Sophia Gonzalez / So / Penn State Berks / Ephrata, Pa. / Ephrata HS
Gonzalez turned in one of her best performances of the season to help Berks to a thrilling 2-1 win over Penn State Harrisburg. The sophomore goalkeeper finished with three saves and allowed just one goal. Gonzalez made some key punchouts on corner kicks and crosses to deny the Harrisburg offense on several scoring chances. The victory over Harrisburg secured the No.1 seed for Berks in this week’s tournament and a first round bye. Gonzalez was a 2022 United East Second Team member as well as Defensive Player of the Week for the weeks of October 16, 2023, September 4, 2023, October 2, 2022, and September 12, 2022.