Lizzie Colson
Manchester Valley, forward, junior
* Finished with a Carroll County-high 24 goals and five assists to lead the No. 12 Mavericks (14-2-1) to a share of the county championship, the program's first
* With explosive speed and a knack for finishing, scored goals in 12 of 17 games and enjoyed multigoal efforts in nine of them
* Named Carroll County Times Player of the Year, and has 38 goals and 11 assists in three-year varsity career
Nia Elbeck
Howard, forward, senior
* Finished with 17 goals and six assists to lead the No. 6 Lions (12-5) to their first Class 4A state championship game
* Fast and skilled, scored game-winning goal in region title win over Catonsville and had one-goal, one-assist effort in 2-0 state semifinal win over South River
* Three-year varsity player has committed to play soccer at George Mason next year
Ashley Gabor
Notre Dame Prep, goalie, sophomore
* In first year as a starter, led Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference runner-up and No. 5 Blazers (13-3-1) with 12 shutouts and four goals allowed while averaging seven saves per game
* U.S. under-16 national pool player; dominated in 10 home games with a 9-0-1 mark and no goals allowed
* Saved three penalty kicks in semifinal shootout win over Archbishop Spalding; blanked No. 1 McDonogh in 100 minutes of regulation during title game
Alex Hamer
River Hill, forward, senior
* Four-year starter finished with 11 goals and 13 assists to help the No. 2 Hawks (17-2) win their third state crown in four years
* Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Linganore in the state title game after assisting on opening goal
* Chosen as Howard County's Player of the Year by county coaches, the Elon commit finished her career with 34 goals and 49 assists
Jessica Hopkins
River Hill, midfielder, junior
* Had breakthrough junior season, leading the state champion Hawks with 14 goals and 21 assists
* Finished with one goal and one assist in both the state semifinals and final, including semifinal winner in 2-1 comeback against Bel Air
* A state champion in each of her three seasons; enters her senior year with 23 goals and 37 assists
Anna Mitchell
Centennial, midfielder, senior
* Despite missing seven games with an ankle injury, finished with seven goals and nine assists to lead the No. 15 Eagles (12-5-1) to Class 3A East final
* Cleared to play in region title game against eventual state champion River Hill, returned to the field with 15 minutes left in regulation and made a positive contribution in overtime
* All-Metro second-team selection as a junior, finished four-year career with 33 goals and 34 assists
Kia Rankin
McDonogh, forward, junior
* A midfielder in her first two varsity seasons; move to forward proved beneficial as she finished with 25 goals and 17 assists for the No. 1 Eagles
* Scored four goals against perennial national power Pennington (N.J.) and against Mount de Sales
* North Carolina State commit scored the game-winning penalty kick in the shootout win over Notre Dame Prep for the IAAM A Conference crown
Marcela Robinson
McDonogh, defender-midfielder, senior
* Defensive midfielder triggered the Eagles build-up play with smart defense and smooth touch to get the ball forward
* Strong two-way player; was dominant in the air defensively and had three goals and nine assists on offense
* Four-year varsity player was part of three IAAM A titles and is committed to play at La Salle
Jamie Shiflett
Sparrows Point, forward, junior
* Clutch goal scorer finished with Baltimore County-high 31 goals to go with two assists in leading the No. 3 Pointers (16-1) to their first county championship and second straight Class 1A state crown
* Scored a goal in every game but one this season, with nine multigoal games, including hat tricks against Perry Hall and Dulaney
* Has 63 goals and 12 assists in three years; scored game-winning goals in county and state championship games
Andrea Sipos
Bel Air, goalie, junior
* Two-year starter went 16-2 with nine shutouts and saved 108 shots on goal (90 percent) to lead the No. 4 Bobcats to a second straight Class 3A state semifinals appearance
* Used smart positioning, reacted quickly and was a vocal leader
* Has 24 shutouts in two seasons for Bel Air after transferring from John Carroll as a sophomore
Hailey Small
Broadneck, defender, sophomore
* At left back, dominated her side of the field with fine instincts, skills and speed to match up with top forwards and help lead Bruins to an 11-4 season
* Also used at forward; created scoring chances during the flow of the game and with her long throw-ins and free kicks
* Finished with five goals and three assists; has eight goals and eight assists in two varsity seasons
Jenna Surdick
Arundel, defender, senior
* Repeat All-Metro first-team selection was backbone and leader of No. 13 Wildcats (12-4-1) defense at sweeper
* Anchored defense that posted 12 shutouts and limited opponents to eight goals for the entire season
* Four-year starter and Coastal Carolina commit also had five goals and six assists
Gaby Vincent
McDonogh, midfielder, senior
* Finished with eight goals and 10 assists to help the No. 1 Eagles to the IAAM A Conference championship and 15-0 season
* Brought stability and creativity to the middle with fine field sense and ball skills
* Two-year starter after transferring from Oakland Mills, committed to play at Louisville