GREEN RIVER – Another high school soccer season has come to a close and the Green River Lady Wolves continued to climb the ladder.

The Lady Wolves started the season 2-2 but all that changed as the Lady Wolves found their stride. After the Casper Jamboree, the ladies blanked the Rock Springs Lady Tigers 3-0. That win sparked a five-game winning streak until Jackson was able to break through with a win against Green River at the Lady Wolves tournament.

After the Jackson loss, the ladies went right back to work. They went eight games without a loss including taking the regular season conference title The Lady Wolves finished conference play without a loss.

The next loss for the girls was at the 4A West Regionals as Kelly Walsh was able to take the Regional Title with a 3-0 win against Green River. State did not exactly start as the team hoped as Laramie squeaked out the 2-1 win to began tournament play. Down but not out, the Lady Wolves came back winning the next two games to earn the 4A consolation title.

As a team, Green River led the state in goal differential in 2015. The ladies scored 62 goals on the year while defensively they only allowed 18 goals for a differential of 44 goals.

Individually, Green River had a very balanced attack. Taylor Stoeger and McKenzie Lucas provided leadership all season and both led the team in goals with 15 each. Lauren Hoyt had a strong scoring run as the team started conference play and finished the year with 14 goals.

Not only did Lucas and Stoeger lead the team in goals, they also paced the team in assists with nine a piece. Payton Bartlett was also a strong team player this year as she finished the year with six assists.

On the defensive side, Dakota Neumann was second in the state in saves with 101. Evanston’s Alyssa Swett led the state with 127.