BUTLER TWP— A few years ago, they were two of the faces of the most successful run in the history of girls soccer at Butler High.

Now the clock is running on them.

Meghan Schnur and Annie Lowry, who rank among the top five all-time scorers at Butler, have one year of soccer eligibility remaining at the University of Connecticut and James Madison University, respectively.

Both have re-created the individual success they had in high school at the Division Icollegiate level.

Both are still looking for team championships.

"I had a dream freshman season,"Schnur said. "I made an impact individually, won some honors and we reached the national championship game.

"We still haven't won it. We haven't gotten back there. I want that championship and I've only got one more shot at getting it."

Schnur has done everything else at UConn. She was Big East Co-Freshman of the Year. She redshirted her sophomore year and was part of the U.S, under-19 team that won a bronze medal at the World Cup in Thailand.

She was Big East Midfielder of the Year last season and recently was named National Soccer Buzz second team all-American.

While Schnur has scored 49 career points at UConn, Lowry has scored 48 points at James Madison. Like her former Golden Tornado teammate, Lowry yearns for a team title.

James Madison suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to Old Dominion in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game last fall. Lowry recorded an assist, despite playing on a bad knee.

She injured her knee during the conference semifinals and recently had surgery — her second in 14 months.

"We've been so close,"Lowry said. "It was hard losing that game. I was out there playing, but I wasn't worth very much."

Neither of Lowry's knee operations were the result of wear and tear, though she has taken a physical pounding through the years as a tall forward.

"Both injuries were the result of a player driving right through my knee,"Lowry said, shrugging. "The good news is that I haven't missed much playing time. The first injury happened in our last game (of 2005)."

Like Schnur, Lowry has received all-conference honors in her collegiate career. She was named third team All-Mid-Atlantic Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association last month.

Schnur scored seven goals and 18 points for UConn last year. Lowry scored eight goals and 22 points for James Madison.

"I don't feel like I've truly played to my potential yet,"Schnur said. "Taking the year off to play on the national team was rough on my studies, but not on my soccer. It made me a better player.

"I know I'll be one of the leaders next fall. There's a lot I want to get done and a lot our team wants to get done."

Lowry's knee will be recovered in time for the spring season.

"Besides the injuries, I'm pretty pleased with how things have gone for me in college," she said. "We're hoping to win the conference championship and get to the NCAATournament next year."

Butler reached the PIAAchampionship game when Schnur was a junior and Lowry was a sophomore. The duo played during a stretch of four successive WPIALplayoff appearances, including a WPIALchampionship game appearance and the state finals berth.

Butler was 28-2-4 in section play over a three-year stretch with Schnur and Lowry in the lineup.

"We still talk about those times,"Schnur said. "Girls soccer was on top of the world at Butler then. It was so much fun."

Schnur scored 25 goals and had 23 assists her senior year. She had 55 goals and 110 points in her high school career.

Lowry scored 30 goals and had 12 assists in her senior year. She had 84 goals and 122 points in her high school career.

While Schnur will return to the New England Mutiny of the Women's Premier Soccer League this summer — where she was named MVP East of the WPSL— Lowry might not return to the Steel City Sparks.

The Sparks might not field a team this coming season.

"I may wind up playing with Meghan again,"Lowry said. "Maybe we can recapture some of that magic again. We kinda took it for granted when it happened in high school."