Texas HS Girls Regional Tournament Preview: Region 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's crunch time in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) high school soccer season as over the next weekend we'll know the four teams in Division 6A that will get to compete at the State Tournament, in Georgetown, from April 10-13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After advancing three rounds in the playoffs, four teams in each region remain alive, but just one of them will earn the right to play for the state title in just over a week. The qualified teams will emerge from the four Regional Tournaments that will take place around the Lone Star State between Friday and Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we prepare for a critical couple of days in the high school soccer season, let's preview each of the four Regional Tournaments, now looking at Region 2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams:</strong> Rockwall (Rockwall), Tomball (Tomball), Tomball Memorial (Tomball) and Wylie East (Wylie)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Location: </strong>Kelly Reeves Complex</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rockwall</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Jackets were the top team in District 10 with an undefeated campaign of 12 wins. Rockwall continued in impeccable form in the playoffs, progressing with victories over Naaman Forest in bi-district, Mansfield in the area round and Sachse in the regional quarterfinals. With 19 wins, three losses and two ties, they scored 99 goals and conceded 13 so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='26846' first='Juliette' last='Rayo'] (senior midfielder), Morgan Countryman (junior forward) and [player_tooltip player_id='26784' first='Iriana' last='Sarpy'] (junior forward)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/RISDAthletics/status/1775342874411823438?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/RISDAthletics/status/1775342874411823438?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tomball</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Cougars finished district play in second place in District 15 with ten wins, one loss and three ties. Tomball's postseason campaign had victories over Cypress Woods in bi-district, College Park in the area around and Klein in the regional quarterfinals. The team's season record is currently at 16-2-3, with 81 goals for and 14 against.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> Emily Fowles (junior defender), [player_tooltip player_id='161075' first='Avery' last='Kelley'] (junior defender/midfielder) and [player_tooltip player_id='169298' first='Gabby' last='McCuistion'] (sophomore midfielder)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/TOMGSOCCER/status/1775333675204243878?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/TOMGSOCCER/status/1775333675204243878?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tomball Memorial</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Wildcats were the top team in District 15 with a campaign of 11 wins, two losses and one tie. In the playoffs, they came out on top of duels with Langham Creek (bi-district), Grand Oaks (area round) and Bridgeland (regional quarterfinals) to make it to the regional tournament. Tomball Memorial have 18 wins, three losses and two ties in the season, with 88 goals scored and 12 conceded.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='27126' first='Natasha' last='Stramrood'] (senior goalkeeper), Amelya Boedecker (freshman midfielder) and [player_tooltip player_id='26554' first='Brianna' last='Carrigan'] (senior forward)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/TMHS_GSoccer/status/1775339364966412710?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/TMHS_GSoccer/status/1775339364966412710?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wylie East</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Raiders were the co-champions of District 9 with 15 wins and one loss. They managed to keep their pace in the postseason, getting wins over Rockwall-Heath in bi-district, Lake Ridge in the area round and Wylie in the regional quarterfinals. Wylie East have been on fire during the entire season, with 24 wins and just one loss - they scored 158 goals and allowed just 13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> Izzy Alarcon-Vo (sophomore defender/midfielder), [player_tooltip player_id='26576' first='Bryn' last='Geppert'] (senior midfielder) and [player_tooltip player_id='26448' first='Amaya' last='Dawkins'] (senior forward)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/WELadyRaiderSoc/status/1773925593953804723?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/WELadyRaiderSoc/status/1773925593953804723?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->