The Juan Diego Catholic High School girls soccer team’s season ended in the 3A state quarterfinals with a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Judge Memorial Oct. 19. After a bye in the first round, the No. 8 seeded Soaring Eagle squad defeated Richfield 1-0 in overtime with senior Allison Green scoring the golden goal – assisted by junior defender Lexi Wayman – in the second round Oct. 16. Senior keeper Sarah Scott recorded the shutout against the Wildcats. 

Juan Diego Catholic High School senior forward Fatima Hernandez Suarez was one of the team’s leading scorers this season, netting 10 goals. (Photo courtesy Shooting Star Photography)

Leading Juan Diego this season were junior forward Natalia Shephard with 11 goals and senior forward Fatima Hernandez Suarez with 10. Hernandez, Shephard, Wayman and senior forward Abigail Harbison each had four assists this fall while Scott had four shutouts in goal. 

The JDCHS team lost its first nine games of the year before defeating Union 6-2 Aug. 27 and then went 6-4 the rest of the way to finish 6-13 and 4-2 in Region 14 play. 

Also on the 2024 squad were seniors Ellyson Blair, Piper Fennell, Campbell Gentry, Hope Lowery and Adri Priskos; juniors Peyton Mccoy and Alexandra Pepi; sophomores Riley Brown, Paige Catalano, Peyton Chacon, Izabell Guernsey, Addison Hagen, Brylee Newport and Andrea Sequeyro Robles; and freshmen Isla Blair, Pyper Krebs, Tanya Arce Marquez, Jillian Pepi, Rebecca Pozzi and Ashley Pupunu.