Katlyn Axenfeld

Reservoir, midfielder, junior

* Helped lead Gators to their first Howard County championship, trip to Class 3A state title game

* Scored four goals and added five assists in third year as starter

* Moved to center midfield from right side to spark the Gators' playoff run

* Strong two-way play helped Gators control ball

Madison Cyr

Winters Mill, forward, sophomore

* Scored Carroll County-high 14 goals to go with three assists in leading Falcons to their first Class 2A state title game

* Moved from midfield in fourth game and scored all three goals in 3-1 win over Middletown

* Scored four goals in postseason, including two tying goals and two game-winners

* Had fine first touch and uncanny knack to be in right place to finish off chances

Danielle DeLisle

Loch Raven, goalkeeper, senior

* Four-year starter and captain posted nine shutouts, including 1-0 win over Harford Tech to win Class 1A state title

* Recorded 158 saves while allowing just 14 goals in Raiders' 14-4-1 season

* Honor student maintains 4.0 grade-point average and plans to attend Virginia

* Also plays basketball and lacrosse

Samantha DeRoose

Mercy, defender, senior

* Central defender helped lead Mercy to IAAM A Conference title game

* Played first three years at center midfield before moving to defense to fill void in back line

* Combined poise, skills and vocal leadership to help Magic to six shutouts

* Scored Mercy's first goal of season in 3-1 win over Severn

Kirsten Frank

Archbishop Spalding, defender, senior

* Led top-ranked Cavaliers to second straight IAAM A Conference title

* Two-year captain, set to play at Ohio University, started every game but one in her career

* With her steady play in back, Cavaliers posted 15 shutouts and allowed just six goals all season

* Repeat first-team All-Metro selection

McKenzie Hannahs

Fallston, defender, senior

* Central defender and captain helped limit five playoff opponents to just two goals as Cougars captured Class 2A state championship

* Led by example with smart, hard-nosed play along with vocal leadership to keep defense organized

* Key contributor for two state championships last year for Fallston in basketball and lacrosse

* Will play lacrosse; undecided on a college

Lyndse Hokanson

South River, goalkeeper, senior

* Finished season with 11 shutouts and nine goals allowed in leading Seahawks to Class 4A state semifinals

* Captain shined in 2-1 overtime loss to Urbana in state semifinals, recording six saves

* Attended National Federation of State High School Associations Leadership Conference in summer

* Enabled defenders to regularly play balls back to her; finished with two assists

Courtney Hoyes

Archbishop Spalding, forward, senior

* Four-year varsity player finished with 16 goals and six assists this season

* Scored tying goal with six seconds left against John Carroll in MIAA A Conference semifinals and then game-winner in overtime

* Scored six game-winners

* Set to play lacrosse at Florida next year

Mel Lookingland

John Carroll, forward, senior

* Four-year starter set to play at St. Francis (Pa.)

* 12 goals and 10 assists accounted for half of Patriots' 44 goals this year

* Played defense, midfield and up front in career

* Had 35 career goals and 18 assists

Gabby Moreno

Severna Park, forward, sophomore

* Led Falcons in scoring with 11 goals and 10 assists

* Scored three goals each in consecutive games against North County and Old Mill

* Scored game-winner with eight minutes left in Falcons' 2-1 win over Anne Arundel County rival South River

* After starting in midfield last year, made smooth adjustment to forward

Maggie Morrison

Archbishop Spalding, forward, junior

* Cavaliers' go-to player on offense this season, with 18 goals and 10 assists

* Combined speed, skill and heavy shot as one of area's most difficult marks

* Scored six game-winning goals, one in Cavaliers' 2- 0 win over Mercy in IAAM A Conference title game

* Also guard-forward on basketball team

Kristen Schmidbauer

Glenelg, midfielder, senior

* Three-year starter finished with 16 goals and seven assists this season

* Member of two state and three regional championship teams

* Honor student is set to play at UNC-Greensboro next fall

* Closed out career as program's third-leading scorer with 27 goals and 15 assists

Ashley Spivey

McDonogh, forward, sophomore

* Led Eagles in scoring with 20 goals, 14 assists

* Has 45 goals and 26 assists in first two seasons

* Trained with U.S. Under-17 national team in summer

* Led club team to four straight State Cup titles