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Xavier senior Lauren Van De Hey was named Bay Conference Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection. (Photo by Kristin Stankewicz/For AppletonSportsPage.com)
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Xavier’s Van De Hey named Defensive Player of the Year, first-team selection on 2024 All-Bay Conference Girls Soccer Team

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By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

Xavier senior Lauren Van De Hey was named Defensive Player of the Year and was a first-team selection on the 2024 All-Bay Conference Girls Soccer Team, as voted on by the conference coaches following the season.

Van De Hey was the lone Xavier player named to the first team as the Hawks placed fourth in the conference standings with a 4-2-2 record and a 10-6-5 mark overall.

Conference champion West De Pere (9-0-1) had five first-team selections, including Player of the year Marissa VanDeHei.

Xavier senior goalkeeper Molly Martine, junior Annalise Minorik and sophomores Kate Jannette and Sydney Neilitz were among the second-team selections.

2024 All-Bay Conference Girls Soccer Team
First Team
Goalkeeper: Jamaya Mariner, jr., Green Bay East.
Forwards: Faith Walder, jr., West De Pere; Marissa VanDeHei, jr., West De Pere; Monica Robinson, jr., Menasha.
Midfielders: Ella Blom, sr., West De Pere; Violet Jeffers, sr., Menasha; Claudia Ross, sr., Green Bay East.
At-large: Isabella Mommaerts, jr., West De Pere.
Defense: Sari Rowe, sr., Menasha; Emma Radloff, jr., West De Pere; Lauren Van De Hey, sr., Xavier.
Second Team
Goalkeepers: Cassidy Baciak, fr., West De Pere; Molly Martine, sr., Xavier.
Forwards: Jaelyn Wenninger, so., Seymour; Katie Nuens, jr., West De Pere; Kate Jannette, so., Xavier.
Midfielders: Trinity Popelka, jr., Shawano; Bree Schupeltz, so., Seymour; Sydney Neilitz, so., Xavier.
Defense: Kyla Dove, so., Shawano; Alyssa Olson, jr., Seymour.
At-large: Annalise Minorik, jr., Xavier.
Honorable Mention
Goalkeepers: Shawnte Jiles, sr., Green Bay West; Kaylee Gomez, sr., Menasha.
Midfielders: Sherlyn Grijalva, so., Green Bay East; Lily Meyer, sr., Menasha; Joselyn Eckhart, so., New London.
Defense: Nadia Gaytan, jr., Green Bay East; Emma Swenson, sr., Menasha; Madison Olszewski, sr., Menasha; Kierra VanDeHei, jr., Seymour.
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Player of the Year: Marissa VanDeHei, West De Pere.
Offensive Player of the Year: Violet Jeffers, Menasha.
Defensive Player of the Year: Lauren Van De Hey, Xavier.