Top 10 high school girls soccer players in Tucson history
The Arizona Interscholastics Association began sponsoring girls soccer in 1990. Ready or not, Salpointe Catholic went 21-0 and won it all.
It was a historic season for a historic team.
The ’90 and ’91 Lancers, who went a combined 41-1-1, produced three of the leading girls soccer players in Tucson history. To take it a step further, the ’90 and ’91 Lancers probably had the two best players in Tucson history and three of the first four.
Talk about a good start.
Kelly Walbert Cagle, Erin Fahey and Christine Keeley left Tucson to play college soccer because the UA’s women’s soccer program did not begin until 1994.
Walbert – now Cagle – went to Duke and became a consensus All-American and 1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
Fahey – now Emenalo – went to Portland and was a first-team All-American goalkeeper as the Pilots finished No. 2 in the NCAA.
Keeley initially went to Washington and then transferred to Arizona where she was the UA’s rst impact player, making the All-Pac-10 second team in 1994 and 1995.
Over the 28 years of organized high school soccer in Arizona, Tucson teams have won 19 state championships. The quality of girls soccer in Tucson has been manifest from the beginning. Here's the list:
1. Kelly Walbert, Salpointe
Before becoming a three-time All-American to Duke, Walbert scored 55 goals in her final two seasons for the Lancers. She later was the head coach at Virginia Tech. She was named one of the Top 10 Blue Devils, all sports, from 1990-99.
2. Erin Fahey, Salpointe
"She has no fear," Salpointe coach Julian Friend said in 1991 as Fahey became the top goalkeeper in Tucson history. At the University of Portland, she was fourth in the NCAA in fewest goals allowed per game (0.47) in 1955. She later coached at Utah and Virginia Tech and played professionally in Russia.
3. Mallory Miller, Salpointe
Not only was she the Star's player of the year twice, she became the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2005, leading Arizona to its lone conference championship. Her two state championship teams at Salpointe helped the Lancers fo 91-9-2 in Miller's varsity career.
4. Christine Keeley, Salpointe
Scoring 30 goals on Salpointe's 1992 state championship team, Keeley had 127 goals in her prep career before becoming one of the cornerstone players for the Arizona Wildcats.
9. Analisa Marquez, Salpointe
A three-time All Southern Arizona player, 2004-06, Marquez became a starter and team captain and MVP at Arizona. She then played professionally for the Boston Breakers, Atlanta Beat, and Buffalo Flash.
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The ’90 and ’91 Lancers, who went a combined 41-1-1, produced three of the leading girls soccer players in Tucson history. To take it a step further, the ’90 and ’91 Lancers probably had the two best players in Tucson history and three of the first four.
Talk about a good start.
Kelly Walbert Cagle, Erin Fahey and Christine Keeley left Tucson to play college soccer because the UA’s women’s soccer program did not begin until 1994.
Walbert – now Cagle – went to Duke and became a consensus All-American and 1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.
Fahey – now Emenalo – went to Portland and was a first-team All-American goalkeeper as the Pilots finished No. 2 in the NCAA.
Keeley initially went to Washington and then transferred to Arizona where she was the UA’s rst impact player, making the All-Pac-10 second team in 1994 and 1995.
Over the 28 years of organized high school soccer in Arizona, Tucson teams have won 19 state championships. The quality of girls soccer in Tucson has been manifest from the beginning. Here's the list:
1. Kelly Walbert, Salpointe
Before becoming a three-time All-American to Duke, Walbert scored 55 goals in her final two seasons for the Lancers. She later was the head coach at Virginia Tech. She was named one of the Top 10 Blue Devils, all sports, from 1990-99.
2. Erin Fahey, Salpointe
"She has no fear," Salpointe coach Julian Friend said in 1991 as Fahey became the top goalkeeper in Tucson history. At the University of Portland, she was fourth in the NCAA in fewest goals allowed per game (0.47) in 1955. She later coached at Utah and Virginia Tech and played professionally in Russia.
3. Mallory Miller, Salpointe
Not only was she the Star's player of the year twice, she became the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2005, leading Arizona to its lone conference championship. Her two state championship teams at Salpointe helped the Lancers fo 91-9-2 in Miller's varsity career.
4. Christine Keeley, Salpointe
Scoring 30 goals on Salpointe's 1992 state championship team, Keeley had 127 goals in her prep career before becoming one of the cornerstone players for the Arizona Wildcats.
9. Analisa Marquez, Salpointe
A three-time All Southern Arizona player, 2004-06, Marquez became a starter and team captain and MVP at Arizona. She then played professionally for the Boston Breakers, Atlanta Beat, and Buffalo Flash.
Read more.
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1545 E. Copper St.,
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 327-6581
Attendance: (520) 327-1990
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 327-6581
Attendance: (520) 327-1990
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