ECNL Dallas: 15s – Midfielders

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top teams in the ECNL Girls League in the country were in Dallas from February 17-19, where the league held its sixth National event of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over 220 teams were in action over the three days of the event and Prep Soccer was in attendance, following several matches a day and taking a lot at some of the top-level prospects in the country. On Sunday, we were at the MoneyGram Soccer Park, in Dallas, where we got to watch 16 of the 58 teams of the 15s age group compete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2024/02/ecnl-dallas-15s-day-2-photos/">ECNL Dallas: 15s – Day 2 Photos</a></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've already highlighted <a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2024/02/ecnl-dallas-15s-day-2-standouts/">the players that stood out in the encounters we got to watch</a> and now we'll expand that a little bit and list more prospects that left a strong impression, looking at one position at a time. It's time we highlight the talented midfielders that were on the field:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["112555"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Burnett was a key cog in the Sting Dallas Royal team that navigated the weekend extremely well, winning all three matches. She was heavily influential from her defensive midfielder position and managed to control the game on both sides of the ball. Burnett had a very strong defensive presence and, alongside the team's center backs, gave a lot of confidence for the other players to push forward. She was also very strong in duels, going to the ball with a lot of energy and excellent timing. Her passing was very precise and she facilitated the team's offense with intelligent shifts that got opponents out of shape.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65df62ef81a8c"} /--> <!-- wp:image {"id":163513,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/02/IMG_1970.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-163513" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Indy Eleven Pro Academy vs. Sting Dallas Royal</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["110572"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Weber was one of the most dangerous players in her FC Wisconsin team that got a tie and two losses, while scoring three goals. She was very active in her attacking midfield role, at times trying to make combination plays through the middle and on other occasions drifting to wide positions to get the ball with more room to operate. Weber was very good with her vision, finding good passes behind the opposing backline, but also made good moves herself, dribbling the ball. 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A tall player, she used her body well to win duels and shield the ball from opponents. The midfielder also displayed great quality with her passing, finding good solutions to difficult plays. Hawkins on several occasions got the ball under pressure and beat defenders with quick turns, also showing excellent vision to connect passes and get the ball to teammates in better spots.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65df62ef81bb0"} /--> <!-- wp:image {"id":163538,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/02/IMG_2081.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-163538" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">XF Academy vs. Dallas Texans</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["23896"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Smith was very good in midfield for her PDA Blue team that ended the event undefeated with two wins and a tie. 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