Eight Warriors earn girls soccer all-league honors

Eight members of Fallbrook High School's girls soccer team earned all-league recognition.

The Valley League coaches selected Jocelyn Urbina and Yuliana Sanchez to the all-league first team. The second team included Karina Bulli, Lilly Durbin, and Callie Eidson. Precious Garcia, Hannah Diverde, and Audrey Petersen were given honorable mention recognition.

"It's a good feeling because we've been on the side where we don't get any recognition," Fallbrook coach Miguel Trejo said of having eight all-league players. "Finally girls soccer's being put back on the map."

Fallbrook finished third among the six Valley League teams with a 5-3-2 league record. The Warriors' overall record of 15-6-4 includes a CIF Division IV quarterfinal victory and a CIF semifinal loss. The trip to the CIF semifinals was the first for Fallbrook since the 2007-08 Warriors competed in the Division I semifinal.

Trejo noted that many of the players have local youth soccer club experience. "Some of these girls, these local girls, they're doing damage at the high school level," he said.

Trejo added that three of his all-league players are freshmen. "Being on the all-league team, that's a huge accomplishment," he said.

Several of the all-league Warriors played multiple positions during the season. "I'm happy with the girls on the field," Trejo said. "They're definitely team players."

Urbina was primarily a center midfielder but also played forward. "She's definitely a trooper. She's a fighter," Trejo said. "She's the kind of girl that every coach wants on the team."

Urbina, who was a four-year varsity starter, scored nine goals during her senior season which placed second on the team behind Sanchez.

Sanchez played both midfield and forward and scored 10 goals during 2015-16. "She's fast, she has a scary shot. She's a smart player," Trejo said. "She's really competitive."

Sanchez, who has also been on the varsity since she was a freshman, is currently a junior. "I'm looking forward to what she can do next season," Trejo said. "It was a great opportunity to be able to coach Jocelyn for four years on the high school level and looking forward to one more with Yuli."

Bulli played as a back, a midfielder, and a forward. Diverde split time between the forward, midfielder, and defender positions. Durbin, Eidson, and Petersen were defenders during the recently-completed season. Garcia is Fallbrook's goalkeeper.

The all-league honors are the first for six of the eight Fallbrook players. Last year, Fallbrook's three all-league players consisted of two 2014-15 seniors and current sophomore Leslie Romo, who is still on the Fallbrook roster but did not play this season due to a knee injury. The Warriors were in the Avocado West League in 2013-14 when Urbina was on the first team and Durbin received honorable mention accolades.

Urbina is Fallbrook's only senior who earned all-league recognition. Sanchez was one of four Warrior juniors with all-league recognition and was joined by Durbin, Eidson, and Garcia. Bulli, Diverde, and Peterson are freshmen.

"We definitely lost a lot of girls, but we'll definitely be getting a lot of experience returning as well," Trejo said.