Rose Lavelle, a Cincinnati native, plays as a midfielder for Washington Spirit and the United States women's national soccer team. Jeff Suess, jsuess@cincinnati.com
The Cincinnati Enquirer asked readers and coaches to list some of the best women's soccer talent to come out of Cincinnati, including World Cup champions Rose Lavelle and Heather Mitts. In alphabetical order, here's what they came up with (including a few selections from Mitts herself):
Ravin Alexander, Cincinnati United Premier, Ohio Elite, Summit Country Day, University of Louisville (red-shirt freshman) and the U.S. Youth National Team - With a couple state championships under her belt with SCD, the all-state player and Southwest District player of the year earned All-American honors her senior year.