The Lady Tigers finished the regular season 9-8-1 .. matching their total victories over the past six years combined (1-16-1, 1-17, 1-16, 0-17, 1-10-1, 5-12-1) .. to earn their first District IV berth since the 2012 season. 

Their 6-5-1 record in the NTL marks a vast improvement, as the Tigers hadn’t won a league game since 2020 when they beat Sayre, who no longer has a soccer program. 

“I thought our season was very successful,” says NPM Head Coach Maryann Wilcox, “Our goal this year was to be more competitive within the NTL and to create more scoring opportunities.”

North Penn-Mansfield scored 48 goals on the year .. more than the past four seasons combined .. and were led by senior Brooke Wilcox, who captured the season scoring record with 39 goals and the all-time scoring record for the Lady Tigers with 65.

The Tigers’ speaking captain was held scoreless just twice on the season and scored seven goals in a 10-0 win over CMVT, had five goals twice .. in a 5-1 win over Towanda and a 6-2 win over Sullivan County .., had four goals in a 5-1 win over Northeast Bradford, had two hat-tricks .. in a 6-3 loss to Northumberland Christian and a 3-2 win over Meadowbrook and had two goals four times.

Wilcox added six assists on the year, while junior Adalyne Yungwirth scored three goals and had six assists, freshman Leila Garverick had two goals and three assists, freshman Colette Frey had a goal and two assists and senior Pearl Worthington, junior Adalie Frey and freshman Scarlett Graham each had one goal on the season.

Defensively, the Lady Tigers were led by junior goalie Avalon Rew, who had 186 saves and allowed just 38 goals scored with four shutouts.

“Avalon kept us in a lot of our games this season,” says Wilcox of her keeper, who logged 1,448 minutes in net on the year.

Wilcox also points to Yungwirth as a major contributor to the Tigers’ ‘D’, saying, “Adalyne (Yungwirth) played fantastic all season. As our center back, she contributed three goals and six assists, and defensively she helped us achieve the four shutouts.”

A strong freshman class also received praise from Wilcox.

“Attacker Scarlett Graham, midfielder Leila Garverick and defenders Laurel Morgan and Isabella Massaro all made big impacts on our team this season,” says Wilcox of her ‘rookies’. 

North Penn-Mansfield will lose five players to graduation .. Brooke Wilcox, Lakyn Messner, Pearl Worthington, Abaigeal Garverick and Jayden Burton .. but with the example set by the seniors, the Lady Tigers will look to build on 2025’s historic season with a promising returning group of underclassmen.