Morton, midfielder/forward, senior
Eva Franzen, Benet, keeper, senior
Madison Frazer, Oswego East, midfielder, junior
Alyssa Froylan, Reavis, defender, junior
Liz Galla, Carmel, defender, sophomore
Sarah Galla, Carmel, forward, sophomore
Melissa Garcia, Lane, midfielder, junior
Emma Goebel, Wheaton Academy, defender, junior
Sophie Grabis, Lyons, keeper, junior
Sydney Gratz, Geneva, midfielder, senior
Grace Griffin, St. Charles East, keeper, senior
Jessie Gruben, Plainfield North, forward, sophomore
Natalia Guerra, Trinity, midfielder, junior
Samantha Guido, Hinsdale Central, midfielder, senior
Isabel Guzman, Reavis, midfielder, sophomore
Zehra Halilic, Lane, defender, junior
Kayla Hansen, Metea Valley, defender, senior
Mary Kate Hansen, Benet, defender, senior
A.C. Hardy, Wheaton Academy, midfielder, senior
Margaret Harper, St. Charles East, midfielder, junior
Abbey Hillman, Naperville Central, defender, senior
Anna Holcombe, Batavia, forward, senior
Lindsay Holzman, Payton, midfielder, junior
Danielle Hopkins, Neuqua Valley, midfielder, senior
Stephanie Howe, Geneva, forward, senior
Kayla Hurst, Metea Valley, senior, forward
Olivia Hurt, IC Catholic Prep, forward, senior
Marissa Hyland, Deerfield, forward, senior
Danielle Irwin, Lemont, midfielder, junior
Katherine Jaros, Loyola, keeper, senior
Alexa Joshi, Elk Grove, midfielder, sophomore
Avery Kaplan, Jones, forward, senior
Keara Kerr, Evanston, midfielder, senior
Malori Killoren, Deerfield, midfielder, junior
Maddy Kim, Hersey, midfielder, sophomore
Katie Knutte, Lemont, forward, senior
Allie Kroll, Plainfield North, forward, sophomore
Grace Kucharski, Lemont, keeper, senior
Katherine Lemke, St. Francis, defender, sophomore
Haley Lewis, Oswego East, midfielder, junior
Sophia Lindquist, Wheaton Academy, forward, junior
Ryann Lucas, Evanston, midfielder, sophomore
Caroline Lyman, Hinsdale Central, midfielder, senior
Carlye Makuch, Lane, defender/midfielder, senior
Sara Maleski, St. Charles North, keeper, senior
Mia Marconi, Downers Grove North, midfielder, junior
Hannah Martin, Naperville North, forward, junior
Cyndi Martinez, Lake Park, forward, senior
Erin McCarthy, Neuqua Valley, defender, senior
Elle McCaslin, St. Charles East, forward, junior
Kiara McPherson, West Aurora, midfielder, junior
Olivia McPherson, West Aurora, midfielder, junior
Hannah Mekky, Prospect, midfielder/forward, freshman
Hannah Miller, St. Charles East, midfielder, sophomore
Paige Miller, Wheaton Warrenville South, forward, senior
Maddie Mills, Naperville Central, midfielder, senior
Katie Montgomery, Geneva, keeper, junior
Olivia Moore, Payton, midfielder, sophomore
Adriana Moreno, Morton, forward, sophomore
Sam Moriarity, Hinsdale Central, defender, senior
Eileen Murphy, Lyons, midfielder, senior
Katie Murphy, Naperville North, forward, senior
Jackie Murillo, Morton, forward, senior (injured)
Claudia Najera, St. Charles North, forward, senior
Giselle Navejas, West Chicago, forward, junior
Jenna Nichols, Batavia, defender, senior
Camaron Niforos, Lane, midfielder, junior
Jennifer Norris, Fremd, keeper, junior
Lindsey Novak, Glenbard East, forward, senior
Callista O’Connor, Evanston, midfielder, junior
Jessica Olmos, Trinity, midfielder, sophomore
Yuvia Ontiveros, West Aurora, midfielder, junior
Hayley Owens, Payton, midfielder, junior
Jillian Paladino, Downers Grove South, midfielder, senior
Alexis Parker, Downers Grove North, forward, junior
Emma Pelz, Deerfield, defender, junior
Kaitlyn Poulsen, Trinity, midfielder, junior
Ashley Prell, Barrington, forward, senior (injured)
Olivia Radtke, Palatine, forward, junior
Maddie Raftery, Downers Grove South, midfielder/forward, junior
Caroline Reedy, Naperville Central, forward, senior
Hannah Rittenhouse, St. Francis, forward, senior
Reilly Riggs, Naperville North, defender, senior
Ashley Rocco, Barrington, midfielder, senior
Alejandra Rodriguez, Reavis, defender, senior
Jordan Rose, Downers Grove South, midfielder, junior
Madi Rosen, Barrington, defender, senior
Sami Rydberg, St. Charles North, midfielder, junior
Lily Saenz, Reavis, midfielder, senior
Sophie Salem, Payton, midfielder, junior
Mia Salvi, Carmel, midfielder, sophomore
Olivia Salvi, Carmel, midfielder, junior
Grace Salyers, Batavia, forward, junior
Reagan Sanders, Oswego East, keeper, senior
Mallory Sawyer, Deerfield, midfielder, junior
Maddie Schecht, Naperville North, midfielder/defender, senior
Kristin Schneider, Prospect, midfielder, senior
Mia Sedgwick, New Trier, midfielder, sophomore
Caroline Segal, North Shore Country Day, defender, junior
Katarina Sehgal, Evanston, midfielder, senior
Chloe Sena, Hersey, forward, junior
Rebecca Shomaker, Barrington, midfielder, junior
Leah Shumate, Naperville North, midfielder, junior
Helen Siavelis, Prospect, defender, senior
Victoria Silvar, Lemont, forward, sophomore
Sophie Simmons, Hinsdale Central, defender, senior
Melanie Simon, Palatine, defender, junior
Molly Sipe, Loyola, forward, freshman
Zaira Solis, Batavia, defender, senior
Emily Soriaga, Warren, forward, sophomore
Annalise Spindle, Geneva, forward, junior
Mackenzie Stein, Fremd, forward, junior
Audrey Stephens, West Aurora, forward, junior
Bri Stirrat, Lyons, defender, senior
Paige Sylvester, Naperville North, defender, senior
Kristen Szumski, Wheaton North, defender, senior
Shannon Tagore, Neuqua Valley, defender, senior
Tina Teik, Barrington, midfielder, junior
Emma Thorne, Lake Park, defender, sophomore
Mia Tommasone, Benet, forward, junior
Grace Truax, Lyons, defender, senior
Mia Ullmer, Benet, midfielder, junior
Brelyn Viamille, Evanston, forward, freshman
Kayla Villa, St. Charles East, midfielder, senior
Namely Villalobos, Morton, defender, senior
Cece Wahlberg, St. Charles North, midfielder, senior
Grace Walker, New Trier, midfielder, sophomore (injured)
Anna Warfield, Wheaton North, defender, senior
Fallon Warshauer, New Trier, midfielder, senior
Emma Weaver, New Trier, midfielder, junior
Elizabeth Weinberg, Warren, forward, junior
Ashley Welk, Prospect, forward, senior
Maddie Weltin, Glenbard East, sophomore
Ali Wessel, St. Charles North, defender, senior
Bridget Whiteside, Trinity, midfielder, freshman
Shayna Wood, Deerfield, midfielder, senior
Sarah Yochem, Lake Park, keeper, senior
Maia Zatarski, Glenbard East, midfielder, freshman
Caroline Zimmer, St. Francis, midfielder, senior
Abby Zipse, Batavia, midfielder, junior