Five players from the West ready to impact GA Playoffs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This group of five is also traveling to Riverside County in Southern California for the GA Playoffs in Norco, but luckily for them do not have to travel as far. These five are coming from just a state over in some instances, Arizona and Nevada, with three others coming from Colorado and Utah.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Addison Feldman, Attacking Midfielder, Utah Celtic, Utah</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Utah Celtic player has an impressive list of accolades as she has traveled to Turkey to play for the USWYNT U16 team, scoring twice against Turkey, also dishing out an assist, and had an assist against Germany. She is in the USYS ODP pool and has been a three-time member of the Utah ODP team and western region ODP team. She is quite the versatile player as she features mostly as a No. 10, but can play centrally or any of the three forward spots. Feldman is a next level player in terms of her skill and ability and her advanced understanding and approach to the game. Her foot skills are next level, and her vision, her passing range and accuracy are also elite. She is incredibly creative as she can pretty much create space for a shot at will, but is also excellent about setting up her teammates. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Natalia Hoerig, Central Defender, FC Tucson, Arizona</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hoerig is a ball-winning central defender who has a bulldog like approach in that she comes to play and play with intensity and energy. She works extremely hard and wants to compete. She has excellent anticipation and a feel for the game as she can track the ball and track people making runs at the same time. She knows when to let someone go and step to the ball and she knows when to drop and close down the angle. She's very good at winning the ball, and is especially good in the air. She possesses the ball well, can deliver accurate passes and likes to help transition the attack as quickly as possible.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lyla Kocher, Midfielder/Forward, Colorado Rush, Colorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kocher is a strong, strong player. Whether she's playing the No. 8 and tracking back to play defense, or receive the ball or playing a forward position and dealing with a defender trying to slow her down. She is not easily knocked off the ball and maintains possession despite being harassed. She is a very good athlete, who changes direction quickly and shows the ability to transition the ball from right foot to left foot, or vice versa, very easily. She makes quick, explosive movements to free up space and she can use either foot to put a dangerous ball on target or send a ball into the box.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='143121' first='Shayleigh' last='Masters'], Keeper, Broomfield SC, Colorado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Masters is a highly motivated keeper, one who takes the game seriously and gives all she cans. She is a commanding presence between her posts, and commands her box as well as any keeper you are going to see. She communicates with her backline and it is clear that she is a leader. She is next level when it comes to coming out for balls floated into the box, as she thwarts set piece and corner kick opportunities with regularity. With quick reactions and anticipation, Masters is an excellent shot stopper. She tracks the ball well on shots from distance, and stays focused when it is coming through a crowd. She's the real deal.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olivia Stark, Forward, Albion SC Las Vegas, Nevada</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stark is an ambitious young player who has been selected for the ODP Western Regional team, for an ODP Select team as well as many All-State accolades in Nevada. The Albion SC player is from the Las Vegas area, and she is highly technical, highly creative and has a sense for scoring goals. She can use either foot which makes her dangerous, and as soon as someone overcommits to one side, she cuts the ball back and gets off a laser with the opposite foot. She can score from distance, or take on defenders and get in the box to score. Once she's in the box and keeper commits, Stark has them right where she wants them. She's incredibly fast and once she turns a defender, she's in open space and incredibly dangerous.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->