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WPIAL girls soccer players to watch (2019)

Both Ellie Coffield (Mars #3) & Caitlyn Berl (Oakland Catholic #7) are on PSN's Players to Watch list (photo by Ed Thompson)

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.

WPIAL boys soccer players to watch (2019)

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

Glory on the Grass

Riverhounds MF Kenardo Forbes

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