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PG 2008 Soccer Girls' Player of the Year Mallory Schaffer
Sunday, December 14, 2008

Hampton, midfielder, senior. ... Scored 18 goals and had five assists this season. Her 70 career goals is a Hampton record. A four-year starter and three-year all-state player, Schaffer will play at William & Mary.

The next 11: Girls' All-Area Team

Nicole Doria ... South Park, forward, senior. ... One of the WPIAL's best athletes, Doria also excels in basketball and softball. A four-year starter, she scored 30 goals and was named all-state this year.

Kayla Eckman ... Freeport, forward, senior. ... An Ohio State recruit, she scored 33 goals and had 25 assists. A four-year starter and three-year captain, she had 128 career goals, No. 1 all-time at Freeport.

Ali Forbrich ... Peters Township, forward, senior. ... Had 35 goals and 15 assists to elevate her career totals to 110-47. Will play at Dayton.

Samantha Kovarik ... Mt. Lebanon, midfielder, senior. ... A dominant attacker when she pushed up, Kovarik scored 17 goals and notched 18 assists. A four-year starter, she will play at Villanova.

Brittany Loveland ... Springdale, forward, junior. ... An all-state player for the WPIAL runners-up, she scored 37 goals and had eight assists. Notched 12 winning goals this season.

Ashley Magruda ... Belle Vernon, goalkeeper, senior. ... A four-year starter, she had 11 shutouts this season to give her 45 for her career. An all-state selection, she will play at West Virginia.

Jackie Molinda ... Mt. Lebanon, forward, senior. ... A Penn State recruit and four-year starter, Molinda scored 18 goals and had 16 assists for the Blue Devils, earning her all-state status.

Taylor Schram ... Canon-McMillan, forward, junior. ... Already the leading scorer in school history with 93 goals, Schram had 36 this year. A Penn State recruit, she had three five-goal games this season.

Cori Stark ... Belle Vernon, midfielder, senior. ... A four-year starter, she set school records in career goals (124) and assists (53). Scored 35 goals this season and was named all-WPIAL and all-state.

Aly Walker ... Upper St. Clair, defender, senior. ... A four-year starter who will play at Ohio State, she was the crux of a defense that had 11 shutouts.

Katie Wise ... Pine-Richland, defender, senior. ... A second-year all-state player, Wise was a four-year starter and pillar on defense. Is being recruited by Akron, Kent State, Saint Francis (Pa.), and Duquesne.

First published on December 14, 2008 at 12:00 am