GIRLS TEAM CAPSULES
Following are capsule previews for Butler County girls lacrosse teams. If available, statistics included are from 2016.
Butler
Coach: Ashley Argyros
Last year: 11-5 (lost in WPIAL Division II quarterfinals)
Top Returning Players
Attack — Chloe Wertz (Jr.); Midfield — Sophie Roskovski (Jr.), Eliza Drohan (So.), Karolyn Miller (So.); Defense — Maggie Fugh (Jr.); Goalie — Carley Gesin (Jr.)
Seneca Valley
Coach: Katie Smolter
Last year: 4-12
Top Returning Players
Attack — Lauren Podolec (Sr.); Midfield — Karina Latsko (Sr., led team in scoring), Emily Meredith (So.), Madison Edkins (So.); Defense — Caroline Foley (Sr.); Goalie — Elizabeth Hanks (Sr.)
Mars
Coach: Cara Dumont
Last year: 15-4 (reached WPIAL Division II title game)
Dumont would not comment on any specific player, but did say, “The team graduated a lot from last year. Between freshmen and seniors in their first year, we have a lot of new players.”
Knoch
Coach: Nick Bouchat
Last year: 6-8-1
Top Returning Players
Midfield — Taylor Carr (Sr.), Brenna Moore (Sr.), Kennedy Eurich (So.); Defense — Megan Vettori (Sr.), Kailey Andrasko (Jr.), Morgan Sutton (So.); Goalie — Nicole Hartman (Jr.)
Freeport
Coach: Bob Conklin
Last year: 2-11
Top Returning Players
Attack — Chrissy Conklin (Sr.); Midfield — Kaeley Lentz (Sr.), Hannah Bowman (Sr.), Cameron Lindsay (Sr.)
Note: Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic coach Lexi Rzempoluch could not be reached for comment.