Top players: Amanda Brown, Cypress, midfielder, Sr.; Aja Cordova, El Modena, midfielder, Sr.; Jenni Cunningham, Sunny Hills, midfielder, Sr.; Elizabeth Delgado, Capistrano Valley, midfielder, Jr.; Marianne Emigh, Fullerton, forward, Sr.; Amanda Fox, Mater Dei, goalkeeper, Sr.; Kim Gallo, Esperanza, forward, Jr.; Christine Geske, Brea Olinda, goalkeeper, Sr.; Carrie Geyer, Laguna Hills, midfielder, Sr.; Melissa Gibson, Sonora, midfielder, Jr.; Shannon Gillis, Fountain Valley, defender, Sr.; Devon Grissom, Mission Viejo, defender, Sr.; Sommer Hammoud, Los Alamitos, midfielder, Jr.; Teri Himes, Canyon, midfielder, Sr.; Karine Inoue, Laguna Hills, midfielder, Jr.; Jill Krupoff, University, goalkeeper, Sr.; Jenny Krupoff, University, defender, Sr.; A.J. Kula, Canyon, midfielder, Sr.; Laura Lamb, Edison, forward, Sr.; Meagan Lingo, Santa Margarita, midfielder, Sr.; Annie Luke, Santa Margarita, forward, Sr.; Liz Main, Sunny Hills, defender, Jr.; Harmoni McDaniel, Sonora, midfielder, So.; Mindy Miller, Fountain Valley, forward, Sr.; Danyelle Montgomery, Orange Lutheran, goalkeeper, Jr.; Jill Nelson, Newport Harbor, forward, Sr.; Megan Orach, Marina, forward, Jr.; Jill Pearson, El Modena, forward, Jr.; Julie Peck, Mater Dei, defender, Sr.; Ali Ponce, Los Alamitos, midfielder, Sr.; Stacy Roberts, Laguna Hills, midfielder, Jr.; Katie Roda, Irvine, midfielder, Sr.; Catherine Rodriguez, El Dorado, goalkeeper, Jr.; Kristen Rowe, Santa Margarita, forward, Jr.; Demerese Salter, Sunny Hills, midfielder, Sr.; Heather Swanson, Irvine, defender, Sr.; Trisha Steiner, Mater Dei, midfielder, Sr.; Andrea Sievers, Los Alamitos, defender, Sr.; Nicole Terry, El Modena, forward, Sr.; Kaylee Whitfield, El Modena, forward, Sr.; Michelle Woiemberghe, Cypress, forward, Jr.; Laurie Zemke, El Modena, defender, Sr.
1995-1996: GIRLS' SOCCER / Soccer Preview : Roda's Return Means Bad News for Irvine's Opponents
League favorites: Century: El Modena; Empire: Cypress; Freeway: Sunny Hills; Garden Grove: Pacifica; Golden West: Ocean View; Olympic: Ontario Christian; Orange: Brea Olinda; Pacific Coast: Laguna Hills; Sea View: Santa Margarita; South Coast: Mater Dei; Sunset: Marina.
1994-95 final poll: 1. Marina; 2. Santa Margarita; 3. Mater Dei; 4. Ocean View; 5. Los Alamitos; 6. Irvine; 7. El Modena; 8. Trabuco Hills; 9. Fountain Valley; 10. Canyon.
1995-96 preseason poll: 1. Santa Margarita; 2. Marina; 3. Los Alamitos; 4. Irvine; 5. El Modena; 6. Canyon; 7. Fountain Valley; 8. Mater Dei; 9. Laguna Hills; 10. Mission Viejo.
Key dates: Foothill Excalibur tournament, Dec. 27-29; Southern Section playoffs, Feb. 17, 20, 22, 27; section finals, March 1-2.
Notes: Two-time defending South Coast League champion Mater Dei returns seven starters, including four, first-team all-league selections, but has a new coach, Austin Sharp.
