ECNL Girls Texas Conference – Three teams to watch this week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club soccer season continues at full pace and after a full month of action, it's already possible to determine which teams look poised to strong seasons and also those who had some early struggles and are looking to bounce back as quickly as possible.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Texas Conference of the ECNL Girls League is going to have another busy week, with matches going on across the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. As we prepare to follow the exciting encounters that are going to take place, here are three sides to keep an eye on over the next few days:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DKSC G06/05</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team from Dallas will make the trip to Houston to face Albion on Saturday and Challenge on Sunday still looking for their first victory of the season after losses to FC Dallas and Sting Dallas Black and a tie with Dallas Texans. With the level of talent they have in their squad, it shouldn't take long for them to get it. DKSC have a solid goalkeeper in [player_tooltip player_id='26967' first='Layla' last='Amaya'] and can form a very strong backline in front of her with new faces Beya Rosales and Tabitha Sine joining returners [player_tooltip player_id='27277' first='Sydney' last='Williams'] and Lauren McIntyre. In midfield, [player_tooltip player_id='26576' first='Bryn' last='Geppert'] pulls the strings, helped by [player_tooltip player_id='26994' first='Lily' last='Redding']. DKSC's squad also features plenty of offensive options, with Alana Aiken, Alyssa Cox and [player_tooltip player_id='26603' first='Caroline' last='Martin'] all having the ability to create and finish chances for them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CxO7mR0LKeH/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/CxO7mR0LKeH/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Classics Elite G07</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a five-match winless streak to start the season, the team from San Antonio gave the first signs of reaction at the end of September, beating a tough Sting Royal team. This weekend, they will have a chance to follow up on that at home, hosting Colorado's Pride SC and Real Colorado Athletico. This, again, is a very skilled team, with plenty of options everywhere, starting at goalkeeper, with [player_tooltip player_id='27080' first='Melia' last='Rodriguez'] and Libby Flores. Avelyn Zacharias anchors the backline while the midfield is stacked with [player_tooltip player_id='26365' first='Abigail' last='Casey'], [player_tooltip player_id='26462' first='Anna' last='Darling'], [player_tooltip player_id='26674' first='Emilee' last='Durante'], [player_tooltip player_id='26747' first='Greer' last='Kemmett'] and Claire Navarro. Up top, Mikayla Cunnigham is a real threat to any defense, especially with talented players such as [player_tooltip player_id='26986' first='Lilah' last='Dupree'], [player_tooltip player_id='26374' first='Addison' last='Miller'] and [player_tooltip player_id='87158' first='Rylee' last='Reisdorph'] around her.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/CE07GECNL/status/1687960246537359360?s=20","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/CE07GECNL/status/1687960246537359360?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Albion Hurricanes FC G08</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The side from Houston has turned things around after dropping their season opener and got three wins and two ties in their most recent matches. This weekend, Albion will have tough opponents at home, hosting DKSC on Saturday and Sting Dallas Black on Sunday. [player_tooltip player_id='89609' first='Alexandra' last='Allen'] typically starts between the posts for Albion. On defense, center back Hodgson anchors the backline, which also counts on two high-energy fullbacks in [player_tooltip player_id='89586' first='Ryann' last='Dedmon'] and [player_tooltip player_id='112734' first='Natalie' last='Goodwin']. [player_tooltip player_id='88963' first='Sonali' last='Aras'] and [player_tooltip player_id='150822' first='Talia' last='Camin'] work hard on both sides of the ball and give great rhythm to the team's midifield, which also counts on the vision and talent of [player_tooltip player_id='112738' first='Makena' last='Zukeran']. Up top, [player_tooltip player_id='26597' first='Carolina' last='Krosnyak'], CK, and Alexandria Lebdetter can hurt defenses with their pace and finishing skills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/AHFC08ECNL/status/1698458050560917861?s=20","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/AHFC08ECNL/status/1698458050560917861?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->