Here are the top 46 high school girls soccer players to watch in Wisconsin for the 2024 season
A new season of girls soccer kicked off Tuesday across Wisconsin, with several players of note to keep an eye on.
Here are the top 46 girls soccer players to watch for the 2024 season, in alphabetical order.
Erelyn Apel, sr., GK, Sauk Prairie
Apel was named honorable mention all-state as a junior by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association.
Hailey Batzner, sr., MF/F, Plymouth
Batzner, who scored 26 times last season to lead Plymouth, was honorable mention all-state.
Jenna Baumann, sr., MF, D.C. Everest
Baumann, a Wisconsin commit, missed all of last season with a torn ACL.
Sonoma Bever, jr., F, Madison Edgewood
Bever, honorable mention all-state as a sophomore, led Edgewood in scoring the past two seasons.
Jocelyn Blahnik, jr., GK, De Pere
Blahnik was an honorable mention all-state pick as a sophomore.
Hannah Bochler, sr., MF, Ashland
“Hannah is a key piece to our offensive unit. She can play any position in the midfield or up top,” Ashland coach Jonny BeBeau said of the returning honorable mention all-state pick. “I expect her to be clinical in front of net and create space for others as she draws attention from opposing defenders.“
Sydney Bollis, sr., D, Franklin
Bollis was an honorable mention all-state selection last season.
Anya Brenkman, jr., F, New Glarus (Sugar River)
Brenkman broke the school’s single-season record for goals scored with 38 and was honorable mention all-state.
Samantha Brown, sr., D, Kettle Moraine
Kettle Moraine coach Kaitlin Kapitan thinks highly of Brown’s defensive prowess. “Arguably the scariest center back in Wisconsin,” Kapitan said of the returning honorable mention all-state selection. “She is strong, aggressive, speedy, guaranteed to win almost every 1 vs. 1 battle and smart with her decisions once she wins the ball. She seems to have a magnet in her head attached to the ball.”
Audrey Burnell, sr., MF, Green Bay Notre Dame
Burnell tore her ACL in Notre Dame’s sectional final match last season but Notre Dame coach Nick Browne says the senior midfielder should be at full speed for her final campaign. “Audrey is a vocal player that has some of the best technical skills in our area,” Browne said. “She has lofty personal expectations for the year, but none higher than returning to state as she did her freshman and sophomore campaigns. This is going to be a huge year for Audrey, so excited to see what she does.”
Kalyssa Carter, so., F, Shoreland Lutheran
Carter scored a school-record 51 goals as a freshman and Shoreland Lutheran coach Matthew Grow says she has her eyes on playing high level soccer in college.
Meg Decker, jr., MF, The Prairie School
Decker was honorable mention all-state as a sophomore.
Cora Erickson, jr., F, Cedar Grove-Belgium
Cedar Grove-Belgium coach Zachary Garza has high expectations for the junior forward after leading the state in both goals (66) and points (150) last season. “We expect her to be amongst the top goal threats in the state again this season as she looks to continue to build and refine the arsenal of skills that make her such a lethal attacker,” Garza said.
Elise Freeman, sr., F, McFarland
Freeman was named honorable mention all-state last season.
Senah Hanes, sr., F, Kimberly
Hanes made honorable mention all-state her junior campaign.
Eiley Henderson, sr., MF/F, Kettle Moraine
The Illinois State commit was honorable mention all-state as a junior. “Her accolades are staggering, but who she is as a person is arguably more staggering,” Kapitan said. “She is one of a kind, a different breed. The level of intensity and work rate she plays at during the first minute of a game is the same as the 79th minute. She is unwavering, she is relentless and she is unbelievably difficult and dangerous for every team we play.”
Delaney Hoelker, sr., MF, Oregon
Hoelker is committed to NCAA Division I Temple.
Alexis Jamiola, sr., MF/D, New Berlin Eisenhower
The senior was honorable mention all-state last year.
Sophie Kasel, sr., D/MF, Middleton
Kasel was an honorable mention all-state pick as a junior.
Melina Knowles, sr., MF/F, Plymouth
Knowles is committed to play for NCAA Division I St. Thomas upon graduation.
Elyse Leinweber, sr., MF, Whitefish Bay
Leinweber earned honorable mention all-state honors a season ago.
Cassidy Lustig, sr., D, Ashland
BeBeau is equally high on Lustig, who was also honorable mention all-state. “I expect Cassidy to continue to be a rock at the center back position as well as a vocal leader as she helps us keep our shape. She is vital in getting us going offensively with her distribution out of the back and poses a threat from set pieces.”
Reese McCabe, so., GK, Oregon
Oregon coach Robert Nichols thinks McCabe is a terrific goalkeeper, coming off an honorable mention all-state season. “We expect her to keep us in every game and completely dominate her box,” Nichols said.
Emily McCarthy, sr., F, Kimberly
The senior forward was named second team all-state last season and will play in college at Marquette University.
Anya McKay, sr., D/F, Mount Horeb
McKay, a Nebraska commit, earned all-state honorable mention as a junior. “She has been a force and a difference maker for us her entire high school career,” said Mount Horeb coach Mark Newman. “We are going to ask a lot of her to be versatile and to be a leader who finds ways to make the game simple for her teammates.”
Talan Nobile, sr., D, Cedarburg
Cedarburg coach Robert Williams says the returning honorable mention all-state pick will be tasked with defending the opposition's best player.
Ella Opie, jr., MF, Pewaukee
Opie was named honorable mention all-state last season.
Ava Rizzitano, sr., MF/F, Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic
Rizzitano has her sights set on breaking the Kenosha St. Joseph all-time goal scoring record, which stands at 120 goals. “Her heart, leadership and drive is the lifeblood of this team and will dictate where we go as a team,” said Lancers coach Nick Anderson.
Grace Sandquist, jr., MF, D.C. Everest
Sandquist was honorable mention all-state as a sophomore and was the Wisconsin Valley Conference player of the year.
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Amelia Schuh, sr., F, De Pere
Schuh earned all-state honorable mention last season.
Ella Schutz, sr., MF, Baldwin-Woodville
Schutz was an honorable mention all-state selection as a junior.
Rowan Severson, sr., MF, Mount Horeb
Severson was named all-state honorable mention a season ago. “We have more attacking options on the team this year and Rowan will be expected to be a playmaker and continue to improve her decision making to put those players in goal scoring positions while continuing to score goals herself,” Newman said.
Clare Shea, jr., MF/F, Menomonee Falls
Shea was second team all-state as a sophomore.
Anna Sikorski, sr., F, Muskego
Sikorski was the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state player of the year as a junior and is the only returning player to be named first team all-state.
Sarah Stadler, sr., MF, New Berlin Eisenhower
The senior midfielder earned second team all-state honors last season.
Abbey Stanton, sr., F, Madison West
Stanton was second team all-state as a junior.
Katelyn Studebaker, sr., F, Oregon
A prolific scorer, Nichols sees plenty of goals in Studebaker’s future. “The expectation is her to be a menace in front of the goal with her head and her feet,” Nichols said of the all-state honorable mention pick.
Amaya Thesing, sr., MF/F, Onalaska
Thesing earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior.
Alyssa Thomas, sr., MF, Waunakee
The senior midfielder made second team all-state last season.
Claire Tracy, sr., MF, Brookfield Academy
Tracy is committed to playing for Rice collegiately and was honorable mention all-state last season. Brookfield Academy coach Lee Rogers praises Tracy’s ability to be a box-to-box player who also has been the team’s leading scorer in each of her three seasons despite playing in the midfield.
Kate Vanden Berg, jr., F, Cedarburg
Vanden Berg is committed to play for North Dakota State and Williams says she has great vision and the ability to take anyone on and finish.
Marissa VanDeiHei, jr., F, West De Pere
“Marissa has size, strength, an excellent soccer IQ but mostly she is adaptable, dangerous and isn’t afraid to attack regardless of where she plays,” said West De Pere coach Chad Johnson of last year’s honorable mention all-state pick.
Faith Walder, jr., F, West De Pere
Walder is coming off a season in which she was all-state honorable mention and Johnson said Walder will flat out tire defenders with her abilities.
Brylie Walos, jr., MF, Hartland Arrowhead
Walos earned all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore.
Addie Werth, sr., F, Oregon
Nichols said of the all-state honorable mention forward: “The expectation is her to own the wing and get us deep and put balls across the box or bury the ball in the goal.”
Ava Zarling, sr., F, Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Zarling earned all-state honorable mention honors as a junior.
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