Texas High School Girls Team Spotlight – Bridgeland Bears

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school soccer season is underway in the state of Texas and until mid-April, then the State Tournament will be held, thousands of teams will be in action all across the Lone Star State competing for a spot in the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Soccer will be following the action and constantly providing match reports on some of the most exciting duels and highlighting the players that are standing out for their teams. We'll also be presenting some of the most promising teams that we get to watch live so you know them a little bit better.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Bridgeland Bears</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bridgeland Bears from the Cypress area, around Houston, compete in the UIL 6A Division - Region 2, District 16. The program is fairly new, having started in 2017, but has had immediate success, appearing in the playoffs in the last three seasons. The Bears have a good mix of solid seniors and promising underclassmen and are one of the strongest teams in the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/BridgelandGS/status/1617923237253632001?s=20u0026amp;t=jn-XWAQPFmPPRHmWWtpR3Q","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/BridgelandGS/status/1617923237253632001?s=20&amp;t=jn-XWAQPFmPPRHmWWtpR3Q </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Elise Bienvenu","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"100","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bridgeland","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Dynamos Soccer","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A second-year goalkeeper, Bienvenu acts like a veteran between the posts for Bridgeland. Very reliable, she transmits a lot of confidence to her teammates with her steady play on goal. Bienvenu has a great combination of physical and technical tools, being tall and agile, but also very technical with her actions. She handles long-distance shots very well but is also quick to get off her lane and face an opposing attacker. 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