North Coast Section girls with standout weeks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seven different girls stood out last week, having performances that helped elevate their teams and to boost their visibility. These girls showed a lot of goal-scoring prowess along with great ability with the ball at their feet, along with showing the ability to impact the game when off the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luz Hernandez, Forward, Clayton Valley, Class of 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hernandez is a strong, technical left-footed wide player who can shoot and score from anywhere. Last week she scored two goals to lead the Eagles to a win over Campolindo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='54238' first='Ally' last='Hsieh'], Striker, Branson, Class of 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hsieh is great at creating chances and has 11 goals this year already, despite needing time to round back into form after injury. She had a three-goal week last week, including the game-winner against Archie Williams. She can beat players off the dribble, she is quick and times her runs well to unlock a back line. She also delivers quality service in the final third. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dakota Ledesma, Forward, Redwood, Class of 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ledesma had a game-winning goal and a game-winning assist in two games for the Giants last week. She is a very good 1v1 player, taking advantage of those situations on the outside. She can deliver a dangerous ball into the box, and can do so with her left foot. She has a good technical base and can influence the game with that and her set piece ability.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Katie Lowenstein, Midfielder, Tamalpais, Class of 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lowenstein is a very technical player who is excellent with her back to goal. She displays good vision, and good versatility as she can play any midfield position. In a two-win week for Tam, she had both game-winning goals and had an assist. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgan Phalen, Outside Defender, Berean Christian, Class of 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phalen is a wide defender who can also play as a wide forward. She is a very, very fast player who is great at pushing up, excellent at making overlapping runs or whipping a ball into the box. She had three goals and an assist last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kyliegh Sekulich, Attacking Midfielder, Las Lomas, Class of 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sekulich helped the Knights to nine wins in 11 games, scoring a goal and contributing an assist in a win over Miramonte. She is a UC Riverside commit and she is a really strong, technical player who is very quick. She is a solid player all around.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lana Wihlborg, Forward, Marin Catholic, Class of 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore is just getting into her form, scoring three goals in the last week, including the game-winner. A technically sound player, she can score in a variety of ways. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->