Of course, that vision has helped her off the field as well, for as exemplary as her soccer career has been, there is somewhere she is even more accomplished – in the classroom.

Throughout her career at Archbishop Carroll, Stout has earned straight A’s. She is a member of the National Honor Society and ranked among the top 10 in her class.

And what makes it more impressive is that she is taking among the most challenging courses.

One of her biggest challenges is juggling academics with playing soccer.

“I try to get a lot of homework done in school so when I get home, I can usually spend about an hour studying every night,” she said. “I try to keep up with my work as much as I can.”

While one understands the pressure comes in playing a sport, imagine trying to keep up her straight-A streak intact.

“There is a lot of pressure, but I kind of learned through the years how to do it,” she said.

Archbishop Ryan remained the lone team unbeaten in PCL play when the Ragdolls defeated visiting Archbishop Wood, 2-1 in overtime in a Thursday night thriller.

Senior Gianna Rivera, who has scored as many clutch goals as anybody in the PCL this season, provided both scores in the winning effort. Rivera, who is a Kutztown commit, scored the game-winner in Ryan’s opening 3-2 PCL win over Nazareth and has been slicing up defenses ever since.

On the other end of it, holding the Wood offense to one goal took some doing.

“Our defense played great,” Archbishop Ryan coach Megan Manion said.

Among the defensive standouts were Carlie Nigro and Paige Fienman.

One reason for Ryan’s success this year has been an ability to win the close games.

Three of the five PCL victories were one-goal games.

“We had a lot of chances, but that goalkeeper, that was the first time I saw her in the net, and she did a phenomenal job,” Conwell-Egan coach Andy Adamiec said. “I can’t believe some of the saves she made, so I have to give kudos to her.”

The game was played in cold damp conditions and Miller said the elements worried her more than the pressure of playing in such a tight game and being the last line of defense.

“It’s not the pressure that scares me, in this type of game it is the rain,” Miller said. “There is a lot of pressure, but I also try to keep calm.”

That was surely the case.

Miller says that when she makes a big save, she can feel how much it picks up the team.

“It picks thing up a lot because everybody is screaming, and it makes everybody so happy.”

Everybody, but the opponent.

Both goals were scored in the first half.

Conwell-Egan defender Connie Wojton has been the only senior to play this year for the Eagles, although there has to be an asterisk.

Classmate Mia Aizen is also on the roster but has yet to play. She is coming off an ACL injury and coach Andy Adamiec says there is a possibility she could return if the Eagles reach the playoffs.

Either way, this is a young Conwell-Egan team and Wojton says it’s been an interesting experience being the elder stateswoman.

“It’s definitely crazy,” she said. “Being the only senior, I feel really old, but everybody is pulling their weight, everybody is doing great and I feel like I’m not the only senior on the field, everybody is helping me out and I love it even with such a young team.”

As the lone senior, she has taken it upon herself to provide more leadership to a young but talented group.

“I am always talking, always trying to help everyone moving,” she said. “It is definitely a big role, but everybody here helps me so much.”

On Monday, Archbishop Wood defeated Lansdale Catholic, 1-0 in overtime at the Ukrainian Nationals Soccer Club in Horsham.

The game-winner came on an own goal following a cross by Regan Kelso, a junior transfer from Pennsbury.

This was a rematch of last year’s PCL championship game.

In a rematch of the 2021 game, Wood then suffered a 2-1 OT loss to Archbishop Ryan.

Carly Coleman, who has scored so many big goals, added another one to the list. Keeper Ava Hinelski made eight saves, while Archbishop Carroll goalie Grace Wilson added four saves.

“It was a true squad performance,” Cardinal O’Hara coach Dave Cornish said. “The defense and goalkeeper won key battles and the midfield worked tirelessly all game. The strikers helped keep the ball and relieve pressure.”

“With the effort we put in against Wood and a win against Mount, everybody was feeling good (entering the Conwell-Egan game),” Lansdale Catholic coach Nyki Beuke said.

What made the Conwell-Egan game more impressive is that Lansdale Catholic had to overcome a 1-0 deficit.

Freshman Mattie Williams tied the score on a ball drilled to the upper far side.

“After that goal, the momentum shifted into our favor,” Beuke said.

Nazareth concluded a 2-0 week with a 10-0 win over Bonner & Prendie. The more competitive game was a 5-0 victory over Little Flower in which Nazareth Academy led just 1-0 at the half before taking over in the final 40 minutes.

Alanna Scancella led the way with two goals. Scoring single goals were Reese Power, Grace Retneller and Abby Rock.