ESPNHS Girls' Soccer

Dad remembers.

“She looked at me in the eighth grade and said she wanted to play soccer in college.”

Mark Allen is the father of seven children. The oldest, Keighton, is a three-time all-state goalkeeper and the 2010 Catch It Kansas Soccer Player of the Year. And four years ago when Keighton told her dad that she had dreams of collegiate play, he knew it was a reachable goal. He also knew it would take a serious commitment.

“He told me we were going to have to drive a long way for practice,” Keighton says. She responded: “Hey, that’s fine with me.”

And so, a long way they drove. One hundred ninety miles, to be exact. From their home in Wichita, Kan., to the KCFC practice facility in Kansas City. It was the beginning of Keighton’s sophomore year, and it was time to make a move toward her dreams.

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Hannah Lukinac, a Class of 2014 midfielder from Olathe, Kan., has verbally committed to Kansas.

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Morgan Perkins, a goalkeeper from Liberty, Mo., has verbally committed to Missouri-Kansas City, her family has confirmed.

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Addison Steiner, a Class of 2013 forward from Prairie Village, Kan., has verbally committed to Northwestern, her family has confirmed to ESPNHS.

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Seven of the eight ECNL conferences see action this weekend as more than 130 matches take place across the country. First place is on the line in California, a rivalry re-ignites in Texas, and a Chicagoland team has a chance to make waves against the big dogs.

ESPNHS breaks down the Games to Watch this week in the ECNL:

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The ECNL schedule features more than 120 games this weekend, including teams from six of the eight conferences. As the weather turns colder, many of these teams have reached the halfway point of their ECNL regular season schedule. ESPNHS breaks down some of the marquee matchups this weekend.

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It doesn’t take much to realize the importance of this weekend’s ECNL matches between Michigan Hawks and Eclipse Select.

At the U18 level, it’s a battle between the first-place Hawks and the second-place Eclipse. For the U17s, it’s last year’s US Youth Soccer Region II Champion against last year’s best ECNL record. At U16, it’s a chance for two squads to prove themselves against a rival club. And at U15, Eclipse sits in second place with the Hawks right behind them.

From top to bottom, at every age level, this weekend’s matches will have significant implications on the Midwest Conference standings.

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The ECNL’s first national event takes place this weekend in Phoenix as 36 clubs join for weekend matches. This is the first of five national events sponsored by the ECNL during the 2011-2012 season, all leading up to the ECNL National Championship next July in Chicago.

Since teams from across the country gather in Phoenix almost every match this weekend will be cross-conference. Although clubs will play teams from across the country, though these games will carry equal weight in the conference standings. Here are a few games of interest to keep an eye on this weekend.

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