Players That Impressed: Girls Academy 2026 Playoffs and Summer Showcase

The starting goalkeeper for STA 2012, Tishcho helped lead the team in the Girls Academy National Playoffs with some outstanding performances. She recorded a clean sheet and made multiple impact saves throughout the event, including key 1v1 stops and reaction saves, while demonstrating composure, brave positioning, and confident distribution against top national competition.

During GA National Playoffs in California, Camden was a standout for Tophat 11 Gold. She had 3 clean sheets across the 4 games played, only allowing 1 goal out of the 4 scored. Camden’s vocal leadership on the field, strong ball distribution, and reliability helped her team win all 4 games and punch their ticket to the Elite 8 in Virginia.

In the same week in which she announced her verbal commitment to UCLA for the Class of 2028, Galaxy SC 2010 goalkeeper Gabby Gjeldum delivered another rock solid effort between the posts in a series of high-stakes games. After a gritty 1-1 draw against Century United in the group stage opener, Gjeldum worked with her back line to secure 3 straight clean sheet victories as Galaxy SC 2010 book their trip to Richmond for the GA Finals.

Representing Century United 2010, Pons had an active role for her side over the course of some hard-fought postseason battles in Norco. The Class of 2028 forward created numerous scoring chances for herself and her teammates. She showed her goal-scoring prowess, timing her runs perfectly to stay onside and finishing with precision. Pons also demonstrated her dangerous high-press skills, intercepting passes deep in opposing territory. (WATCH)

Ramsi had an excellent showing at the recent Girls Academy Playoffs, scoring a pair of goals while bringing a lot of energy to the midfield. She’s a talented box-to-box midfielder with the ability to create opportunities for teammates. Most notable is her long ball, precision passing and clean tackles.

Kami Putnam stepped into the center back position for the first time and delivered a fearless defensive performance when her team needed her most. Her strong defensive stance, composure under pressure, and ability to read the game helped shut down multiple attacking opportunities throughout the matches.

Putnam consistently won key tackles and organized the back line with confidence beyond her experience at the position. She also showcased her vision and precision on set pieces, sending dangerous balls from nearly 40 yards out, directly onto the heads of her teammates in the box for multiple goals.

The Bowling Green State 2027 commit secured MVP honors after leading Tophat 07/08 Gold to the team’s 2nd Girls Academy National Championship. Gunn put on a masterclass on the defensive side, guiding Tophat to four consecutive clean sheet victories to reach the title match. Tophat limited a world-class Indy Premier attacking unit to a pair of scores, coming out on top 3-2 in an OT thriller, with Gunn scoring the game-winner on a big time header.

A member of Venezuela’s U-17 Women’s National Team and Abilene Christian University 2027 commit, Bovell showed her scoring prowess and playmaking skills during the postseason event. She set the tone for the tournament with a powerful, long-range strike during a 2-0 win over Lou Fusz SC, and she came through again with the opening goal in a 4-0 victory over New York SC in her team’s finale.

Soldano is an exciting prospect who has helped guide Tophat 2009 Gold to a pair of GA Champions Cup titles, and they’re now aiming for National Championship after booking a trip to Richmond for the GA Finals. The Class of 2027 Mizzou commit brought a ton of energy to the defense and to the offense, playing her part in a couple of clean sheets and delivering one of the grittiest goals of the tournament, going all out amid a crowded box to power home a header off a corner kick sent in by Britsol Kersh. (WATCH)

Iona College appears to have scored on a promising future goalkeeper in Cambelle Stallings from PA Classics. The Class of 2027 shot-stopper has excellent size and length, in addition to quick feet and impressive athleticism, making her a real asset between the posts. Stallings made one of the highlight saves of the tournament, with a full-extension diving stop on a PK. (WATCH)

Ayres proved that her defensive prowess coupled with accurate speed frustrated even the best of the best commits in the 2027 class. Defending against top players from NEFC, SoCal Red and even TopHat. Also, she played two other positions (outside back, forward) providing pivot scoring opportunities for her team.

Having reclassified to the Class of 2026, Kersh is set to join Notre Dame a year early, making this her final club soccer season with Tophat 09 Gold. Kersh’s performance on the field makes it clear that she’s ready to become an immediate difference-maker at the next level. Her free kick goal against Charlotte Independence is just one of many potential examples showing this, as her technical skills, power and precision sets her apart even against high-level youth competition. (WATCH)

This future Coastal Carolina goalkeeper showed out during her team’s National Championship run, earning U19 Golden Glove honors for her efforts. Utz worked with the Tophat 07/08 Gold back line to lock down 4 straight clean sheets on their way to the title match, and they limited a star-studded Indy Premier offense to only 2 goals in the Final.