ECNL Playoffs – Best 08 Performances from Wednesday

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The group play games for the 2008 age group wrapped up on Wednesday. The big game on the day was between San Diego Surf and Solar as both clubs had eyes on a trip to the Round of 16. Surf came out ahead and won the group – Solar managed to advance as well as a WildCard for the next round.
Solar meets Penn Fusion in the Round of 16 game on Friday. Penn Fusion had one of the best performances of the day as they cruised to a win over Sporting Blue Valley and clinched a perfect 3-0 record from group play games.
Below are the individual standouts from the games PrepSoccer saw on Wednesday.
Noelle Clabaugh
Noelle
Clabaugh
M
Westtown | 2027
State
#84
Nation
PA
, Penn Fusion 08 – Attacking midfielder. Good player. Skillful. Reads the game well. Scored a nice goal with her left foot. Showed good quality to let the ball run across her body and then hit the finish low and hard. Been excellent against Sporting BV.
Dylan Steinberg
Dylan
Steinberg
5'1" | F/M
Lower Merion | 2026
State
#241
Nation
PA
, and
Daniela Vogel
Daniela
Vogel
M/F
Paul VI | 2026
State
#189
Nation
PA
were also excellent for Fusion
Catherine Cantu, Penn Fusion 08 – Cantu made a couple of quality saves in the first half against Sporting Blue Valley.
Wynn Generally, Sporting Blue Valley 08 – Generally is an excellent dribbler. Quick in her movement, she attacks space and keeps her head up while going at speed at defenders.
Muriel Gamble, Sporting Blue Valley 08 – Gamble strikes the ball with such pure effort. She is excellent on set piece delivery.
Meryn Primanti
Meryn
Primanti
5'6" | D
Owen J Roberts | 2026
State
PA
, Penn Fusion 08 – Primanti had an excellent game against Sporting Blue Valley. The center back had a couple of really impressive tackles to stop the attack including one sliding effort in the second half.
Brianna Bartsch
Brianna
Bartsch
D/M
Westtown | 2026
State
PA
was also excellent in the game.
Ava Reddy
Ava
Reddy
5'8" | M
Downingtown West | 2026
State
#336
Nation
PA
, Penn Fusion 08 – Love the way Reddy played against Sporting Blue Valley. I lost count of the amount of times she made an impactful play in the game. She read the opposition and caught out passes through the center channel. She did well when she had to delay an attack on the dribble and wait for teammates to help slow the counter. In possession, she made quick decisions on the ball. She varied her passes too, sometimes she went wide to an outlet and other times she looked long when the numbers when on through the direct route.
Zamorah Malinoski
Zamorah
Malinoski
F
Los Alamitos | 2026
State
#34
Nation
CA
, Slammers Koge 08 – Malinoski had a hat trick in the opening 30 minutes of the win over Concorde Fire Platinum on Wednesday. Her first strike was a thing of beauty as she drilled a shot from over 30 yards out into the upper corner of the net. She also scored directly off a corner kick. The striker was too much for Concorde Fire defense.
Hannah Werdel
Hannah
Werdel
5'6" | M/D
Foothill (Santa Ana) | 2026
State
CA
, Slammers Koge 08 – Werdel had the assist on the second goal of the game. It was a wonderful service that found Malinoski open at the far post. The defensive midfielder was excellent in the first half.
Julianne Richter
Julianne
Richter
M
Linfield Christian | 2026
State
#167
Nation
CA
was also a standout for Slammers Koge.