ECNL Girls National Finals: 09 Forwards Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Solar FC G09: [player_tooltip player_id='112562' first='Kimora' last='Morrison'], [player_tooltip player_id='112553' first='Giselle' last='Aguilar'], and [player_tooltip player_id='112575' first='Rae' last='Young']: After a blistering opening match in Seattle, Solar SC's offense sputtered to get through their latest three matches to make it to Richmond. These ladies will need to kickstart their engines back into that high gear they came into the National Playoffs with in order to make it to the end of the weekend. However, if that happens, there's no telling how big the fireworks could be for this offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Legends FC G09: [player_tooltip player_id='112131' first='Ryan' last='Reynolds'] and [player_tooltip player_id='181754' first='Jadyn' last='Bechtel'] starred in a Legends front line that blasted home 14 goals, topping out the 09 Girls teams that made it to Richmond and the National Finals. The expectations to continue their dominance will remain, so eyes will certainly be on this group to see what they have left to give.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":190961,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/07/bechtel-crop-664x436-1720543026.jpg?w=663" alt="" class="wp-image-190961" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Prep Soccer</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Slammers FC HB Koge - [player_tooltip player_id='112213' first='Makena' last='Cook']: 3 wins and 8 goals saw Cook and Slammers FC breeze through the group stage and into the Round of 16. It did take a 1-1 draw and penalties to get them to Richmond, but now they have another chance to show off their firepower in the quarterfinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":190959,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/07/cook-crop-588x386-1720542876.jpg?w=587" alt="" class="wp-image-190959" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Prep Soccer</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>KC Athletics G09 - Jacy Hackler: Hackler and KC Athletics will look to be more positively consistent in their efforts in Richmond. While their two outright wins were made in convincing fashion, their tight matches left much to be desired in the scoring department and could be their downfall if more care isn't observed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>San Diego Surf G09 - [player_tooltip player_id='146362' first='Felicity' last='Nguyen']: Another double digit scoring squad in Seattle, Nguyen and San Diego Surf hold the highest hopes of any of the 09 squads. Their performance at the National Playoffs was nearly perfect, and even their lone blemish did nothing to threaten their supremacy going into Richmond. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->