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All-MVC girls’ soccer 2022: Xavier’s Brielle Bastian, Linn-Mar’s Sofia Bush named players of the year
Cedar Rapids Jefferson staff earns Valley Division coach of the year award

Jun. 7, 2022 10:22 am, Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 2:00 pm
Xavier Saints Brielle Bastian (6) kicks the ball in attempt to get a goal, but misses in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Linn-Mar junior Sofia Bush and Cedar Rapids Xavier senior Brielle Bastian were honored as girls’ soccer athletes of the year Monday by the Mississippi Valley Conference.
Bush earned the Mississippi Division award after scoring 26 goals and contributing 15 assists for a Lions team that went 16-3 and won the division title with a 7-0 record.
Linn-Mar’s Sofia Bush (12) shields off defenders during the Little Hawks home girls soccer game against the Linn-Mar Lions on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Iowa City High in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)
Bastian led the Valley Division champion and Class 2A state semifinalist Saints (13-4, 6-0) with 37 goals while assisting on 13 others.
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Iowa City Liberty senior Sam Harvey (Mississippi Division) and Cedar Rapids Jefferson sophomore Madi Mercil (Valley Division) earned the MVC’s goalkeeper of the year honors.
MVC coaches of the year are Alex Pace of Cedar Falls (Mississippi) and Shalyn Larson and John O’Connor of Jefferson (Valley). The J-Hawks went 3-8 with a roster comprised mostly of freshmen and sophomores.
All-MVC Mississippi girls’ soccer first team
Sofia Bush, jr., Linn-Mar
Emma Friedman, soph., Linn-Mar
McKenna Friedman, fr., Linn-Mar
Katie Callahan, sr., Linn-Mar
Maclayne Menzel, soph., Iowa City High
Claire Brown, jr., Iowa City High
Ava Bell, soph., Iowa City High
Alena Litzel, sr., Cedar Falls
Ella Kemp, sr., Cedar Falls
Ella Ubben, soph., Cedar Falls
Grace Heddens, sr., Iowa City Liberty
Sam Harvey, sr., Iowa City Liberty
Reegan Hess, jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie
Liliana Marrero-O’Hea, jr., Dubuque Wahlert
Athlete of the Year — Sofia Bush, jr., Linn-Mar
Goalkeeper of the Year — Sam Harvey, sr., Iowa City Liberty
All-MVC Valley girls’ soccer first team
Brielle Bastian, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Mary Clare Bean, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Mary Kate Moeder, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Eden Campbell, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Jada Dachtler, sr., Iowa City West
Anna Verry, sr., Iowa City West
Maya Mozena, soph., Iowa City West
Kenadee Showalter, sr., Iowa City West
Cassie White, jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Janelle Minor, jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Amani Dorsey, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Elena Kapparos, soph., Dubuque Hempstead
Kaylee Herrig, sr., Dubuque Hempstead
Christina Egger, soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Athlete of the Year — Brielle Bastian, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Goalkeeper of the Year — Madi Mercil, soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson
All-MVC Mississippi girls’ soccer second team
Lauren Spaete, sr., Linn-Mar
Shelby Lake, soph., Linn-Mar
Abi Roberts, fr., Linn-Mar
Mia DePrenger, sr., Iowa City High
Sara Cassady, sr., Iowa City High
Morgan Turner, sr., Iowa City High
Sydney Herzmann, sr., Cedar Falls
Jillian Kellum, jr., Cedar Falls
Rilyn Breinholt, fr., Iowa City Liberty
Maya Marquardt, soph., Iowa City Liberty
Marisa Kelsey, sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie
Emma Meier, fr., Cedar Rapids Prairie
Ana Rivera, soph., Dubuque Wahlert
Faith Krapfl, sr., Western Dubuque
Anna Peckosh, sr., Cedar Rapids Washington
All-MVC Valley girls’ soccer second team
Jaleah Klein, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Alyssa McAleer, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Ellie Koechner, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Maria Trotta, soph., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Paz Martinez, fr., Iowa City West
Emma Potthoff, fr., Iowa City West
Serene Hamzeh, soph., Iowa City West
Amanda Williams, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Elizabeth Scherbring, soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Lydia Hefel, jr., Dubuque Hempstead
Maddy Bowers, jr., Dubuque Hempstead
Madi Mercil, soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Alyssa Patton, soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Fantu Andrews, jr., Dubuque Senior
Erica Congdon, soph., Waterloo Schools
All-MVC Mississippi girls’ soccer honorable mention
Cedar Rapids Washington — Ava Robinson, jr.; Sophie Beltz, fr.
Cedar Rapids Prairie — Carly Nolte, jr.; Ella Nove, soph.
Cedar Falls — Grace Fober, soph.; EmmaJean Roling, sr.
Iowa City High — Kelsey DiIanni, soph.; Aoife Boulter, soph.
Linn-Mar — Rylie Bucklin, soph.; Hayley Setrum, jr.
Dubuque Wahlert — Katie Cushman, sr.; Emma Donovan, jr.
Iowa City Liberty — Alessandra Carvalhaes, fr.; Bella Tafolla, soph.
Western Dubuque — Leah Digmann, sr.; Alyssa Lux, jr.
All-MVC Valley girls’ soccer honorable mention
Dubuque Hempstead — Audrey Hruska, soph.; Olivia Kennedy, soph.
Dubuque Senior — Leah Chandlee, soph.; Savannah Snyder, soph.
Iowa City West — Aly Skala, soph.; Mattie Harms, sr.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Megan Feldmann, sr.; Katherine Stone, jr.
Cedar Rapids Xavier — Lani Kunz, fr.; Aly Wiesenhofer, sr.
Waterloo Schools — Isabelle Stoffer, sr.; Twa Tan Da Ae, sr.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson — Jada Platt, sr.; Lily Ulrich, fr.
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