STEPHANIE LATHROP, GLENELG

The prolific junior forward already has amassed a program-best 28 career goals — including the game-winner in last fall’s Class 2A final against Hereford — and is a threat to score every time she is around the ball.

PAYTON SCHENNING, MERCY

Despite missing 2020 because of the pandemic and all of last year with a knee injury, Schenning is “on a different level,” according to Mercy coach Doug Pryor. The senior UMBC commit is terrific on set pieces — something sorely lacking for the Magic last year — and adept at rocketing shots with either foot from the midfield or forward positions.

SABBA HAGHGOO, MCDONOGH

The uber-quick junior striker will be one of the Eagles’ go-to players as they seek more firepower to help compensate for the loss of 2021 VSN Player of the Year Kelsey Smith.

MEGHAN BERNETTI, ARCHBISHOP SPALDING

The determined senior center back was a force for the Cavaliers and unyielding on set pieces last fall. ”She’s soccer IQ-oriented and knows the right time to shield the ball with her body,” Spalding coach Ashly Kennedy said after a loss to McDonogh last fall in which Bernetti defended like a demon against a whopping 13 Eagle corner kicks.

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KAM WILLIAMS, PERRY HALL

Her 17 goals and 12 assists last fall included two helpers in the Baltimore County championship match, a 2-1 victory over Dulaney. Dangerous and determined, rival defenders would be well advised to be wary of the senior forward’s elite ability to strike quickly and often.

SHARI ATKINS, HEREFORD

After opting to play only for her club team in her first two years at Hereford, the Temple commit burst on the scene last season by scoring 21 goals and adding five assists. “Shari is one of the premier goal scorers in the area,” Hereford coach Brad Duvall said about the senior forward. “She’s dangerous anywhere around the 18 and really knows how to score.”

SINCLAIRE GREEN, MOUNT HEBRON

With size and speed in abundance, the junior forward scored game-winners in the Class 3A state semifinal and final rounds last fall to finish with 18 goals in a championship season.

SADIE WILKINSON, BROADNECK

Wilkinson notched 17 goals and 16 assists last year for a team that went undefeated until the Class 4A finale against Walt Whitman in which the senior forward/midfielder scored her team’s lone goal. “She’s very athletic and fast,” Broadneck coach Jon Camm said. “She’s tough for our opponents to deal with.”

KATHERINE KING, FALLSTON

First-year coach Jonathan Salbeck is ecstatic to have the versatile senior attacking midfielder, who tallied 14 goals and 31 assists last season, back in the fold for the defending Class 1A champs. “She can do everything well,” he said. “When we need a goal, we move her up front or she can possess the ball (in the midfield). Katherine is absolutely someone who can find the net.”

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TRICIA KOHLER, NOTRE DAME PREP

With a new coach (Cynthia Walsh) and high expectations, Kohler’s touch up top will be key for the Blazers to hold their own in the always-challenging IAAM A Conference. “She’s a hard worker and will find the back of the net often,” former NDP coach Val Teixeira said. “Her pace and work rate will always keep defenders on their toes.”

SYDNEY FEILER, MERCY

The senior Virginia Commonwealth University commit, in tandem with fellow standout midfielder Payton Schenning, should make a formidable package for Magic rivals to contend with this fall. Feiler scored 12 goals and added six assists last season while primarily playing outside back for Mercy coach Doug Pryor’s troops. “Syd is a very technical, great 1-vs.-1 player and can play anywhere on the field at a high level,” Pryor said. “She will be an excellent Division 1 player.”