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Ravenwood Senior Karlie Paschall Named to Pre-Season Soccer All-America Team
Even after injury-riddled junior season, Raptors star earns national honors.
BRENTWOOD, TN — After injuries curtailed her junior season, Ravenwood High soccer star Karlie Paschall wants to make her senior year a memorable one.
National observers think she'll do just that.
Paschall, the 2014 Tennessee Player of the Year as a sophomore, was named to the 2016 American Family Insurance All-USA Preseason Girls Soccer Team.
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She scored 10 goals for the Raptors in that injury-plagued junior season, following a 42-goal, 19-assist campaign as a sophomore.
Paschall will attend Duke University next year, but for now, is focused on winning for Ravenwood.
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“I think that this is not only a huge confidence booster for me, but for the whole Ravenwood team,” Paschall said in an interview with the school district. “It’s nice knowing that people look at us and pay attention to us. It just lets me know that hard work always pays off.”
The Raptors are 6-0-2 on the season, with the pair of draws coming against Division II schools Father Ryan and Ensworth.
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