ECNL Girls St. Louis: Check out these Texas center backs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 year will officially come to an end for the Texas teams that compete in the ECNL Girls Club soccer league this weekend, with the year-ending National Event in St. Louis, Missouri, set to take place from December 12-15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's going to be a huge showcase, with four age groups and as many as 246 teams from the entire country competing across the four venues. There will be 14 teams from Texas representing the Lone Star State in Missouri, with Albion Hurricanes FC, Challenge SC, Dallas Texans, Sting Austina and Sting Royal making the trip to get some competition before 2025 arrives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There will be plenty of talented players from the Lone Star State to watch this weekend and am listing a few in the days before the event. As we continue to cover different positions in the field, let's take a look at some of the most impressive center backs:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Lillian Beagles","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"101","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Martin","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Dallas Texans","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675360e880770"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Beagles will be with Dallas Texans 10, who are set to play South Carolina United, SLSG Green and Eclipse Select SC this weekend. She returned to the club this season after five years and helped strengthen their backline. Beagles is a center back who thrives by dominating the space in front of her and controlling the game from her position. She has a rare, yet very important skill for a central defender, which is being able to make quick runs facing her own goal after she's beaten, earning a second chance to stop plays. She's also extremely comfortable on the ball and does a great job of maneuvering it in tight spaces with quick moves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22677427/66e860fc95507ae1a99f156f' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675360e880a1c"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["112615"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675349c8825ec"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Theut will represent Challenge SC 09 in the event, where they will play Rockford Raptors, Internationals SC and NC Courage. A center back with solid technical and physical tools, she provides an extra layer of coverage to their backline, especially when used in the center of a back three. Theut is very quick to leave her spot and cover her teammates in wide positions and stands out with her timely and firm defensive actions. The center back also has quality on the ball and can get her team out of pressure with long passes that find teammates in attacking positions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHIL2azsBvQ","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHIL2azsBvQ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["27052"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675349c88265b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Wiele will lead Sting Austin 08 in their matches against Pipeline SC, PDA Blue and XF Academy in St. Louis. She's arguably the team's most important player and easily one of the most influential defenders in the country in her age group. A center back with an extremely high soccer IQ and superior technical foundation to her game, Wiele is never caught out of position and has the tools needed to intervene in whatever situations she finds herself in. Her importance to her team on the offensive side of the game cannot be overstated as the center back is typically among the top players in her team in goals and assists. Wiele is truly gifted with how well she hits the ball and she uses that skills to generate goals and create chances with long passes and in set pieces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18426256/6719442cb828cbce3a29aa78' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675349c88281b"} /-->