AGR early season watchlist for Section V girls soccer: 144 of the top players

Shannon Koomen was one Webster Schroeder soccer player who received the coveted hard hat after an undefeated start to the 2023 season.

Koomen is a senior defender whose job was to mark one of Penfield's best players. The Warriors won 2-1 partly due to her effort on coach Kent Brown's backline, which returns a core that led to 13 shutouts and a 2022 Section V Class AA title. The hard hat is based off of Jon Gordon's book, "The Hard Hat: 21 Ways to be a Great Teammate."

"The hard had recognizes kids who play with the behaviors the book represents," Brown said.

Webster Schroeder's top players

Webster Schroeder will navigate this fall without perhaps the team's best scorer, senior Abby Herbst , who tore her ACL playing lacrosse in the spring.

"We're on a learning curve trying to make up the loss of Abby's goal-scoring, and her size, and corner kick opportunities," Brown said.

The Warriors have young players at forward, but senior Alyssa Doody is a "pace setter" in the midfield who changed the game when she moved inside against Penfield on Aug. 31. Sasha Zilist , another senior, is a "well composed" center midfielder who keeps the ball soft on her feet, has tremendous field vision and is a great leader. Leah Marcell is another midfielder who is a scoring threat.

Senior Ellie Ockrin replaces All-Greater Rochester goalkeeper Meg Fry. Ockrin played in front of Ockrin on defense last year, but she's playing goalie again for the first time since her freshman campaign. Ockrin even quarterbacked Schroeder's flag football team. She'll count on defenders Koomen and Maddie Peterson to keep the ball away.

"Ellie's just a good athlete who can react to what's going on around her," Brown said.

More: Section V girls soccer scores for 2023 season

Section V's top returning girls soccer players

This list is compiled of nominations from Section V coaches and returning AGR all-stars.

Isabelle Alexandre, Brighton

Emma Allen, Dansville

Eliza Almekinder, Naples

Macy Altamirano, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba

Samantha Bates, Holley

Reilly Batzold, North Rose-Wolcott

Polly Bay, Naples

Sierra Bianchi, Hilton: Sophomore goalkeeper.

Eliana Biehler, Fairport: Eighth grade midfielder.

Savanah Biehler, Fairport: Sophomore striker scored four goals in win over Brighton this season.

Breyanna Bishop, Caledonia-Mumford

Sydney Bond, York/Pavilion

Emma Brady, Holley

Abigail Britton, Lima Christian

Lana Burnett, Marcus Whitman

Cate Burns, Spencerport, GK

Caroline Capel, Geneseo

Chloe Cardone, Hilton: Senior defender.

Mia Ciadella, Hilton: Junior midfielder.

Sam Cipolla, Gates Chili

Ella Clark, Hilton: Senior forward.

Bella Condidorio, LeRoy

Marlena Correia, Mercy

Nyah Cruz, Gananda

Julia D’Anza, Mercy

Brooklynn D'Ovidio, Churchville-Chili: Junior midfielder.

Keira Dall, Mercy

Kelsey Davis, Keshequa

Reagan Diehl, Palmyra-Macedon

Gianna DiPiaza, Hilton: Senior defender/midfielder.

Alyssa Doody, Webster Schroeder

Haley Drake, Greece Athena: Freshman will play striker and attacking midfielder.

Danica Dresser, Hammondsport

Kyleigh Dudley, Honeoye Falls-Lima

Jadyn Falco, Greece Olympia

Sydney Fisher, Hilton: Junior midfielder.

Victoria Franklin, Letchworth

Allie Fredrickson, Finney

Hana Gill, Letchworth

Taryn Goodness, Pal-Mac

Parker Graham, Hornell

Ava Gray, Byron-Bergen

Mia Gray, Byron-Bergen

Mackenzie Hagen, Byron-Bergen

Rachel Hatch, Fillmore

Mallory Heise, Hilton: Junior defender.

Kayla Heister, Irondequoit

Anna Henner, Williamson

Makaylah Higgins, Warsaw

Olivia Hogan, Churchville-Chili: Senior defense/midfielder.

Hannalee Hotaling, Churchville-Chili: Senior defense/midfielder.

Sydney Howard, Wayne

Taylor Howard, Warsaw

Wrianna Hudson, Greece Athena: The reigning AGR Player of the Year registered 32 goals and seven assists in 2022, earning other accolades such as first team all-county, first team all-state and the Section V all-tournament team.

Madison Hughes, Dundee/Bradford

Zoey Humphrey, LeRoy

Piper Hyde, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba

Maya Ikewood, Palmyra-Macedon

Meghan Joerger, Pittsford Sutherland

Maddie Johnston, Bloomfield

Marcy Kast, Bloomfield

Grace Kearney, Northstar

Pauny Khounpachamsy, Brighton

Hannah Kline, Pal-Mac

Emma Klug, Churchville-Chili: Senior defender.

Shannon Koomen, Webster Schroeder

Mary Kwak, Livonia

Ella Lathrop, Gananda

Abby Laubenheimer, Warsaw

Lindsay Lenhard, Spencerport

Payton Malec, Canandaigua

Leah Marcel, Webster Schroeder

Alice Marchese, Penfield

Maddie Mark, Geneseo

Abbie Marotta, Marion

Amelia Maslyn, Midlakes

Autumn Mathison, Batavia Notre Dame

Holly McGinnis, Caledonia-Mumford

Mackenzie McLeod, Attica

Sienna Mekker, Wheatland-Chili

Kendall Mesh, Spencerport

Preslee Miller, Fillmore

Maihue Miranda-Wiltberger, Penn Yan

Isabella Mitrano, Mercy

Audrey Murray, Williamson

Caroline O’Gara, Bishop Kearney

Katie O’Gara, Bishop Kearney

Ellie Ockrin, Webster Schroeder

Annetta Owens, Letchworth

Emily Parker, Wheatland-Chili

Kendall Parker, Dundee/Bradford

Emerson Paull, Gananda

Ella Perkins, Greece Athena: Sophomore made second team all-county in 2022 and is Athena's "engine" who dictates most of the team's play.

Maddie Peterson, Webster Schroeder

Mackenzie Pickard, Wayland-Cohocton

Olivia Pilato, Hilton: Junior midfielder/forward.

Novalee Pocock, Byron-Bergen

Ava Quintern, Kendall

Kate Rayburn, Greece Athena: Junior captain is a central defender who had four assists during her first team all-county 2022 season.

Addison Rice, Wayne

Elaine Roach, Canisteo-Greenwood

Gianna Romano, Fairport: Senior defender.

Catherine Rogers, Webster Thomas

Hannah Roxstrom, Greece Olympia

Mary Kate Rudnicki, Fairport: Senior defender.

Grace Russell, Fillmore

Hope Russell, Fillmore

Julia Russo, Greece Athena: The junior captain made first team all-county and the Section V all-tournament team.

Caitlin Ryan, Oakfield-Alabama/Elba

Gianna Ryndock, Wayne

Jenna Santelli, Pal-Mac

Ava Schubert, Marion

Emma Sisson, Batavia Notre Dame

Keegan Smith, Haverling

Emma Starowitz, Byron-Bergen

Trinity Surowiec, Wayne

Adison Tally, Fairport: Sophomore goalkeeper.

Ellie Tangeman, Warsaw

Sarah Tawaf, Greece Olympia

Ava Thayer, Keshequa

Isabella Thom, Holley

Adelina Topovcic, Greece Odyssey

Alyssa Turner, Batavia

Megan Tyler, Dansville

Ekemini Udofa, Greece Odyssey

Maggie Vanderbilt, Avon

Kiara Vanderjagt, Finney

Anna Varland, Batavia

Peyton Verkey, Mynderse

Madison Vogler, Hilton: Sophomore forward.

Isabella Walsh, Batavia

Lili Weber, Geneseo

Julia Wilkins, Keshequa

Andrea Wilson, Fairport: Junior center midfielder registered two goals and an assist through the first three games this fall.

Chyene Whitcomb, Wheatland-Chili

Emily White, Honeoye Falls-Lima

Alivia Wolf, Holley

Zoey Wolf, Holley

Izabela Woloszuk, Honeoye Falls-Lima

Kaitlyn Wright, Geneva

Madison Wyskiel, Caledonia-Mumford

Ella Yartym, Haverling

Hailey Van Zeilen, Hilton: Senior forward.

Sasha Zillist, Webster Schroeder

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