Girls Soccer Winners

Riley Burger

The centerfielder was named as the 2020 Southeast Missourian Player of the Year. She hit .518 and her 56 runs scored is a Notre Dame record. Burger stole 42 bases in the 2019 season on as many attempts and in her career was caught just once in 103 SB attempts.

Megan Heisserer

A return Semoball Awards finalist, the dangerous striker lived up to the expectations set as a freshman. Heisserer finished the season with 32 goals and 15 assists and was named the Class 2 Region 1 Player of the Year for a second straight season. She capped it all off by scoring the biggest goal of her young career — a golden-goal winner in extra time of the Class 2 state championship — to help her team lift the first state championship trophy program history as the Bulldogs went 23-1.

Lauren Welker

A dynamic attacking force, Welker’s play led the Indians to a historic season and a first-ever trip to state. She used her pace, first touch and high soccer IQ to finish with 21 goals and 19 assists, earning a Class 4 First Team All-State nod as well as all-district -conference and -region honors. After four years as a varsity starter for Jackson, Welker will continue her career at Southeast Missouri State. It is her second Semoball Awards nomination.

Maddie Brune

After missing her junior year due to injury, Brune was the heart of another title-winning Saxony side. A versatile player often put wherever her team needed her most, she scored 18 goals and posted 17 assists, scoring three goals in the final four. Brune will play Division 1 soccer at Troy (Ala.) next year.

Jordan Nelson

Nelson is the reigning Semoball Awards Girls Soccer Player of the Year. After transferring from Notre Dame, the Southeast Missouri State signee led the Indians with a team-high 21 goals. She also had 17 assists.