ECNL Girls sees 25 athletes honored as Gatorade Players of the Year

RICHMOND, VA – ECNL Girls announced that 25 players have been selected as 2020-21 Gatorade State High School Players of the Year, including California’s Alyssa Thompson (Real So Cal), who was named the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year.

Started in 1985, Gatorade established the recognition to recognize the nation’s most outstanding high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.

“Congratulations to every athlete named as a Gatorade State High School Player of the Year for their respective states, and to Alyssa for garnering the national honor,” said ECNL Girls Commissioner Jen Winnagle. “Thank you for being role models both on and off the field. We could not be prouder of this milestone and are excited to see each athlete continue their success in the future.”

The following ECNL Girls players received the 2020-21 honors from Gatorade:

State	Player	Club
Alabama	Haley Duca	Alabama FC
Arizona	Maggie Cagle	Phoenix Rising
California	Alyssa Thompson	Real So Cal
DC	Zoe Vidaurre	Maryland United
Florida	Mia Asenjo	Florida Krush
Georgia	Henley Tippins	Concorde Fire Platinum
Idaho	Kelsey Oyler	Boise Thorns
Indiana	Quincy McMahon	Indiana Fire Juniors
Maine	Maggie Cochran	FC Stars
Maryland	Payton Patrick	Pipeline SC
Massachusetts	Ariana Benzanson	FC Stars
Minnesota	Khyah Harper	Minnesota Thunder
Mississippi	Kate Smith	Alabama FC
Missouri	Rylee Howard	St. Louis Scott Gallagher
New Hampshire	Ella Fraser	FC Stars
New Jersey	Emily Mason	PDA
New York	Shae O’Rourke	WNY Flash
North Carolina	Asha Means	Charlotte SA
Ohio	Taylor Huff	Internationals
Oklahoma	Makenzie Malham	Tulsa SC
Oregon	Abi Hoffman	Crossfire United
South Carolina	Alaire Hodge	South Carolina United
Tennessee	Caroline Betts	Tennessee SC
Washington	Layne St. George	Seattle United
Wisconsin	Maggie Starker	FC Wisconsin