Philly Area Girls Standouts: March 2024

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While we are in a week into the month of April already, I wanted to look back and shout out some of the girls players who stood out from the Philadelphia area last month. This is not an exhaustive list but is based on games I've been able to get out and watch or stream.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Have a player/performance/team you'd like me to consider for April? Email me at matthew.r.ralph@gmail.com. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["111018"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":169572,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Penn Fusion's 2008 ECNL team is loaded with talent but one of the players who always impresses me when I watch them in person is [player_tooltip player_id='111018' first='Daniela' last='Vogel']. The crafty midfielder is comfortable and tricky on the ball and makes it look easy at times to break defenders down. 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