As the high school season is about set to begin on Friday, for the first time, Pittsburgh Soccer Now will be doing our best to help you get to know some of the players and schools in the area this coming season.
Yesterday, Ryan Kelly took a look at the boys.
Below is our list of top girls players in the region. Since girls often make college commitments earlier than boys, we’ve also included the schools that many on on this list have already committed along with the club they train and compete with year-round if applicable.
Putting together these lists can be a bit daunting, and it’s very easy for some players who deserve recognition to be left off, but at least at the start of the season we can provide those getting ready to follow another season of high school soccer in Western Pennsylvania with a list of players that know about.
As the season progresses, we’ll be watching for more as it’s always great to see other players emerge from the shadows.
Here is a list of the top players in the area — and it also includes the area clubs they compete with — and college commitments. (Editors note: there area few players listed at the bottom of the list that have made college commitments or are ineligible, that won’t be competing in WPIAL this Fall)
Ed Rosensteel’s Players to Watch
Player | Position | School | Classification | Club | Grade | Commitment | |
Megan Donnelly | Forward | Pine-Richland | 4A | Beadling | Jr | Florida St, UCLA, Florida, USC, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Penn State, Va Tech, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Villanova | |
Eva Frankovic | Defender | Norwin | 4A | Century United | Sr | Pittsburgh | |
Hannah Kirkpatrick | MF | North Allegheny | 4A | Riverhounds | Sr | University of Tampa | |
Chloe Kuminkoski | MF | Moon | 4A | Riverhounds | Sr | Loyola (MD) | |
Molly Malachow | MF | Shaler | 4A | Beadling | Sr | Penn State Behrend | |
Emma Rain | MF | Penn-Trafford | 4A | AFFC | Sr | Seton Hill | |
McKenna Robinson | Forward | Butler | 4A | N Steel | Sr | St Bonaventure | |
Jillian Rocco | GK | USC | 4A | Century United | Sr | Akron | |
Hannah Stuck | MF | Peters Twp | 4A | Century United | Sr | Bucknell | |
Lacey Bernick | Forward | Norwin | 4A | N Steel | Jr | Pittsburgh | |
Anna Durmis | Defender | Norwin | 4A | Riverhounds | Jr | William & Mary | |
Sarah Schupansky | Forward | North Allegheny | 4A | Riverhounds | Jr | Pittsburgh | |
Cecelia Scott | Defender | Peters Twp | 4A | Beadling | So | Michigan St | |
Annabel Thomas | MF | Canon-McMillan | 4A | Century United | Sr | Akron | |
Callie Cunningham | Forward | Connellsville | 4A | Century United | Sr | Kent St | |
Kateyln Kauffman | Forward | Norwin | 4A | Riverhounds | Jr | Pittsburgh | |
Emma Sawich | GK | Peters Twp | 4A | Beadling | Jr | ||
Marissa Krenn | Defender | USC | 4A | Beadling | Sr | Fordham | |
Brandi Nauman | MF | Ambridge | 3A | Beadling | Sr | Slippery Rock | |
Christa Palla | MF | Kiski | 3A | Century United | Sr | Moorehead St | |
Sidney Palla | MF | Kiski | 3A | Century United | Sr | Moorehead St | |
Ellie Coffield | MF | Mars | 3A | Beadling | Jr | Pittsburgh | |
Hannah Henn | Forward | Oakland Catholic | 3A | Beadling | Jr | Michigan St | |
Brooke Kelly | Defender | Chartiers Valley | 3A | Beadling | Jr | Cleveland St | |
Mackenzie Taranto | Forward | West Allegheny | 3A | Beadling | Jr | Duquesne | |
McKenzie Evers | MF | West Allegheny | 3A | Beadling | So | Pittsburgh | |
Izzy Laurita | Forward | Belle Vernon | 3A | Riverhounds | Jr | Memphis | |
Caitlyn Berl | MF | Oakland Catholic | 3A | Century United | Sr | ||
Brooke Lively | GK | Ambridge | 3A | Beadling | Sr | ||
Dalaney Ranallo | MF | Thomas Jefferson | 3A | Century United | Sr | Old Dominion | |
Brooke Ulery | Defender | Mt. Pleasant | 2A | Century United | Sr | Cleveland St | |
Mackenzie Leeder | Defender | Mt. Pleasant | 2A | Century United | Jr | Duquesne | |
Haleigh Finale | Forward | South Park | 2A | Century United | Sr | Robert Morris | |
Juastine Appolonia | Forward | Yough | 2A | Riverhounds | Sr | Youngstown State | |
Brenna Springer | MF | Greensburg CC | 1A | Riverhounds | Sr | Akron | |
Tatam Gretz | MF | Greensburg CC | 1A | Riverhounds | So | Villanova | |
Samantha Felder | Forward | Greensburg CC | 1A | ||||
Jocelyn Timlin | Forward | Bentworth | 1A | ||||
Tessa Dellarose | Forward | Brownsville | 1A | Riverhounds | So | University of North Carolina | |
Gracie Stetson | Forward | Brownsville | 1A | Beadling | Jr | ||
Megan Giesy | GK | Penn-Trafford | 4A | AFFC | Sr | Pitt Johnstown | |
Haley Grunberg | Defender | Penn-Trafford | 4A | AFFC | Sr | Barton | |
Elaine McLaughlin | Defender | Hampton | 3A | Century United | Sr | Youngstown State | |
Madisyn Neundorfer | GK | Gateway | 3A | Century United | Sr | Duquesne | |
Jayden Sharpless | Forward | Freedom > North Catholic | Beadling | So | Ineligible |