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Press-Gazette Media all-area girls soccer team

Scott Venci
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Green Bay Southwest's Paige Pierce (3) and Rhinelander's Kylie Preul (3) battle for the ball in the first half during Friday's Division 2 semifinal game in the WIAA state girls soccer tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee.

Forward

Alek Kleis, sr., De Pere: The player of the year in the Fox River Classic Conference. Led the Redbirds with 21 goals and 16 assists.

Anna Boyd, so., De Pere: A first-team pick in the FRCC and a big scoring option alongside Kleis. Scored 19 goals and added three assists.

Paige Pierce, jr., G.B. Southwest: Had a team-high 19 goals and seven assists and was a big reason why the Trojans made it to state for the first time since 2003.

Grace Shaw, fr., G.B. Notre Dame: Scored a team-high 23 goals and added nine assists. Helped lead the Tritons to the Division 3 championship game.

Alex Cording, sr., Marinette: The Bay Conference player of the year. Scored 41 goals, including five hat tricks.

Kim Wiley, sr., Kewaunee: The co-offensive player of the year in the Packerland.

Midfielder

Taylor Falck, sr., Wrightstown: The co-player of the year in the Packerland. Helped lead the Tigers to a perfect record in league play.

Danyell Steger, sr., De Pere: Scored four goals. A first-team pick in the FRCC.

Anne Fife, jr., G.B. Notre Dame: A first-team pick in the FRCC. Had seven goals and eight assists.

Monica Majeski, jr., G.B. Notre Dame: Scored 13 goals and had a team-high 12 assists. A first-team pick in the FRCC.

Kendra Jepson, sr., G.B. Preble: Had 10 goals and two assists. A first-team pick in the FRCC.

Lauren Krcma, jr., West De Pere: A first-team pick in the Bay. Scored four goals and had two assists in league play.

Defense

Claire Cuene, sr., Ashwaubenon: A first-team pick in the FRCC. Helped lead Ashwaubenon to a sectional semifinal.

Madi Larsen, sr., G.B. Notre Dame: Was the only senior on a young team that made it to the state tournament. The Tritons allowed just five goals in league play.

Sophia Sachs, sr., G.B. Preble: The defensive player of the year in the FRCC. She was so dominant that she shut down half the field, leaving the opposition to attempt to score elsewhere.

Asia Baran, sr., Pulaski: A first-team pick in the FRCC. The Red Raiders allowed just seven goals in league play, which was the second-stingiest in the 12-team league.

Goalie

Kelly Kent, sr., De Pere: The best goaltender in the area and a first-team pick in the FRCC. Allowed 0.48 goals per game and made 114 saves.

Kennedy Brault, sr., G.B. Preble: A second-team pick in the FRCC, turned in another strong season for the Hornets. Preble allowed the fourth-fewest goals in conference play.

Coach of the year

Tyler Thomas, G.B. Southwest: Guided a young Trojans team that had no senior starters to the program's first state title game. Southwest finished 14-10-4.

Honorable mention: Toni Champion, G.B. Southwest; Sykora John, Ashwaubenon; Anna Tristani, G.B. Notre Dame; Trudy Quidzinski, G.B. Notre Dame; Haley Vandenhouten, Pulaski; Skylar Prentice, Pulaski; Brooke Schauer, Pulaski; Bailey Lardinois, Pulaski; Kiana Fox, Bay Port; Sarah Miller, Bay Port; Lizzie Miller, De Pere; Tavia Anderson, G.B. Preble; Sarah Dickmann, Shawano; Asia Danforth, Seymour; Kelsey Kominowski, Seymour; Lydia Hillesheim, West De Pere: Kate Delcore, Luxemburg-Casco; Lily Killestad, Marinette; Tiffany Theunis, Wrightstown; Brittany Do-McKenzie, Wrightstown; Megan Stoneman, Sevastopol; Amanda LaLuzerne, Sturgeon Bay; Amanda Nennig, Wrightstown.