Who are the top girls' soccer players in the country? ESPNU ranks the top 50:
| ESPN RISE Girls' Soccer Player Rankings | ||||||
| No. | Name | School | Club | Hometown | Position | College commitment |
| 1 | Amber Brooks | Pennington School (N.J.) | Arsenal World Class (N.J.) | New Hope, Pa. | D | North Carolina |
| 2 | Kristen Mewis | Whitman-Hanson Regional (Mass.) | Scorpion SC (Mass.) | Hanson, Mass. | MF | Boston College |
| 3 | Samantha Johnson | Highlands (Calif.) | Real So Cal (Calif.) | Parmdale, Calif. | F | USC |
| 4 | Julia Roberts | Urbana (Md.) | McLean Freedom (Va.) | Frederick, Md. | D | Virginia |
| 5 | Kim Castleberry | Prosper (Texas) | Dallas Texans (Texas) | McKinney, Texas | F | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Vicky DiMartino | Massapequa (N.Y.) | Albertson Fury (N.Y.) | Massapequa, N.Y. | F | Boston College |
| 7 | Courtney Verloo | Tualatin (Ore.) | South Side Strikers (Ore.) | Tualatin, Ore. | F | Stanford |
| 8 | Erika Tymrak | Edison Academic Center (Fla.) | IMG Soccer Academy (Fla.) | Bradenton, Fla. | MF | Florida |
| 9 | Olivia Klei | Foothill (Calif.) | Pleasanton Rage (Calif.) | Pleasaton, Calif. | MF | Santa Clara |
| 10 | Cloee Colohan | Clearfield (Utah) | Black Diamond SC (Utah) | West Point, Utah | D | Portland |
| 11 | Tani Costa | Kalani (Hawaii) | Leahi (Hawaii) | Honolulu | F | Penn State |
| 12 | Courtney Garcia | Esperanza (Calif.) | Slammers FC (Calif.) | Yorba Linda, Calif. | F | USC |
| 13 | Allie Vernon | Lockport Township (Ill.) | Ohio Elite (Ohio) | Homer Glen, Ill. | MF | Santa Clara |
| 14 | Alexa Gaul | Neuqua Valley (Ill.) | Eclipse Select (Ill.) | Naperville, Ill. | GK | Texas |
| 15 | Lauren Matheson | Mission Viejo (Calif.) | So Cal Bues (Calif.) | Mission Viejo, Calif. | MF | Santa Clara |
| 16 | Mariah Nogueira | Marina (Calif.) | Slammers FC (Calif.) | Westminster, Calif. | MF | Stanford |
| 17 | Zakiya Bywaters | Ranch (Nev.) | Slammers FC (Calif.) | Las Vegas | D | UCLA |
| 18 | Alev Kelter-Perusse | Chugiak (Alaska) | Alaska Rush (Alaska) | Eagle River, Ala. | MF | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Chelsea Cline | Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) | Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) | Des Moines, Iowa | MF | UCLA |
| 20 | Caroline Miller | Walter Johnson (Md.) | McLean Freedom (Va.) | Rockville, Md. | F | Virginia |
| 21 | Alyssa Rich | Milford (Ohio) | Ohio Elite (Ohio) | Cincinnati | F | North Carolina |
| 22 | Lindsi Lisonbee | Park City (Utah) | Black Diamond SC (Utah) | Park City, Utah | D | BYU |
| 23 | Alexandria Hampton | Piedmont (Okla.) | Edmond SC (Okla.) | Edmond, Okla. | MF | Oklahoma |
| 24 | Ahsha Smith | Skyline (Calif.) | Pleasanton Rage (Calif.) | Oakland, Calif. | F | UCLA |
| 25 | Holly King | Broad Run (Va.) | Loudoun SC (Va.) | Ashburn, Va. | MF | Florida |
| 26 | Nicole Lipp | Lake Forest (Ill.) | Eclipse Select (Ill.) | Lake Forest, Ill. | MF | Duke |
| 27 | Kylie Bono | Esperanza (Calif.) | Slammers FC (Calif.) | Yorba Linda, Calif. | D | Tennessee |
| 28 | Brianne Rodriguez | Waubonsie Valley (Ill.) | Eclipse Select (Ill.) | Aurora, Ill. | MF | West Virginia |
| 29 | Kayla Eckman | Freeport (Pa.) | Beadling SC (Pa.) | Freeport, Pa. | F | Ohio State |
| 30 | Sophie Campise | Ursuline (Texas) | Sting (Texas) | Dallas | MF | Texas |
| 31 | Taylor Vancil | St. Charles North (Ill.) | Eclipse Select (Ill.) | South Elgin, Ill. | GK | Louisville |
| 32 | Emily Huser | Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) | Shattuck-St. Mary's (Minn.) | Fort Wayne, Ind. | MF | Miami |
| 33 | Annick McBryar | Satellite (Fla.) | Space Coast United (Fla.) | Indiatlantic, Fla. | D | Florida |
| 34 | Alina Garciamendez | Ursuline (Texas) | Dallas Texans (Texas) | Fairview, Texas | MF | N/A |
| 35 | Rachel Quon | Lake Forest (Ill.) | Eclipse Select (Ill.) | Lake Forest, Ill. | D | Stanford |
| 36 | Jennifer Pettigrew | Kearney (N.J.) | Arsenal World Class (N.J.) | Kearny, N.J. | GK | Seton Hall |
| 37 | Caitlin Mooney | Edmond Santa Fe (Okla.) | Edmondson SC (Okla.) | Edmond, Okla. | F | Maryland |
| 38 | Maddie Fox | Leigh (Calif.) | Pleasanton Rage (Calif.) | San Jose, Calif. | GK | Notre Dame |
| 39 | Hannah Daly | Whittell (Nev.) | Sereno SC (Ariz.) | Stateline, Nev. | GK | North Carolina |
| 40 | Lucretia Lee | Cedar Park Christian (Wash.) | Crossfire (Wash.) | Bothell, Wash. | D | UCLA |
| 41 | Madlyn Evans | Abington (Pa.) | FC Bucks Vipers (Pa.) | North Hills, Pa. | MF | Penn State |
| 42 | Catherina Cabot | Torrey Pines (Calif.) | Surf (Calif.) | San Diego | D | Georgetown |
| 43 | Alexa Thompson | Southmoreland (Pa.) | Beadling SC (Pa.) | Scottdale, Pa. | F | Penn State |
| 44 | Danielle Hubka | Strongsville (Ohio) | Cleveland Internationals (Ohio) | Strongsville, Ohio | F | Maryland |
| 45 | Stephanie Carpenter | Our Lady of Mercy (N.J.) | Mount Laurel (N.J.) | Mays Landing, N.J. | D | West Virginia |
| 46 | Sara Keane | Bishop Eustace (N.J.) | Mount Laurel (N.J.) | Mount Laurel, N.J. | GK | West Virginia |
| 47 | Alex Crown | Lake Mary (Fla.) | Space Coast United (Fla.) | Lake Mary, Fla. | MF | Florida State* |
| 48 | Lindsay Dickerson | St. Francis (Calif.) | De Anza Force (Calif.) | Los Gatos, Calif. | GK | Stanford |
| 49 | Lauren Battung | Chaminade (Calif.) | Camarillo Eagles (Calif.) | Simi Valley, Calif. | F | California |
| 50 | Melanie Johnston | Chandler (Ariz.) | Sereno SC (Ariz.) | Mesa, Ariz. | MF | Washington State |
* Graduating early to be part of the 2009 recruiting class.
Sheldon Spencer is a senior editor of ESPNRISE.com.
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