Broward-Palm Beach 2022 Preseason All-Metro Girls
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Just outside of Miami, in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, lies a lot of girls soccer talent. This is evidenced by the fact that six of the Best XI from Broward-Palm Beach are committed to Division I programs, with five…
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Continue ReadingJust outside of Miami, in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, lies a lot of girls soccer talent. This is evidenced by the fact that six of the Best XI from Broward-Palm Beach are committed to Division I programs, with five others that very well could be.
It’s a senior heavy group, with 10 of the 11 entering their final high school season. As mentioned, six of those 10 are committed with two of them staying in state.
FORWARDS: Lily White Lily White F State #145 Nation FL is the lone underclassmen on the Preseason All-Metro team, and for good reason. She scored 20 goals and dished out eight assists as a sophomore, and now has 43 goals in two seasons after scoring 23 in just 15 games as a freshman. Leah Finkelman Leah Finkelman M North Broward Prep (FL) | 2023 State FL has 77 goals in her first three seasons, as 100 is within her grasp especially when you consider she scored 34 as a junior last season. She is committed to the University of Pennsylvania. Nyela Calnek Nyela Calnek F American Heritage-Delray (FL) | 2023 State #132 Nation FL is going to be playing at Vanderbilt next season, and she scored 10 goals in just 12 games as a junior.
MIDFIELDERS: Lillian Nava Lillian Nava null | F Westminster Academy (FL) | 2023 FL leads the midfield as the Central Florida commit scored 22 goals as a junior, and has 68 in her career, including 34 as a freshman. Jazmin Herrera Jazmin Herrera M FL returns as the captain for the Archbishop McCarthy team after missing last season, while Isabella Diez Isabella Diez F FL will look to help a South Florida HEAT team get past the quarterfinals after a 24-win campaign a year ago.
DEFENDERS: Three of the four defenders are committed to Division I programs with teammates from American Heritage-Plantation, Nyema Freeman Nyema Freeman D American Heritage-Plantation (FL) | 2024 FL and Dori Johnson Dori Johnson D (FL) | 2023 FL , going to the University of Miami and Grambling State, respectively. The team will be looking for a 5A title after coming close last year, losing to Naples 1-0 in the regional semifinal. Macy Berg Macy Berg M FL is committed to Miami University in Ohio, and on top of being a class defender she has eight career goals. Ann Brady of St. Thomas Aquinas is a smaller defender, but fierce and strong and is a bit of an Iron Lady, playing nearly every minute of every match last year.
KEEPER: Ashley Small Ashley Small GK Pine Crest (FL) | 2024 State FL is coming off a knee injury, but looks to be the top keeper in the area and should help the Pine Crest Panthers go deeper into their season in 2022/2023. The Panthers lost to Palmer Trinity in the District playoffs last year to end their season, and a keeper like Small who plays on the the US National Futsal team should be able to help.
Position | Name | School | Grade | Commitment |
GK | Ashley Small Ashley Small GK Pine Crest (FL) | 2024 State FL | Pinecrest | Jr. | |
D | Macy Berg Macy Berg M FL | Cardinal Gibbons | Sr. | Miami (Ohio) |
D | Ann Brady | St. Thomas Aquinas | Sr. | |
D | Nyema Freeman Nyema Freeman D American Heritage-Plantation (FL) | 2024 FL | American Heritage-Plantation | Sr. | University of Miami |
D | Dori Johnson Dori Johnson D (FL) | 2023 FL | American Heritage-Plantation | Sr. | Grambling State |
M | Isabella Diez Isabella Diez F FL | South Florida HEAT | Sr. | |
M | Jazmin Herrera Jazmin Herrera M FL | Archbishop McCarthy | Sr. | |
M | Lillian Nava Lillian Nava null | F Westminster Academy (FL) | 2023 FL | Westminster Academy | Sr. | Central Florida |
F | Nyela Calnek Nyela Calnek F American Heritage-Delray (FL) | 2023 State #132 Nation FL | American Heritage-Delray | Sr. | Vanderbilt |
F | Leah Finkelman Leah Finkelman M North Broward Prep (FL) | 2023 State FL | North Broward Prep | Sr. | UPenn |
F | Lily White Lily White F State #145 Nation FL | Benjamin School | Jr. |