Most teams last week either completed their regular-season schedule or played their second to last match, meaning that slate determined some league titles and impacted playoff seeding. A number of players excelled in those pressurized games, producing for us nine candidates for Girls Soccer Player of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital.
The previous poll winners this season were Camryn Cassese (Eastchester), Olivia Mark (Walter Panas), Paige Neustadt (Scarsdale), Brooke Matarazzo (Tuckahoe), Bella Di Muccio (Albertus Magnus), Kayleigh Dolan (Mahopac) and Jordyn Lorenz (Ossining).
Read below about what the nominees accomplished last week, then cast your votes. The poll will be open until 3 p.m. Wednesday, and the winner will be featured
on the lohud sports social media accounts.
Alessandra Arciniegas, Clarkstown South
The senior anchored a defense that recorded shutout wins over Pearl River, Nyack and Tappan Zee last week, clinching the No. 1 seed entering the Class AA playoffs. Arciniegas also had a goal and an assist.
Isabella Carinci, Tuckahoe
She had two goals and two assists in the Tigers' 5-2 win over Valhalla, then assisted both goals in a 2-1 victory over Briarcliff.
Skylar Coyne, Irvington
She scored six goals in leading the Bulldogs to two wins last week.
Kylie Harm, North Rockland
She had two goals and an assist each in the Raiders' wins over Ketcham and New Rochelle last week.
Valentina Ivezaj, Mahopac
The midfielder contributed on both ends and was an offensive facilitator, helping lead the Wolf Pac through a week in which they went 3-0-1. She had three first-half assists in their 6-0 win over Walter Panas.
Abby Mattiello, John Jay-Cross River
She had eight assists last week, including five in the Wolves' 5-2 win over Horace Greeley on Thursday.
Gianna Pace, Lakeland
The senior scored three first-half goals in the Hornets' 4-0 win over Carmel, and she had a goal and an assist in their 3-0 win over Yorktown.
Samantha Schultz, Pleasantville
The sophomore racked up six goals and eight assists, leading the Panthers to three decisive wins last week.
Sage Wrzensinski, Hastings
The junior scored seven goals last week, including two each in a 2-0 win over Dobbs Ferry and a 2-1 victory over Blind Brook.
Stephen Haynes covers sports for The Journal News/lohud.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Vote for lohud Girls Soccer Player of the Week, presented by White Plains Hospital
