2017 Arbor View Girls Soccer Capsule

ARBOR VIEW

League: Class 4A Northwest

Head coach: Jay Howard, 13th season

2016 record: 20-1-2 (11-0-1 Northwest, first)

Returning letter winners (starters): Fifteen (eight)

Top athletes: F Deja Erickson (Sr.), GK Haylee Niemann (Sr.), MF Hannah Ferrara (Sr.), MF Allyssa Larkin (Sr.), D Neally Peters (Sr.)

Outlook: It’s getting more and more difficult to remember a time when the Aggies weren’t defending a state title.

Arbor View won its fifth consecutive large-school crown last year and returns 15 letter winners from that squad, including three of the top four scorers in Erickson (26 goals, 8 assists), Ferrara (18 goals, 18 assists) and Larkin (17 goals, 12 assists).

Niemann (11.5 shutouts) and Peters are back to guide the defense.

“We have to replace key positions that were lost to graduation,” said Howard. “We have strong senior leadership and hope to continue playing at a high level.”