Allen is the top-ranked defender in our Rankings and appears in fourth place overall. She attends Vandegrift High School in Austin and features for FC Westlake in the ECNL League. A center back, she’s fairly physical, has good athleticism and plays the position with incredible maturity and consistency. Allen has the ability to physically dominate most of the forwards who challenge her, but she also makes the most of her excellent defensive instincts, making good decisions that force them into turning the ball over or playing back. Mostly used in the center of a back three, she’s very competent with her ball movement and often appears in the attacking penalty box to score off headers in set pieces.

Alley represents the Sting Austin G11 team that has matches scheduled against Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals, WNY Flash and SUSA FC in the event. A center back who combines excellent physical tools and superior defensive instincts, she’s among the most promising in the country in her age group. Despite her young age, Alley has an extremely mature and well-developed game, consistently stepping up to make stops and clean things up. She can dominate opponents physically, but is also quick and technical enough to win the ball without having contact with them. Alley is a confident and efficient passer and offers a strong presence in the penalty box in attacking set pieces.