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Girls Soccer: Top players to watch for the 2022-23 season

justin frommer, south bend tribune
·3 min read

The new high school athletics calendar is right around the corner and the girls soccer season around the South Bend area is shaking up to be another good one.

South Bend Saint Joseph, Mishawaka Marian, Penn and South Bend Adams are all expected to be contenders in the area.

Here are eight players to watch for this year's girls soccer season.

Ella Frick, South Bend Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph's Ella Frick shoots during the Marian vs. Saint Joesph girls soccer match Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 at the Northfield Athletic Complex in South Bend.
Saint Joseph's Ella Frick shoots during the Marian vs. Saint Joesph girls soccer match Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 at the Northfield Athletic Complex in South Bend.

Last year's co-Northern Indiana Conference MVP was as dominant as anyone in the South Bend area, scoring 29 goals and adding 10 assists in 20 games. That is more than double the amount of goals Frick scored in her first two seasons combined. Frick scored in 16 of Saint Joe's games, recording four hat tricks against Elkhart Central, Penn, Glenn and Mishawaka.

Teagan Montague, Mishawaka Marian

Marian's Teagan Montague, right, shown here on Sept. 28, 2021 against Saint Joseph.
Marian's Teagan Montague, right, shown here on Sept. 28, 2021 against Saint Joseph.

Montague scored her first three career goals this past season, coming in games against Trinity, La Lumiere and Plymouth. Montague will be one of Marian's team leaders as it tries to get back to the 2A state title game this fall. Montague was an All-NIC East-West Division pick after last season.

Mia Veldman, Mishawaka Marian

The incoming junior only scored three goals last season after her 14 during her freshman year. Veldman added six assists, including three in a 6-0 win over Fort Wayne Canterbury. Veldman was also an All-NIC East-West Division pick.

Payton Hull, South Bend Saint Joseph

Hull had a stellar junior season in the net for Saint Joe last year. She played in 20 games, only allowing nine goals, less than a goal a game and recording 84 total saves.  Hull also scored one goal in a 10-1 win over Mishawaka. Hull was an All-NIC East-West Division.

Miriam Iturriaga, Goshen

Iturriaga doubled her production from her sophomore to junior season at Goshen. She went from seven goals to 13 and from two assists to four. Iturriaga led the Redhawks in goals.

Haley Brenner, South Bend Adams

Adams’ Haley Brenner and Mishawaka’s Frances Parks fight for a loose ball during a sectional soccer game at Jackson Middle School last year.
Adams’ Haley Brenner and Mishawaka’s Frances Parks fight for a loose ball during a sectional soccer game at Jackson Middle School last year.

Brenner was one of Adams' most reliable defenders last season. Though she didn't record any goals or assists, Brenner tallied 69 steals, including 14 against LaVille and 11 against Plymouth and Penn. Brenner was also selected as an East-West Division honorable mention.

Eliana Lang, Glenn

Lang continued to be one of Glenn's most prolific scorers. She bumped up her goals from 11 as a freshman to 13 as a sophomore. Lang also added six assists. She recorded four multi-goal games including a hat trick in a 7-0 win over New Prairie. Lang was selected as an All-NIC North-South Division player.

Arianna Topping, NorthWood

Topping was stellar in her junior season for the Panthers. She scored 12 goals in 16 games and added five assists. Topping recorded three multi-goal games, scoring twice against Jimtown, Oregon-Davis and Wawasee.

Other names to watch:

Savannah Tulley, Elkhart

Sydney Szklarek, Penn

Zeta Nunemaker, Bremen

Catelyn Naragon, New Prairie

Kamille Liddell, South Bend Riley

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Who are South Bend's top preps soccer players? Here is a handful