23 Girls ECNL players named Gatorade State Players of the Year
RICHMOND, VA (Via ECNL) – Twenty-three ECNL players earned 2018-19 Gatorade State Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year honors. Each of the eight ECNL conferences have at least one player who earned this honor, with five conferences contributing three or more players to this year’s Gatorade State Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year.
Congratulations to the following ECNLers on their Gatorade State Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year honors:
| STATE | PLAYER NAME | ECNL MEMBER CLUB |
| Alabama | Tara Katz | Alabama FC ECNL U18/U19 |
| Arkansas | Kailyn Pavatt* | FC Dallas ECNL U18/U19 |
| Arizona | Keeley Bond | Phoenix Rising FC ECNL U18/U19 |
| Colorado | Marianna Annest | Colorado Rapids ECNL U18/U19 |
| Connecticut | Meadow Mancini | Connecticut FC ECNL U18/U19 |
| Florida | Kamryn Loustau | Florida Elite SA ECNL U18/U19 |
| Georgia | Nieva Gaither | GSA ECNL U17 |
| Idaho | Lauren Elwer | Boise Thorns FC ECNL U18/U19 |
| Indiana | Emily Speidel | FC Pride ECNL U18/U19 |
| Iowa | Abigail Santana | FC Wisconsin ECNL U17 |
| Kentucky | Anna Haddock | Tennessee SC ECNL U18/U19 |
| Michigan | Jansen Eichenlaub | Vardar ECNL U18/U19 |
| Mississippi | Morgan O’Connor* | Alabama FC ECNL U17 |
| Missouri | Lily Farkas | Kansas City Athletics ECNL U18/U19 |
| Nebraska | Reagan Raabe | Elite Girls Academy ECNL U18/U19 |
| Nevada | Gianna Gourley | Heat FC ECNL U18/U19 |
| New York | Chloe DeLyser | WNY Flash Academy ECNL U17 |
| Ohio | Anna Podojil | Ohio Elite SA ECNL U18/U19 |
| Oklahoma | Ashton Gordon | TSC Hurricane ECNL U17 |
| Oregon | Nedya Sawan | FC Portland ECNL U17 |
| South Carolina | Caroline Conti | CESA ECNL U18/U19 |
| Texas | Barbara Olivieri | AHFC ECNL U17 |
| Virginia | Julia Leas | McLean YSA ECNL U18/U19 |
*denotes an ECNL Discovery Player
Four teams with Gatorade State Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year honorees will begin their fight for the ECNL National Finals this week at the ECNL National Playoffs in San Diego, California. We wish these game changers and the rest of the players participating in the ECNL National Playoffs the best of luck!
For more information on the Gatorade Player of the Year program visit https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/ and follow the program using #GatoradePOY.
