ECNL Texas – 2010 Division Midfielders Who Stood Out in the Crowd

<p>The ECNL Girls League had its second national event of the year earlier in February, when over 200 teams in the U14-U19 age groups from all over the country flew to Dallas for three days of matches.</p>   <p>With a thunderstorm hitting the area on Saturday, the first day of matches was cut short, but after that, two days of great play followed across the three venues that hosted the event.</p>   <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong><a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2026/02/ecnl-texas-day-3-photos-2/">ECNL Texas - Day 3 Photos</a></strong></li> </ul>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/DU2H2J8jjxw/?img_index=1 </div></figure>   <p>Prep Soccer was in Dallas over that weekend, watching matches and looking at part of the thousands of players who got on the field during the event. On Saturday, we were at the Toyota Soccer Center, in Frisco, following matches of the 2010 age group. We're now featuring the players who did a good job in their matches, and our focus this time is on the midfielders:</p>    <p class="text-gray-700">Snorsky played for the XF Academy team that returned home undefeated with two wins and a tie. She was very active offensively in their 3-1 win over FC Wisconsin, helping set up many attacking plays for her team. Snorsky played as a wide midfielder on the right, and combined great pace and dribbling skills to consistently beat defenders off the dribble. She did a good job of consistently taking the ball to the end line and was very accurate with her crossing, providing great service to her teammates. Snorsky also contributed defensively, tracking back and helping her team fight for the ball.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2026/02/2J4A0031_fede9a.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-350532" /></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">Murray and her [program_tooltip program_id='283282' first='Challenge' last='SC'] teammates played twice in Dallas, earning a win and a loss. She was one of the team's standouts in a 2-1 loss to Kansas City Athletics, doing the hard work for them at the defensive midfielder role. Murray covered a lot of ground defensively and got to recover the ball on many occasions, either by tackling opponents or by getting first to second balls. She was always very mindful of her distribution, picking safe passes over risky ones, and did a good job of quickly moving the ball in the center of the field.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">Kay helped her Sting Black team come out on top in both their matches in Dallas. The center midfielder was one of the many players on the team to stand out in a 2-0 win over NC Courage. Playing as a box-to-box midfielder, Kay combined high intensity and superior technical skills to help her team dominate the center of the field and create the conditions to secure the win. The midfielder stood out for her excellent vision, which allowed her to find passes even when surrounded by multiple opponents and get her team out of pressure. Kay also had a good presence in the attacking half, driving the ball forward with strong runs through the middle and delivering accurate passes to the team's wide players.</p>    <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=H9mVn7dVn3g </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">McClelland was part of the FC Stars White team that returned home undefeated with a win and a tie. She offered her team a solid presence in midfield in a 1-1 tie with [program_tooltip program_id='283296' first='Classics' last='Elite'], appearing well on both sides of the ball. A tall player, McClelland did well defensively as a center midfielder, using her ability to read plays and her length to intercept passes on the ground and in the air. She was also very smooth in possession, not needing much time to figure out what do with the ball and connecting intelligent passes on the right side of the team's offense.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">Baxter and her [program_tooltip program_id='283243' first='Albion' last='Hurricanes FC'] team got a win and a loss in their trip to Dallas. The dynamic attacking midfielder was one of just a few players on the team to have strong performances in their 2-0 loss to FC Stars Blue. With Albion down two goals early in the match, they had to push forward, and most of what they did offensively went through Baxter. The midfielder looked for the ball the entire time, and tried to make plays while drifting to the left side, showing good ability to dribble it and solid passing vision. Baxter also fired a dangerous shot in goal, which was stopped by the opposing goalkeeper.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2026/02/2J4A0216.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-350574" /></figure>

The ECNL Girls League had its second national event of the year earlier in February, when over 200 teams in the U14-U19 age groups from all over the country flew to Dallas for three days of matches.