With Nebraska girls soccer heading down its final stretch, we have decided to take a look at some of the season's top offensive performances in this week's Top 10.
Blair's Sami Murray edged Taylor McFalls of Bennington for the top spot in this week's Top 10 by scoring 15 points in a 10-0 shutout of Plattsmouth April 5. Murray scored seven goals and dished out an assist in the huge win. McFalls is nipping at her heels after she netted seven goals in a 15-0 triumph over Omaha North late in March to notch 14 points in one contest.
Emma Middleton of Platteview, Columbus Scotus' Emma Brezinski and Kierstynn Garner of Kearney all shared the No. 3 spot and round out this week's Top 5 after tallying 11 points in wins over Plattsmouth, Kearney Catholic and Grand Island respectively. They each scored five goals and were credited with an assist in those performances.
It should be noted that Brezinski, a 5-foot-3 freshman forward, landed in the Top 10 three times this week. Omaha Roncalli Catholic's Morgan Mancuso, the Cornhusker State's leading scorer with 47 points going into the weekend, tallied nine points in a contest twice and landed in the Top 10 for both performances. All together eight players had scored nine points or more in a single contest when we sifted through the statistics database Thursday evening.
As you browse through this week's Top 10, we introduce the athletes on the first line and list their stats as of Thursday evening on line two. Of course, the third line and beyond, is reserved for each soccer players' top performance(s) of the season.
Lauren Schmidt, Papillion-LaVista
File photo by Samuel Mfinanga
1. Sami Murray, Blair24 Points | 9 Goals | 6 Assists
Scored 15 points on 7 goals and 1 assist in a 10-0 win over Plattsmouth, April 5.
2. Taylor McFalls, Bennington23 Points | 10 Goals | 3 Assists
Scored 14 points on 7 goals in a 15-0 win over Omaha North, March 26.
3. Emma Middleton, Platteview (Springfield) 44 Points | 20 Goals | 4 Assists
Scored 11 points on 5 goals and 1 assist in an 8-1 win over Plattsmouth, March 24.
3. Emma Brezenski, Scotus (Columbus)44 Points | 19 Goals | 6 Assists
Scored 11 points on 5 goals and 1 assist in an 8-0 win over Kearney Catholic, April 12.
3. Kierstynn Garner, Kearney33 Points | 11 Goals | 11 Assists
Scored 11 points on 5 goals and 1 assist in a 9-1 win over Grand Island, April 19.
6. Emma Brezenski, Scotus44 Points | 19 Goals | 6 Assists
Scored 10 points on 3 goals and 4 assists in an 8-0 win over Columbus Lakeview, April 1.
6. Jocelyn Rodriguez, Bryan (Omaha)26 Points | 12 Goals | 2 Assists
Scored 10 points on 4 goals and 2 assists in an 8-0 win over Omaha North, April 14.
6. Lauren Schmidt, Papillion-LaVista (Papillion)24 Points | 10 Goals | 4 Assists
Scored 10 points on 4 goals and 2 assists in a 10-0 win over Omaha Benson, March 25.
9. Morgan Mancuso, Roncalli Catholic (Omaha)47 Points | 21 Goals | 5 Assists
Scored 9 points on 4 goals and 1 assist in an 8-0 win over Omaha Northwest, April 12.
9. Morgan Mancuso, Roncalli Catholic47 Points | 21 Goals | 5 Assists
Scored 9 points on 4 goals and 1 assist in an 8-0 win over South Sioux City, April 18.
9. Emma Brezenski, Scotus44 Points | 19 Goals | 6 Assists
Scored 9 points on 3 goals and 3 assists in a 10-0 win over Schuyler, April 21.
