2017 Desert Oasis Girls Soccer Capsule

DESERT OASIS

League: Class 4A Southwest

Head coach: Jared Ogden, second season

2016 record: 16-4-1 (10-1-1 Southwest, second)

Returning letter winners (starters): Ten (six)

Top athletes: F Miah Strellnauer (Sr.), F Ashley Wood (Sr.), MF Audrey Dunn (Jr.), D Adriana Gonzalez (Sr.), GK Samantha Gato (So.), GK Kelsey LeBoeuf (Sr.)

Outlook: Coming off a highly-successful regular season last year, the Diamondbacks return 10 letter winners, including some big weapons.

Strellnauer (22 goals, 12 assists), Wood (13 goals, 13 assists) and Dunn (1 goal, 10 assists) return to lead the offense. Gato (6 shutouts), LeBoeuf (3 shutouts) and Gonzalez are back to guide the defense.

“We hope to continue to play at the high level that we did last year,” Ogden said. “We are addressing the challenges that kept us from progressing further in the playoffs, and we hope to prove that we can be successful in postseason play.

“We have a strong group of returning players and some new talent that we are excited about.”