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GIRLS SOCCER

O.C. TOP 10

Records through Sunday, Jan. 4.

Rank, school, record, O.C. season preview rank

1. Santa Margarita, 10-0-0 (1): Felicity Nguyen leads the reigning CIF-SS Open Division champion with 17 goals. Sophomore Winter Meskiel has five goals for the Eagles, ranked No. 1 in the O.C. season preview.

2. Mater Dei 10-1-3 (2): Senior forward Valentina Labuschagne has 15 goals and three assists for the Monarchs, who captured the Excalibur tournament.

3. Huntington Beach 7-0-4 (5): Santa Clara commit Solana Van Enoo leads the Oilers with seven goals.

4. Orange Lutheran 2-1-3 (3): Sophomore Samantha Sugerman has four goals for the Lancers, who play host to Millikan on Friday.

5. JSerra 4-1-1 (6): GG Szczuka and Kaylee Hanna each have six goals for the Lions, who play host to San Diego’s San Marcos on Tuesday.

6. Aliso Niguel (not ranked): The Wolverines, who won the Best in the West tournament’s top division, open the South Coast League against El Toro on Thursday. High-scoring forward Claire Hirakawa (10 goals) missed the Excalibur tournament.

7. Newport Harbor 7-4-1 (9): Freshman Cassie Jacoby leads the well-balanced Sailors with six goals. Eleven different players have scored for Newport Harbor.

8. Capistrano Valley 5-2-2 (not ranked): The Cougars edged San Clemente 1-0 in the finals of the GH Division at the Best in the West tournament. Taylor Ortiz and Ella Brinkerhoff each have two goals apiece to lead the defensive-minded Cougars,

9. San Clemente 9-1-2 (10): Seniors Payton Fitch (five goals) and Celia Mann (five assists) lead the Tritons in points.

10. Los Alamitos 3-7-3 (4): The Griffins have dealt with injuries and a difficult schedule but expect to be healthier for their Sunset League opener against visiting Newport Harbor on Tuesday.

Please send O.C. girls soccer news to Dan Albano at dalbano@scng.com

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