The defending state champions
Central Valley. The Monroe-Woodbury Girls Varsity Soccer team begin the defense of their state title on Sept. 4 in Cornwall.
| 28 Aug 2019 | 01:43
Senior Emily Harwood moves the ball through midfield against the Norsemen of Northern Valley Regional High School in New Jersey. (
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Bill Mpasiakos enters his fourth year as head coach of the Girls Varsity Soccer team.
Kayla Bauer clears the ball away from the front of the Crusaders' net.
Angela Fini is ready to start her fourth year as the Crusaders' starting goalie.
Tuesday, August 27 at Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest NJ,
Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, the Crusaders traveled to Demarest, N.J., to face the Norsemen of Northern Valley Regional High School in a preseason scrimmage.
The Crusaders enter the 2019 season as the reigning New York Class AA champions and have put in hard work over the last week as they prepare to defend their title.
Head Coach Bill Mpasiakos enters his fourth season with a 63-5-3 record. That includes three consecutive Section 9 titles (six in a row for the Crusaders), two Regional and one State Championship.
The Crusaders return a strong core of veteran players, including nine seniors and several underclassmen who have logged considerable time.
The team is hoping that the work and chemistry that they are developing during the preseason pays off as they realize that everybody will be gunning for them this year.
The Crusaders will open their season when they travel to Cornwall to take on the Dragons on Wednesday, Sept. 4.