Girls Soccer
2025 Season Review
After losing their two leading scorers to graduation, the Lady Royals were unsure of who would be leading the team offensively during the 2025 season. They were quick to find a number of new players that were able to spread the wealth, and the team truly worked together to earn each goal. Thirteen of the 18 players found the back of the net, and four players recorded five or more goals this season to go 11-7-2.
With it being such a young team, it took a few games for the team to find their footing though. But once they did, the Royals began to build their self-confidence. The conference win over Bishop Chatard was a pivotal confidence boost in the middle of the season. This was the first time in Coach Herschel’s nine years at Roncalli that RHS had beaten the Trojans. The icing on the cake was defeating Brebeuf Jesuit in penalty kicks to secure the conference title, the first-ever Circle City Conference Championship for Roncalli girls soccer in school history! From there, the team continued to play with confidence and began to grow more comfortable in each of their individual roles, which led them to their second sectional championship in two years.
Even with two championships this season, Coach Herschel shares that the following is one of things that brought her the most pride this season, “I think I am most proud of our Columbus North game. We came out flat the first half and trailed 4-1 at halftime. We rarely let in four goals in a game, let alone in one half. The girls could have hung their heads and given up, but they battled back. In the second half, they managed to put two goals in the back of the net and the game-tying goal hit off the left post with just seconds remaining on the clock. The resilience and grit that our players showed during the second half of that game was a powerful testament to their character.”
After another successful season, the following Royals walked away with some noteworthy recognition. All-Circle City Conference honors went to senior Becca Engel, sophomore Addie Gates and freshman Selah Roach. These three were also recognized as All-County, and joining them on that list was junior Demi Goss, and junior Lizzy Metzger was All-County Honorable Mention. Engel was named the ISCA Top Team Player, and Roach was named ISCA All-District 2nd Team. The following Royals were named ISCA Academic All-State: seniors Chelsy De La Cruz and Becca Engel and juniors Adriana Elisea, Demi Goss, Vivie Hayes, Annie Schoettle and Lala Schoettle.
End-of season Roncalli awards went to the following Royals:
MVP: Becca Engel
JV MVP: Junior Stella Asher
Mental Attitude Award: Senior Sammy Marten
JV Mental Attitude Award: Sophomore Macy Moran and Freshman Cami Prewitt
Leadership Award: Lala Schoettle
Sportsmanship Award: Chelsy De La Cruz