All-America Game: Girls Best XI

Selecting the Best XI from an All-America contest, where every player is an all-star, is a difficult task. However, after consultation with the coaching staff, the following players stood above the rest: <strong>GK: [player_tooltip player_id="23745" first="Jordan" last="Brown"], Faith Lutheran (Nev.), Southern Cal</strong> Single-handily kept the West in the match in the first half, recording about 10 saves. All of her saves were clean. <strong>D: [player_tooltip player_id="23961" first="Emily" last="Chico"], Ramapo (N.J.), South Carolina</strong> Exceptional speed and athleticism while playing outside back. Made good tackles and great decisions with the ball after winning possession. <strong>D: [player_tooltip player_id="24124" first="Leah" last="Klurman"], Scotch Plains-Fanwood (N.J.), Tennessee</strong> She proves that a defender doesn’t always need to be big and strong. She uses her smarts and exceptional athleticism and reads the game very well. She was very composed on the ball and hit a rocket from 25 yards out. <strong>D: [player_tooltip player_id="28278" first="Kira" last="Prologo"], Eastlake (Wash.), Florida</strong> Prologo was named West MVP. Smart, athletic, good awareness, and she was a solid 1v1 defender. <strong>D/M: [player_tooltip player_id="20910" first="Sophia" last="Lowenberg"], Trumbull (Conn.), Boston College</strong> Lowenberg was named East MVP. She earned the favor of her coaches with her versatility. She organized when she was in the midfield and when she moved to center back, the West was not able to muster much of an attack. <strong>M: [player_tooltip player_id="20881" first="Mary" last="Lundregan"], St. Joseph (Conn.), Dartmouth</strong> She stayed wide and gave the East space to create. She had a goal and one assist. She appears a bit undersized but uses her skill and speed to make an impact. <strong>M: [player_tooltip player_id="29324" first="Violet" last="Rademacher"], Rocky Mountain (Idaho), Portland</strong> Once she moved to the midfield, she was one of the West’s top performers. Played the 6 well and won balls in the air. <strong>M/F: [player_tooltip player_id="20914" first="Sydney" last="Segalla"], Houstonic Valley (Conn.), Boston College</strong> Segalla’s effort and energy were unmatched. One coach said she appeared to be playing "as if it was a state final." Segalla showed great speed and athletic ability, and she even recovered on defense. <strong>F: [player_tooltip player_id="27475" first="Lily" last="Boyden"], Skyline (Utah), Washington State</strong> Showed her speed and attacked very well, especially from out wide. Dynamic and crafty. <strong>F: [player_tooltip player_id="24182" first="Mary" last="Cochran"], Ramapo (N.J.), Georgetown</strong> Perhaps delivered the surprise performance of the night, scoring a pair of goals that led to a 5-0 rout. A very physical forward who used her strength for one of the finishes. <strong>F: [player_tooltip player_id="29403" first="Shae" last="O’Rourke"], St. Mary’s (N.Y.), South Carolina</strong> She was buzzing around the goal all night. She’s tough, physical, and could hold the ball to allow for the East to get into the attack. <strong>SPECIAL MENTION</strong> F: [player_tooltip player_id="27526" first="Seven" last="Castain"], Waterford (Utah), Texas Christian G: [player_tooltip player_id="22555" first="Caroline" last="Duffy"], River Hill (Md.), Duke D: [player_tooltip player_id="24552" first="Mirann" last="Gacioch"], Nichols School (N.Y.), Ohio State M: [player_tooltip player_id="30275" first="Mallory" last="Glass"], Sacred Heart Academy (Ky.), Kentucky D [player_tooltip player_id="22961" first="Molly" last="Martin"], Buckingham Browne &amp; Nichols (Mass.), Penn State F: [player_tooltip player_id="23792" first="Kayla" last="Reed"], East Brunswick (N.J.) GK: [player_tooltip player_id="29413" first="Abby" last="Reisz"], Upper Arlington (Ohio), Tennessee F: [player_tooltip player_id="29412" first="Nicole" last="Sidloski"], Strongsville (Ohio), Ohio State M: [player_tooltip player_id="22647" first="Kelsey" last="Smith"], McDonogh School (Md.), Maryland D: [player_tooltip player_id="28317" first="Maia" last="Tabion"], Eastlake (Wash.), Columbia