“Hey, wait,” you may be thinking as you read the red type below. “Didn’t you just write about Caroline Ling breaking the record for career goals in a four-year career?” Yep, true. But note that we always do Statwatch as of games the previous Wednesday. Still, it doesn’t prevent us from extolling the virtues of the Rutgers-bound senior attacking midfielder.
Ling and her Springboro (Ohio) teammates would have to have a magical run through the state tournament for her to attain the all-time lead in combined goals and assists in a four-year career, which is held by Corinne Wessels. She would need to be in on 66 scoring plays over the next couple of weeks (and, of course, to survive and advance) in order for that record to be hers. But the state title is the ultimate goal.
So, what you see below are numbers from available published sources, including MaxPreps, Berks Game Day, the KHSAA, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, PhillyLacrosse, and Advance Media.
Given the changing publishing models when it comes to newspapers, I encourage every school, league, or state governing body to adopt the easy-to-use MaxPreps.com platform, and we encourage you to get your fellow teams to enter their information there as well as whichever is your local news site, so that we can aim for as complete a statistical picture of American girls’ lacrosse as possible.
GOALS SCORED, SEASON
163 Caroline Ling, Springboro (Ohio)
142 Morgan Siglin, Greenville Wade Hampton (S.C.)
135 Riley Sterling, Palo Alto Castilleja (Calif.)
132 Mackenzie Farley, San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret’s (Calif.)
130 Caydn Elsmann, Hummelstown Lower Duaphin (Pa.)
129 Addy Haines, Gahanna Lincoln (Ohio)
122 Lilly Rauch, Buffalo (N.Y.) Seminary
118 Vanni Intini, Fayetteville (N.Y.) Academy
118 Natalie Boecke, Pittsboro Northwood (N.C.)
114 Ryann Frechette, St. John’s Bartram Trail (Fla.)
112 Gianni Frieri, Lockport (Ill.) Township
112 Maya Ciocian, Ashville T.C. Robertson (N.C.)
112 Ashley Cotter, St. Augustine Tocoi Creek (Fla.)
112 Katie Bullen, York (Pa.) Catholic
112 Scarlett Gilner, Chapel Hill (N.C.)
ASSISTS, SEASON
99 Jenna Balousek, Concord Carondelet (Calif.)
96 Taylor McGovern, Parkland Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Fla.)
94 Kayla Nguyen, Cary Green Hope (N.C.)
90 Maddisen Selvage, Pawley’s Island Waccamau (S.C.)
89 Morgan Gilbert, Reading Exeter (Pa.)
87 Julia Frosch, Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic
85 Rocquette Allen, Highlands Ranch ThunderRidge (Colo.)
82 Lauren Blackburn, Louisville Eastern (Ky.)
76 Ava Goldson, Mary Institute-Country Day School (Mo.)
71 Lauren Hayden, Newport Croatan (N.C.)
71 Addie Gilner, Chapel Hill (N.C.)
67 Dylan Yonover, Louisville Kentucky Country Day School (Ky.)
66 Isabelle John, Wake Forest (N.C.)
GOALS SCORED, CAREER
536 Caroline Ling, Springboro (Ohio)
464 Ryann Frechette, St. John’s Bartram Trail (Fla.)
403 Kylee Ferranto, Haddon Heights (N.J.)
315 Sophia Devaney, Jackson (N.J.) Memorial
310 Alexis Rodell, Randolph (N.J.)
264 Morgan Siglin, Greenville Wade Hampton (S.C.)
ASSISTS, CAREER
262 Hanna Watson, Abesecon Holy Spirit (N.J.)
244 Taylor McGovern, Parkland Margery Stoneman Douglas (Fla.)
COMBINED GOALS AND ASSISTS, CAREER
688 Caroline Ling, Springboro (Ohio)
627 Ryann Frechette, St. John’s Bartram Trail (Fla.)
512 Hanna Watson, Absecon Holy Spirit (N.J.)
492 Kylee Ferranto, Haddon Heights (N.J.)
462 Taylor McGovern, Parkland Margery Stoneman Douglas (Fla.)
432 Sydney Mulroony, Morristown Morris Hills (N.J.)
405 Tessa Caputo, Princeton (N.J.) Day School
394 Sophia Devaney, Jackson (N.J.) Memorial
385 Alyson Sojak, Barnegat (N.J.)
359 Teagan Scott, Mount Pleasant Oceanside Collegiate Academy (S.C.)
ACTIVE COACHING VICTORIES
868 Kathy Jenkins|
521 Lisa Lindley
470 Chris Robinson
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