1995-1996: GIRLS’ SOCCER / Soccer Preview : Six Teams To Watch : Marina
Coach: Jorge Valenzuela (first year).
1994-95: 21-0-1 overall, 9-0-1 and first place in the Sunset League; won its third-consecutive Southern Section Division I title, extending its unbeaten streak to 61 consecutive and becoming the first team since Mission Viejo in 1988 to win three consecutive major division titles.
Key returners: Monique Alvino, forward, Jr.; Lisa Anderson, midfielder, Sr.; Jenny Benson, midfielder, Sr.; Yvonne Burns, midfielder, Sr.; Tara Donegan, midfielder, Sr.; Ann Giallonardo, defender, Jr.; Megan Orach, forward, Jr.
Key newcomers: Aimee Knudson, defender, Fr.; Kristie McMahan, defender, So.; Alisha Van Tassel, defender, Jr.; Sarah Wahl, goalkeeper, Fr.; Jennifer Wootton, forward, So.
Outlook: Unlike last season, when Coach Bobby Bruch started and ended the dream season with only 10 players on the field as a motivational ploy, first-year coach Valenzuela will have his work cut out for him. Eight players graduated, including Marcy Crouch, the Southern Section’s defensive player of the year.
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