All-Area girls soccer team,

MVP

AUDREY MARIN

Amity, F, Jr.

Stats: Finished with 13 goals and 13 assists for the Spartans. Has 41 goals and 36 assists over her first three seasons.

Honors: Three-time Register All-Area and coaches all-state selection. Two-time GameTimeCT all-state pick. SCC Division C Player of the Year and All-New England selection. Past two-time overall SCC Player of the Year.

Off the field: Vice president of the junior class student government, editor for the news section of the student newspaper, co-writer of a student body weekly newsletter and member of the Link Crew, a club to help acclimate freshmen to high school.

Up next: Has verbally committed to play at Dartmouth.

ELLA GUTH

Sacred Heart Academy, M, Jr.

Stats: Finished with 13 goals and eight assists for the Sharks.

Honors: All-SCC A Division and coaches all-state selection. All-SCC Second Team pick in 2019.

Off the field: Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, vice president of the school’s Spanish Club and member of the Key Club.

MOIRA KELLAHER

Gulford, M, Sr.

Stats: Finished with seven goals, including the deciding goal in overtime to help Guilford win the SCC Class B championship.

Honors: SCC Class B Player of the Year. SCC Most Outstanding Player of the Division B tournament. Coaches all-state pick.

Off the field: Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society, Volunteers for Unified Sports, Special Olympics, Student Senate and is a Pilgrim Fellowship leader.

ISABELLA PILATO

East Haven, M, Sr. Stats: Finished with six goals and six assists in nine games for the Yellowjackets. Completed career with 23 goals and 31 assists.

Honors: Four-year starter and two-yearcaptain was an AllSCC Class B and coaches all-state selection.

Off the field: High honors student, member of the National Honor Society, volunteers for Unified Sports.

CARLEY SCHMIDT

Morgan, F, Sr.

Stats: Three-year starter finished with eight goals and two assists for the Huskies. Completed career with 34 goals and 17 assists.

Honors: Two-time AllShoreline Conference First Team selection. All-Shoreline Second Team pick in 2018.

Off the field: Honor rolls student is a member of the school’s Dream Club and Environmental Club. Also runs indoor track and plays lacrosse.

Up next: Will play soccer at Eastern Connecticut State.

COLLEEN ARDOLINO

Foran, M, So.

Stats: Finished with six goals and four assists for the Lions. Has 17 career goals.

Honors: All-SCC Class C selection. All-SCC first team pick in 2019.

Off the field: Honor roll student, member of the American Sign Language Club, Key Club and the Race, Equity and Social Justice Committee. Recently volunteered at the Beardsley Zoo, painting sets for their Christmas display.

TAYLOR GAMBARDELLA

Guilford, D, Sr.

Stats: Tri-captain led a defense that posted nine shutouts en route to the SCC Division B tournament championship. Helped lead Guilford to both the SCC and Class L state championships in 2019 behind 15 shutouts overall.

Honors: Two-time AllSCC and coaches all-state selection.

Off the field: Honor roll student and member of the Spanish National Honor Society.

Up next: Will play at Marist.

KENDALL INFANTINO

Branford, D, Jr.

Stats: Center back led a defense that posted eight shutouts and allowed just seven goals, helping Branford advance to the SCC Division B tournament final, losing in overtime to Guilford.

Honors: All-SCC Division B and coaches all-state selection.

Off the field: Member of Best Buddies, Young Women and Excel Club.

KEDARJAH LEWIS

Haddam-Killingworth, F, Sr.

Stats: Finished with 12 goals and nine assists for the two-time Shoreline Conference tournament champions. Scored 19 goals in 2019.

Honors: Two-time AllArea and All-Shoreline Conference First Team selection. Coaches all-state pick.

Off the field: Member of both the International Club, where she is the president, and the Spirit Club. AllShoreline Conference Academic honors.

Up next: Will play soccer at Iona next season.

EMILY SANDIN

Shelton, D/M, Sr.

Stats: Three-year starter led a defense that allowed either zero or one goal in 10 games this season. Third in program history in steals. Also scored three goals for the Gaels, the SCC Division C champions. Free kick specialist.

Honors: All-SCC Class C selection.

Off the field: SCC All-Star Academic Team, member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Club. Also plays basketball and competes in outdoor track and field.

Up next: Likely headed to Indiana University to study nursing.

GABBY TIRADO

Cheshire, F, So.

Stats: Finished with 14 goals and three assists for the Rams, the SCC Class A tournament finalists.

Honors: Two-time All-Area pick. All-New England, All-SCC Class A and coaches all-state selection. All-SCC Division A Player of the Year.

Off the field: Member of the MultiCultural Awareness Club, Italian Club and volunteers at the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries

(soup kitchen). Also plays basketball.

MELINA FORD

Mercy, GK, So.

Stats: Posted eight shutouts for the Tigers, the Southern Connecticut Conference A Division regular-season and tournament champions. Allowed just five goals. Has 20 career shutouts.

Honors: SCC Division A selection.AllNew England selection. Class L all-state and GameTimeCT Second Team all-state pick.

Off the field: Volunteers in a youth soccer program.

NOELLE GARRETSON

Shelton, F, Sr.

Stats: Finished with 18 goals and five assists for the SCC Division C champions. Scored five goals in a game against Law. Finished career with 30 goals.

Honors: All-SCC Division C and coaches allstate selection.

Off the field: Community Service for the Boys and Girls Club of Shelton. Helped coach at the Shelton Youth Soccer Girls Summer Soccer Camp.

Up next: Will attend the University of Rhode Island.

SELENA IZZO

West Haven, M, Sr. Stats: Helped shore up a defense that posted seven shutouts for the Westies. Also had six goals and nine assists.

Honors: All-SCC Division C selection.

Off the field: Member of National Honor Society, Class Council, Students Against Destructive Decisions and also a Peer Advocate.

ELLIE PERGOLOTTI

Cheshire, F, Sr. Stats: Finished with 10 goals and nine assists for the Rams, the SCC Class A tournament finalists.

Honors: All-SCC Class A and coaches all-state selection.

Up next: Will plays soccer at West Virginia Wesleyan College next season.