CLASS 5A
 
At Stryker Complex, Wichita
 

 
BISHOP CARROLL

Coach: Greg Rauch

Record: 18-0-0

Regional results: beat Newton, 8-0; beat Salina South, 7-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Maize South (16-2-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Leah Henke, sr., F; Avery McCorry, jr., F;; Darby Howard, sr., F; Itzelle Lumbreras, jr., Mid; Andrea Vielmas, fr., Mid; Liza Dugan, jr., OB; Madeline Weed, so., CB.

Worth noting: Carroll has reached the state semifinals 11 times in the past 13 seasons and 12 times overall. … Golden Eagles finished as state runner-sup in 2023 to St. Thomas Aquinas. … Carroll owns overtime victory over Aquinas this season and also has wins over fellow 5A quarterfinalists Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Maize South and 6A quarterfinalist Maize. … Golden Eagles won sixth straight Greater Wichita Athletic League title, the last five all undefeated league seasons. … Carroll looking to enter state semifinals undefeated for second time in program history, the other coming in 2011. … Carroll has outscored opponents 115-7 this season and has shutouts in 15 of 18 games. … Henke has scored 27 goals this year to become the program’s all-time leading goal scorer. … She also has 16 assists and is third in career assists. … McCorry has 18 goals and 13 assists and Howard has 15 goals and 9 assists. … Howard is closing in on becoming third-all-time goal scorer for program. … Vielmas has 11 goals and 15 assists and Dugan has 10 goals and 10 assists.
 

DE SOTO

Coach: Jesse Smith

Record: 16-2-0

Regional results: beat Piper, 8-0; beat Spring Hill, 5-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Seaman (13-5-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Colbie Warne, fr, F; Sydney Coffman, sr., Mid; Sydney Cinotto, jr. Mid; Ellie Gress, jr., Mid; Kennadi Fuhrman, Def; Ellie Upp, jr., Mid; Emily Morris, sr., F.

Worth noting: Regional championship was seventh for the Wildcats. … De Soto has made three trips to state semifinals with best state finish coming in 2013 when Wildcats finished third. … Wildcats have won five of six United Kansas Conference titles, going undefeated in conference play this year. … Wildcats outscored league foes 62-5 with only close call coming against quarterfinal foe Seaman, a 4-3 win on April 17. … De Soto has seven league titles overall in program history. … Wildcats tied team record with 13 shutouts this season. … Wildcats’ 107 goals are second-most in program history. … Warne set a school single-season goals record with 44 as a freshman. … Coffman, the 2024 UKC player of the year, has added 31 goals, which is third-best in a single season for the Wildcats. … Cinotto has 5 goals and 5 assists and Gress has 6 goals and 8 assists. … Morris has added 7 goals and Upp has 5 goals and 8 assists. … Fuhrman leads the defense and has also added 3 goals. … Smith is 171-77-11 in his 15-year tenure.
 

EISENHOWER

Coach: Roger Downing

Record: 18-0-0

Regional results: beat Topeka West, 8-0; beat Hays, 4-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (13-5-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Jules Elliot, so., GK; Ava McAninch, sr., Def; Chloe Smith, jr., Mid; Kaleigh Shamburger, so., Mid; Reese Nusser, so., Mid; Mackenzie Jordan, sr., F; Reagan Best, jr., F.

Worth noting: Tigers one of two unbeatens in state along with fellow 5A quarterfinalist Bishop Carroll. … Tigers finished third at state in 2022. … Eisenhower won the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail II title. … Season record is best in school history for either girls or boys program. … Tigers beat fellow 5A quarterfinalist Maize South 2-1 to start the season and also have wins over 6A quarterfinalist Maize (1-0) and 4-1A quarterfinalist Rose Hill (4-0 and 5-0). … Tigers have shutout 14 of 18 opponents and have allowed just five goals all season. … Elliot has the shutouts in goal and has a 0.31 goals allowed average. … Jordan leads team with 18 goals while Smith and Best each have 15. … Jordan also has 19 assists, sharing team lead with Shamburger. … Best has 12 assists. … Shamburger has 10 goals and Nusser has 9 goals and 9 assists.
 

KAPAUN MT. CARMEL

Coach: Anthony Cantele

Record: 13-5-0

Regional results: beat Andover, 3-2; beat Andover Central, 4-2.

State quarterfinal: at Eisenhower (18-0-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Sara Claire Michaelis, so.; Maddy Spiers, sr.; Heide Bartel, sr.; Annabelle Schaefer, jr.; Stella Fury, so.; Rilynn Simmons, so.

Worth noting: Crusaders making first state quarterfinal appearance since 2018. … Kapaun has 10 trips to state semifinals. … Crusaders handed Class 4-1A top seed Wichita Trinity Academy its first loss of the season on May 6, a 3-1 win. … Four of five losses have come to state-qualifying teams – 6A Washburn Rural and fellow 5A quarterfinalists St. Thomas Aquinas (1-0 in OT), Bishop Carroll (5-1) and Maize South (3-2). … Michaelis leads team with 30 goals and 12 assists. Spiers has added 17 goals and 6 assists. … Bartel and Schaefer lead the defense.
 

MAIZE SOUTH

Coach: Rey Ramirez

Record: 16-2-0

Regional results: beat Arkansas City, 12-0; beat Hutchinson, 8-0.

State quarterfinal: at Bishop Carroll (18-0-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Avery Fellows, jr., Mid; Caroline Giroux, jr., Def; Genevieve LaMarche, sr., F; Hadley Ostrander, sr., GK; Sydney Stehm, sr., F.

Worth noting: Mavericks have placed fourth at state each of the past four seasons. … Mavericks have a combined 70-9-2 mark in Ramirez’s four years as head coach. … LaMarche, a North Dakota State commit, leads team with 34 goals and 14 assists. ... Ostrander, a Fort Hays State signee, has made 60 saves and allowed 17 goals. ... Stehm has scored 25 goals with 5 assists. ... Fellows has 7 goals and 12 assists. ... Mavericks were Ark Valley Chisholm Trail I League champions, going unbeaten in league play with 4-0 win over Derby in regular-season finale. … Only losses came to 5A undefeated quarterfinalists Eisenhower, 2-1 in the season opener, and Bishop Carroll, 2-0 in late April. ... Rallied from 2-goal deficit to defeat 6A quarterfinalist Maize 3-2.
 

SEAMAN

Coach: Kyle Seevers

Record: 13-5-0

Regional results: beat Highland Park, 11-0; beat Basehor-Linwood, 8-0.

State quarterfinal: at De Soto (16-2-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Maegan Mills, sr., GK; Anna Becker, sr., Mid; Ava Golightley, jr., FD; Savannah Nelson, jr. F; Maya Martin, jr., Mid; Ryin Miller, jr., F.

Worth noting: Trip to state quarterfinals is second straight for Vikings after a seven-year drought. … Vikings finished as United Kansas Conference runners-up to quarterfinal foe De Soto, which took a 4-3 win over the Vikings. … Seever in second year as head coach after being an assistant since 2016. … Mills has 10 shutouts and 78 saves. … Golightley leads team with 17 goals while Nelson has 15 and Miller has 14. … Miller is also the top distance runner in the state. … Becker has 12 goals and 12 assists. … Golightley and Nelson each have 7 assits while Martin has 8 and Miller 6. … Martin has 7 goals. … Two more of Vikings’ losses came to 6A quarterfinalists Blue Valley North and Washburn Rural. … Seaman has wins over 6A quarterfinalist Topeka High and 4A quarterfinalist Hayden.
 

ST. JAMES ACADEMY

Coach: Mark Twellman

Record: 17-1-0

Regional results: beat Lansing, 9-0; beat Shawnee Heights, 5-0.

State quarterfinal: vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (11-6-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Alexa Aylward, jr., F; Kambree Duker, jr., Def; Coryn Jespersen, sr., Mid; Avery Rasmussen, sr., Def/Mid; Emma Smith, jr., GK.

Worth noting: Thunder have finished top three at state five times since 2008 with four state championships in that span – 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2019. … Thunder took third in 2023. … Thunder captured first-ever Eastern Kansas League title, going undefeated in the ultra-tough league and handing 6A No. 1 seed Blue Valley North its only loss to a Kansas team. … Only loss for Thunder came to 6A quarterfinalist Washburn Rural, 3-1 in early May. … In addition to league wins, including wins of quarterfinalists Blue Valley, Blue Valley North, St. Thomas Aquinas and Bishop Miege and all three of Kansas 2024 state champions (Blue Valley West, Aquinas, Miege), Thunder also beat Missouri Class 2A Notre Dame de Sion. … Record is best in program’s 20-year history and Thunder finished regular season ranked No. 3 in the country by the United Soccer Coaches. … Aylward, a Drake commit, leads team with 23 goals. … Duker, an Air Force commit has helped the Thunder to 12 shutouts. … Jespersen has 20 assists and 7 goals. … Rasmussen, a Kansas commit, has 11 assists and 4 goals. … Smith has played every minute in goal and has 42 saves and a 0.556 goal allowed average.
 

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Coach: Dan Brown

Record: 11-6-0

Regional results: beat Sumner Academy, 8-0.

State quarterfinal: at St. James Academy (17-1-0), 6 p.m. Monday.

Key players: Brooklyn Marn, sr., F; Anisten Cabantac, sr. Mid; Kennedy Miller, jr., Def; Angelina Dicola, so., F; Adelynn Forge, fr., GK.

Worth noting: Aquinas has 20 state championships, four runner-up finishes and a third-place showing in program history, making it the most successful girls’ program in state history. … Saints are four-time defending champions, beating Blue Valley Southwest 5-0 in last year’s championship match to cap a 19-1-0 season. …  Saints also won seven straight crowns from 2010-16. … Saints have 24 state semifinals appearances overall and have won 23 straight regional championships, beating undefeated Sumner Academy in this year’s regional title match. … Current four-match winning streak is longest of the season as Saints have suffered twice as many losses this season (6) than last three years combined (3). … Four of six losses came to state quarterfinalists and another came to an out-of-state school. … Saints have played three overtime games, going 1-2 in those contests, including 5-4 OT loss to undefeated 5A quarterfinalist Bishop Carroll. … Saints beat fellow 5A quarterfinalist Kapaun Mt. Carmel 1-0 in OT. … Marn has 23 goals and 6 assists. … Dicola has 10 goals. … Cabantac has 16 assists and 5 goals. … Miller has 6 assists and 4 goals. … Forge has 100 saves and recorded 5 shutouts.