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The Washington girls soccer team would like to take another big step forward in 2010.
Last year, the Lady Panthers went 7-8-3, a five-win improvement from the previous season.
Their 3-6-3 Mid-Illini Conference mark, good for fifth place, was a game better than ’08.
“We have a lot of players returning. They have a lot of good game experience,” second-year WCHS head coach William Hudson said. “I’m looking for that group to contribute a lot.”
He also pointed out the solid core of juniors and seniors and the maturity they possess.
After having four seniors last spring, Washington is up to nine this year.
“One year makes a huge difference,” Hudson said of the team. “They’ve really been working hard.”
In the senior class, defenders Moriah Peterson, Chelsea Chockley and Celeste Chockley and forward Rachel St. Clair are among the key returnees.
Peterson twice (’07, ’09) has been named second-team all-conference in girls soccer. As a junior, she was Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association honorable mention all-sectional.
Senior Jessica Auer again is listed as the goalkeeper.
Sophomores like Jesse Markas, Karlie Diveley, Zoe Volk and Adriana Mata all are expected to contribute.
The rest of the Washington roster includes: seniors — Raechel Overly, Alyssa Robison, Kirsten Tervo and Tabea Spahn; juniors — Amber Decker, Hannah Norris, Sarah Workman, Kaila Kwon, Kristara Dewitt and Chelsea Cox.
Sophomores — Anna Theime, Olivia Schoch and Haleigh Berryman; and freshmen — Devon McDaniel, Taylor Perrot and Dani Boley.
Schoch is the other keeper.
“We have a lot of interchangeable parts,” Hudson said. “I feel like we have a lot of options.”
Hudson is excited about the addition of the April 30-May 1 Moline Tournament, which not only will give the Lady Panthers additional competitive matches, but also showcase some of their top players for all-sectional and all-state consideration.
The overnight trip is another positive stride on the way to becoming an upper-level program.
“It’s all about moving the program forward and creating the best experience possible for the players,” Hudson said.
In the exchange with going to Moline, Geneseo no longer is on the Washington schedule.
Another area Hudson would like to see continued expansion is the number of players who elect to play collegiate soccer.
Among the ’09 athletes who chose that route was Shanley McGlaughlin, a first-team all-league and all-sectional performer.
Other seniors from a year ago were: Stephanie Johnson, Brittany Lawrence and Valerie Wetterauer.
Hudson views eight-time defending conference champion Morton and Pekin as the top-two teams. That is where they finished last year after going a combined 19-2-3.
“A lot of teams are fighting for that No. 3 spot,” Hudson said.
Dunlap and Metamora figure to join the Lady Panthers in the grouping in the middle of the M-I.
Hudson is satisfied with the direction Washington girls soccer is going.
“I think we’re on our way up,” he said.
The Lady Panthers season gets under way tomorrow at Princeton.
The Washington girls soccer team would like to take another big step forward in 2010.
Last year, the Lady Panthers went 7-8-3, a five-win improvement from the previous season.
Their 3-6-3 Mid-Illini Conference mark, good for fifth place, was a game better than ’08.
“We have a lot of players returning. They have a lot of good game experience,” second-year WCHS head coach William Hudson said. “I’m looking for that group to contribute a lot.”
He also pointed out the solid core of juniors and seniors and the maturity they possess.
After having four seniors last spring, Washington is up to nine this year.
“One year makes a huge difference,” Hudson said of the team. “They’ve really been working hard.”
In the senior class, defenders Moriah Peterson, Chelsea Chockley and Celeste Chockley and forward Rachel St. Clair are among the key returnees.
Peterson twice (’07, ’09) has been named second-team all-conference in girls soccer. As a junior, she was Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association honorable mention all-sectional.
Senior Jessica Auer again is listed as the goalkeeper.
Sophomores like Jesse Markas, Karlie Diveley, Zoe Volk and Adriana Mata all are expected to contribute.
The rest of the Washington roster includes: seniors — Raechel Overly, Alyssa Robison, Kirsten Tervo and Tabea Spahn; juniors — Amber Decker, Hannah Norris, Sarah Workman, Kaila Kwon, Kristara Dewitt and Chelsea Cox.
Sophomores — Anna Theime, Olivia Schoch and Haleigh Berryman; and freshmen — Devon McDaniel, Taylor Perrot and Dani Boley.
Schoch is the other keeper.
“We have a lot of interchangeable parts,” Hudson said. “I feel like we have a lot of options.”
Hudson is excited about the addition of the April 30-May 1 Moline Tournament, which not only will give the Lady Panthers additional competitive matches, but also showcase some of their top players for all-sectional and all-state consideration.
The overnight trip is another positive stride on the way to becoming an upper-level program.
“It’s all about moving the program forward and creating the best experience possible for the players,” Hudson said.
In the exchange with going to Moline, Geneseo no longer is on the Washington schedule.
Another area Hudson would like to see continued expansion is the number of players who elect to play collegiate soccer.
Among the ’09 athletes who chose that route was Shanley McGlaughlin, a first-team all-league and all-sectional performer.
Other seniors from a year ago were: Stephanie Johnson, Brittany Lawrence and Valerie Wetterauer.
Hudson views eight-time defending conference champion Morton and Pekin as the top-two teams. That is where they finished last year after going a combined 19-2-3.
“A lot of teams are fighting for that No. 3 spot,” Hudson said.
Dunlap and Metamora figure to join the Lady Panthers in the grouping in the middle of the M-I.
Hudson is satisfied with the direction Washington girls soccer is going.
“I think we’re on our way up,” he said.
The Lady Panthers season gets under way tomorrow at Princeton.
