Bay Area Girls All-Metro Team
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KEEPER: Patricia DePalma did it all for Branson. She allowed eight goals total in 29 matches, for a goals against average of 0.279 and kept 22 clean sheets. The Pomona-Pitzer commit was the MVP of the Marin County Athletic League.…
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Continue ReadingKEEPER: Patricia DePalma did it all for Branson. She allowed eight goals total in 29 matches, for a goals against average of 0.279 and kept 22 clean sheets. The Pomona-Pitzer commit was the MVP of the Marin County Athletic League.
DEFENDERS: Sophie Murdock Sophie Murdock 5'7" | D St. Francis-Mountain View (CA) | 2024 #103 Nation CA of Saint Francis headlines this group as she is already committed to Stanford as a junior. She helped a defense that did not allow a goal from the run of play in the last 19 matches of the season. Ava Mitchell of Valley Christian was chosen as the defensive POY in the West Catholic Athletic League while Gianna Rodrigues Gianna Rodrigues D CA was a stellar center back for San Ramon Valley.
MIDFIELDERS: Another Saint Francis player headlines this group as another Stanford commit, WCAL MVP and PrepSoccer State POY Charlotte Kohler Charlotte Kohler M St. Francis-Mountain View (CA) | 2024 State #17 Nation CA leads the midfield. Not far behind her is Lizzie Vranesh of Carondelet. A very underrated player who is heading to play at Cal. Sophomore Laila Edris Laila Edris null | M Mountain View | 2025 State CA of Mountain View was the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League MVP and Rylan Park Rylan Park M Monte Vista (CA) | 2023 CA of Monte Vista was a standout all year and is heading to Utah.
FORWARDS: The Bay Area is loaded with top forwards and narrowing it down to three was very hard. Lauren Kenny Lauren Kenny 5'5" | F Carondelet (CA) | 2023 State CA of Carondelet, who is headed to Oregon, was a stud all year, scoring 27 goals and leading the Cougars to League and Section titles and a State title match appearance. Murphy Walsh Murphy Walsh 6'0" | F Archbishop Mitty | 2025 State #153 Nation CA , just a sophomore, stood out for Archbishop Mitty and was the WCAL Striker of the Year. Kerana Shah of Mountain View had 22 goals and nine assists and is one of the more versatile forwards in the Bay Area.
Position | Name | School | Grade | Commitment |
GK | Patricia DePalma | Branson | Senior | Pomona-Pitzer |
D | Ava Mitchell | Valley Christian | Senior | |
D | Sophie Murdock | Saint Francis | Junior | Stanford |
D | Gianna Rodrigues | San Ramon Valley | Senior | |
M | Charlotte Kohler | Saint Francis | Junior | Stanford |
M | Lizzie Vranesh | Carondelet | Senior | Cal |
M | Laila Edris | Mountain View | Sophomore | |
M | Rylan Park | Monte Vista | Senior | Utah |
F | Karena Shah | Mountain View | Junior | |
F | Murphy Walsh | Archbishop Mitty | Sophomore | |
F | Lauren Kenny | Carondelet | Senior | Oregon |