2017 Soccer Highlights
News
- St. Francis finished with a 15-5-4 overall record, losing to No. 14 Folsom in the Sac-Joaquin Section quarterfinals. The No-6 seeded Troubadours defeated No. 11 Modesto 3-0 in the opening round.
- St. Francis was 10-2-2- in Delta League play, finishing second overall in the team standings. Sophomore Janae DeFazio tied for the Delta League individual lead in goals with 16 and led the league in points.
- St. Francis defeated Christian Brothers in Holy Cup.
- Senior Ari Avila led the team with seven assists to rank third overall in the Delta League.
- The Troubies had four players selected to the All-Delta League team, including senior Savannah Tijerinno-Santos, senior Ari Avila, junior Allie Cloninger and freshman Grace Barger.
- St. Francis said good bye to seven seniors from the Class of 2017, including three who signed to continue their careers in college: Avila (Fresno Pacific), Darby Carrillo (CS-Monterey Bay) and Tijerino-Santos (American River CC)
Individual Awards
All-Delta League
- Savannah Tijerino-Santos
- Grace Barger
- Ari Avila
- Allie Cloninger
- Meridith Wong (Sportsmanship Award)
River Cats All-City
TBA
Varsity Team Awards
- Cornerstone Award – Grace Barger
- MVP Offense – Savannah Tijerino-Santos
- MVP Defense – Allie Cloninger
- Golden Boot – Allie Cloninger
JV Gold Soccer Awards
- Taylor Earle - Offensive MVP
- Jessica Brossart – Defensive MVP
- Sydney Galvan – Most Valuable Player
- Aliana Mayer - Coaches Award
JV Red Soccer Awards
- Sophia Casentini – Most Valuable Player
- Jahnavi Mehta – Offensive MVP
- Christina DeLeon – Defensive MVP
- Emma Daniels – Coaches Award