Players To Watch: ECNL Girls Florida 2024 Spring National Event

The third ECNL Girls National Event of 2024, ECNL Florida, is taking place from March 1-3 in Lakewood Ranch, FL. (College Coaches)

ECNL Florida will feature 69 teams from across the league’s U16-U18/U19 age groups. To view the schedule for ECNL Florida, click here.

Ahead of the weekend’s action, here are some players to know from this year’s event. Players are listed according to their graduation year.

You can nominate also nominate a player who has stood out this season that will be attending the event through the following link.

2028

Karringtyn Wilder | Winger
Ohio Elite Soccer Academy 09 (OH)

Expertly marks attackers on the outside and uses her speed to win fifty-fifty duels, Wilder provides superb defensive work for Ohio. Thanks to her persistent work on the outside, OESA have won their first five matches in Ohio Valley play, allowing just two goals. In September of last year, she was selected to participate in the USYNT ID Center event in Nashville.

2027

Graduation: 2027

Leah Fernald

Midfielder

Virginia Development Academy (VDA)

ECNL Girls

Serving as VDA’s number seven, Fernald has been instrumental in opening up play along their right side throughout their Mid-Atlantic Conference run. Using her speed and tight ball control, she helped VDA get out of multiple difficult situations on their side of the pitch and help build the attack. Her work in the midfield helped VDA claim top honors at the Bethesda Premier Cup, which included a 1-0 win over Loudoun Soccer Club in the final.

Graduation: 2027

Elizabeth Rubin

Midfielder

Players Development Academy (PDA)

ECNL Girls

Protects the PDA defense by limiting opponent’s passing opportunities through the midfield. Rubin was integral to PDA’s run to the National Championship last summer, using her tactical awareness to make key interceptions and tackles through the center of the pitch. Rubin has earned three USYNT ID Center invites between 2022 and 2023 and also received a call-up last year to the USYNT East U-14 mini camp in Maryland.

Graduation: 2027

Emily Baird

Goalkeeper

Florida Premier FC

ECNL Girls

Blanked World Class FC (1-0) in Florida Premier’s third and final match at the ECNL Dallas event, capping a weekend in which she allowed two goals. The 2023 USYNT ID Center invitee has excellent vision and can pick out her teammates on either wing with a long throw or punt, stretching the opposition and giving her teammates space to work with. She just finished up a standout season for Alonso High School where she led the squad to a 12-3 record.

Graduation: 2027

Makena Lee

Forward

Players Development Academy (PDA)

ECNL Girls

Named to the Inter-AC All League Second Team for her standout season with the Baldwin School, Lee is looking to take the momentum she built and make an immediate impact with PDA. She scored 26 goals this past fall with Baldwin, using her explosive speed and hammer of a shot to dominate league play. With PDA, she plays as their number nine creating goal scoring opportunities anywhere on the pitch.

Graduation: 2027

Aubrey Malace

Defender

Virginia Development Academy (VDA)

ECNL Girls

Alongside her defensive linemates, Malace limited opponents to just eight goals in Mid-Atlantic Conference play this season. She is comfortable at playing both the outside back and center back positions, giving her coaching staff some much-needed flexibility throughout the season. She also has a strong awareness for her teammates needs are and can provide support in challenging situations.

Graduation: 2027

Deus Stanislaus

Midfielder

Players Development Academy (PDA)

ECNL Girls

Recently called up to the U-15 USWYNT, Stanislaus is a leader in the midfield for PDA. Her sense of timing was highly important in their run to last year’s National Championship, using her consistent ball control and pinpoint passing to slow down and speed up play. In the attacking third, she can even the smallest of spaces and exploit them, either laying a darting shot on target or laying a crisp pass for a surging teammate.

Graduation: 2027

Jordan Reigrod

Goalkeeper

Players Development Academy (PDA)

ECNL Girls

An integral part of Legacy’s path to last year’s National Championship, Reigrod will once again play a pivotal role in PDA’s ECNL ambitions. She came up with big saves atn the Dallas National Event to support Legacy in a successful showing. In addition to her work with PDA, she was also a member of the county and NJ state championship high school team at Rutgers Preparatory School in the fall

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Kaylei Chandler | Defender
Internationals SC 09 (OH)

Anchors an Internationals SC defense that has allowed just three goals in ECNL play this season, including shutouts over Indy Eleven Pro Academy (5-0) and FC Pride (6-0). Chandler can track back and use her technical savvy to get enough space to clear out any dangerous balls. For her strong defensive work, she received an invitation to participate in the U.S. Talent ID Center event in Pennsylvania this past fall.

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Emery Hill | Midfielder
Tennessee SC 09 (TN)

Coming off of a strong high school season in which she earned II-A All-District and All-Region Team honors with the Battle Ground Academy, Hill is looking to use the Florida event to prepare TSC for the spring season. Her passing and ability to drive at opponents was integral in TSC’s National Playoff run last season. She also has a knack for coming through in big moments, as evidenced by her goal in the Regional final this fall.

Region final goal and win! pic.twitter.com/CtGGiADxaI

— Emery Hill (@emery_h_09) October 20, 2023

2026

Graduation: 2026

Isabella Duenas

Midfielder

Florida Elite Soccer Academy

ECNL Girls

Serving as Beachside High School’s varsity captain for a second consecutive season, Duenas led the team to Florida Regional semifinals and a District Championship. For Florida Elite, her work in the midfield was key in their victories over La Roca FC (1-0) and Michigan Hawks FC (3-1) at the ECNL Florida Winter National Event.

Alexa Douglass | Defender
Real Colorado National 08 (CO)

Spearheads a Colorado defense that have conceded just nine goals in a strong Texas Conference. Under pressure, Douglass always seems calm and composed and can make the tough clearances to end attacking chances. She is also equally adept at maintaining Colorado’s shape, working with her teammates to build plays from the back. She was recently called up to the USWYNT U-16 training camp in California.

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Lauren Steinhauer | Goalkeeper
Wilmington Hammerheads 08 (NC)

Will be playing up with the 07 Hammerheads at this spring’s event. Earned six clean sheets across all ECNL competitions over the fall and winter for their 08s, using her expert diving ability to make difficult saves. Steinhauer also possesses excellent footwork and can hold her own against attackers in one-on-one situations. Thanks to her work between the posts, the 08s conceded just 15 goals in Mid-Atlantic Conference play.

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Sevilla Anderson | Goalkeeper
Internationals SC 07 (OH)

Ready to build on last-year’s success where she helped Internationals advance to the ECNL Playoffs semi-finals. A great communicator who sees the field well and minimizes opponents’ scoring opportunities by keeping her defense organized and matched up, she is also a skilled and athletic shot stopper. Her ability to play big in big games, showed last year conceding only one goal in three ECNL national events (TN, FL, PHX). In addition to her work on the pitch, she is also a wizard on the hard court having won two futsal National Championships.

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Lillian Osifodunrin | Defender
Real Colorado National 08 (CO)

Possesses a unique combination of mental, physical, and athletic abilities that extend beyond simply making tackles and clearing the ball from the back line. She remains calm and composed even when under pressure from some of the best attackers in her 08 age group. Real Colorado are a two-time ECNL National Semifinalist and will look to use their experience in the Sunshine state to prepare for the stretch run.

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Michaela ‘KK’ Panella | Defender-Midfielder
Western New York Flash 08 (NY)

Slotting in at either as a defender or in the midfield, Panella is a differencemaker for the Flash. Her ability to slow down the opposition, make a quick tackle or interception, and immediately start the counter-attack has been critical to New York’s success this season. She also possesses superior field vision and can pick out teammates on the wings with a long pass or cross. Panella was called up for USWYNT U-15 camp back in June.

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Lily Iozzia | Defender
Western New York Flash 08 (NY)

Spearheads a Flash defense that has already earned three shutouts early in their ECNL season. Quick with a clear and providing close, consistent marking Iozzia makes life difficult inside of the eighteen for the opposition’s attackers. Iozzia previously participated in USYNT ID Center camp in 2022.

2025

Graduation: 2025

Isabella Ventura

Midfielder

Florida West FC

ECNL Girls

Called up to the Dominican Republic’s under-20 National Team this past summer for CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying, Ventura scored two goals and tallied two assists while on international duty. As a junior for Archbishop McCarthy High School, she helped lead the team to a 5A District 15 Championship and a 16-2-3 record.

Riley Chapman | Defender
Florida Elite Soccer Academy 06 (FL)

Earned three shutouts at the ECNL Tennessee event in December, making multiple key clearances against Pride SC (1-0), Del Mar Sharks (0-0), and Pleasanton Rage (0-0). Playing primarily as a right outside back, Chapman can use her speed to open up play for Florida making small cuts against opponents that help transition the team to attacking posture. She is also an asset at stemming counter-attacking advances, tightly marking attackers and giving them little space to operate. She is coming off of a strong high school season for Duncan U Fletcher, where she played a key role in their run to the championship game match.