The girls’ varsity soccer team is anticipating an exciting but challenging season. After the graduation of seven starting seniors last year, the team will have to train hard to prepare for tough league matches against St. Margaret’s and Crean Lutheran in order to achieve their goal of winning league.

“The main challenge that we as a team face this year is filling the crucial positions which were left by the seniors graduating,” junior Taylor Magliarditi said.

Despite losing those seniors, as well as a transfer, the team faces no shortage of promising talent—30 girls came out for the varsity team on the first day of tryouts and some joined the squad later after completing their fall sports season.

With only six returning seniors and two returning juniors, this year’s team is composed of primarily underclassmen. Hopefully, says Magliarditi, the loss of senior starters will “allow the underclassmen to really shine.”

In addition to the incoming talent, senior Maya Roston may prove to be one of the team’s key players this season. Roston was on the team her freshman and sophomore years but did not play last season due to an ACL injury.