Cherokee H.S. Girls Soccer - History
27 year School Record: 293 - 197 - 35
2007 (12-8-1)
The lady chiefs had another fine season. We were a top 10 team all season long with a brutal schedule. All 8 losses were to the top 5 teams in south jersey and 3 of them were late in the game. The biggest highlight was the shootout victory over Eastern in the state tournament, it was a great game and an excellent job by the PK team going 5 for 5. Then another great job in the semi's against Lenape coming back from a 2-0 deficit. Can't forget the 4-2 victory over undefeated Moorestown in the coaches tournament or the hat trick by Linda Sierra in the 3-0 victory over CH East. This years team scored 46 goals, led by Jess with 10 and followed by Linda and Jet with 8. The team gave up 30 goals and recorded 5 shutouts. Congrates to Dana Grimes and Jess Lowinger for making the all south jersey team. On a final note, I would like to thank all the players and their families for 27 great year of fun and competition. A special thanks to Clap, Dilks and the rest of my friends who have coached with me.
2006 ( 7-7-1 )
The lady chiefs had one of those seasons that the ball just wouldn't go in the net. We played well overall and created a lot of opportunities. We would dominate games and hit the crossbar and the seconds latter we would be losing. We did a lot of things well individually but we didn't gel as a team. We started the season on a high note with a 5-0 victory over Winslow but lost 7 of the next 8 games. This put us in unfamiliar territory by not making the tournament. The only thing left was to play for pride. The ladies put it together and reeled off 5 straight victories out scoring the opponents by a score of 16 to 2. Win came against Lenape, CH East and Holy Cross all were in the top 10. Kasey Makowski was our leading scorer with 5 goals. Congrats to Carly Salter for making all south jersey for the second year in a row.
2005 ( 13 -8 )
The '05 lady chiefs were young and inexperienced, graduating 13 seniors with 7 starters. It took a few games for the team to get use to each others strengths. After going 1-3, the chiefs won 9 of the next 10 games. We were inconsistent throughout the season, we were real good or we were real poor on any given day. Our biggest wins were a 4-0 victory over Shawnee and a 4-0 victory over Washington Township after losing to them twice during the season. We finished ranked 7th in South Jersey and lost in the semi-finals of the State tournament. Offensively we scored 49 goals and allowed 26 as the defense and goalie Lauren Hessian recorded 9 shutouts. Our leading scorer was Corinne Pisciotta with 9 goals followed by Kristen Hessler, Carly Salter and Linda Sierra with 8 goals apiece. The chiefs are returning 15 players to the '06 squad. Congratulations to Hessler, Salter and Kasey Makowski for making the all south jersey team.
2004 (12 -7 - 1)
This was a year with a lot of returning players and expectations were high. The season started off well and we were 12-4, then we couldn't fine the back of the net and lost 3 straight games by a score of 1-0. Shutout victories over Lenape, Shawnee Eastern were the highlights of the season. The offense scored 41 goals led by Kristen Hessler with 13 followed by Carly Salter with 7 and Corinne Pisciotta with 6. The defense had another solid year led by Kirsten Trebisky, Megan Sandora, Kristi Gallo Caitlin Lutz, Krissy Overbeck and Kelli Salter allowing 26 goals. This was a great group of seniors who enjoyed playing the game. The team finished 13th in the rankings with Trebisky, Sandora and Hessler making all south jersey honors.
2003 ( 16 - 5 - 1 ) 2003 Pictures
A Great Season! Made it to the south jersey finals and lost in a shootout 5 - 4. Were we robbed when they didn't allow the goal? This team worked very hard, had fun playing, enjoyed each other and had very good leadership from its 6 seniors. The defense was the 2nd stingiest defense in south jersey allowing only 12 goals in 22 games. Led by Megan Turnbull, Amanda Wheeler, Kirsten Trebisky, Megan Sandora, Caitlin Lutz and goalies Angela Freeland & Lauren Hessian recorded 12 shut outs. Offensively we scored 49 goals led by NC State bound Jessica O"Rourke with 19 goals followed by Monmouth's Katie Bubnis with 9 and Olivia Saloman with 7. The chiefs ended the year ranked 2nd in south jersey.
2002 ( 10 - 10 )
South Jersey Coaches Tournament Champions
The 2002 Lady Chiefs went into the S.J. Coaches Tourn. seeded 7th and in the 1st round defeated Deptford 2-1. In the second round they beat # 1 seeded Lenape 2-1. The semi-finals were at Rutgers-Camden on the nex-turf vs Bishop Eustace which the Lady Chiefs won 1 - 0. The finals were on a cold Sat night at Rutgers Camden vs Cinnaminson and again the Chiefs came up big with a 1 - 0 win. Cherokee won four 1 goal games over teams that had a combined record of 58- 7. Each game had a different offensive hero; Keri Alvarez, Katie Bubnis, Kristen Hessler and Devon Marx. The whole team played solid defense and goal keeper Staphanie Hicks came up with some tremendous saves. The Lady Chiefs finished with a 10 - 10 record overall, but 15 games were against top 20 teams and 10 of those were against top 10 teams. The Chiefs may have had the toughest schedule in S.J. Jessica O'Rourke led the offense with 11 goals but finished the year on injured reserve. A group of young defenders anchored the team led by Christa Vrtar and Megan Turnbull. The Chiefs were without another top player Amanda Wheeler who spent the entire year on I.R. rehabilitating her torn ACL in her knee. Wheeler and O'Rourke will return in 2003 to lead Cherokee. Cherokee finished ranked # 3 by both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Courier- Post.
2001 ( 7-9-4 )
2001 Olympic Conference - Patriot Division Champs
The Lady Chiefs won their second consecutive Patriot Division Championship with a 7 - 3- 4 record. The defense was the team's strength recording 8 shutouts. The defensive unit was led by Jaime Missel, Stephanie Brenneisen, and Goalie Christy Schillig. Leading the attack was freshman Olivia Salamon with 9 goals followed by Junior Keri Alvarez with 7. The team finished ranked 12th in South Jersey.
2000 ( 12-6-1 )
2000 Olympic Conference - Patriot Division Champs
This was a very successful season for the lady Chiefs, who won the Olympic Conference- Patriot Division with a conference record of 10 - 3 and an overall record of 12-6-1. Our biggest wins of the season were over Cherry Hill East and Washington Township. Megan Curran and Keri Alvarez were the leading scorers. The defense led by Jaime Missel , Goalie Christy Schillig and Stephanie Brenniesen recorded 6 shutouts and a 1.1 goals against average. Cherokee finished ranked 12th in South Jersey
1999 ( 13-5-3 )
This squad was led by the 4 seniors and a host of talented underclassmen. The Lady Chiefs Soccer Program had gone through the rebuilding process and now these girls came out playing hard every game. They finished with a 13 -5 - 3 record with 4 of the 5 loses coming by 1 goal. This young squad has lots of speed and soccer skills and a defensive unit that gave up less than 1 goal per game. Kaitlyn Cuneo led the scoring with 8 goals, but 13 different players scored goals this year. Team balance and unselfish play were trademarks of this ' 99 team. Goalkeeper Christy Schillig recorded 8 Shut-outs while running the Chiefs defense from inside the goal.
1998 ( 9-10 )
The team lost many players to graduation from the ' 97 team and this became a rebuilding year for the program. The defense played solid and posted a 1.6 goals against average for the season. Our offense was struggling and scoring goals was tough for the team. Erin O'Hagan led the way with 6 goals and Kristin Dunst led the defense earning her 1st Team - All South Jersey.
1997 ( 11 - 7 )
The 1997 season began with high hopes after coming off a very successful 1996 campaign and only losing a few players to graduation. The team had problems playing together and unfortunately lost many of its close games. Shannon Langran led the way with 12 goals and Janel Schillig had 7 shut-outs for a career totol of 29 shut-outs a new school record. Janel was honored as 1st Team-All State, 1st Team All South Jersey. Alissa McCaddin had a great year on defense and was selected 1st Team - All South Jersey.
1996 ( 20-3-1 )
This was an excellent year with a record of 20-3-1The Lady Chiefs came into the S.J. Group 4 Finals against Shawnee riding a 13 game winning streak and played a hard fought game losing in double over-time in a shoot-out. The revenge came just 2 days later in the S.J. Coaches Tourn.Finals on a cold night at Washington Twp's field under the lights. The Lady Chiefs were not going to be denied by those Renegades again and won a 3-2 come from behind victory to capture the S.J. Coaches Tournament Championship. Shannon Langran led the way with 13 goals and helped the defense keep a .75 goals against average for the year. Goalkeeper Janel Schillig set a school record with 11 shut-outs and received 1st Team - All South Jersey and 1st Team All - State honors.
1995 ( 13-9 )
The 1995 season was another solid performance by the Lady Chiefs who finished with a 13-9 record. They finished ranked in the Top 10 of S.J. and were led by 1st Team- All South Jersey player Ali Yankanich who scored 11 goals while playing in the mid-field. Suzanne Krch and Janel SChillig split time in the goal and recorded 7 shut-outs. This year saw the retirement of Coach Rich Rueblinger , Asst Coach who had been a tremendous asset to the program.
1994 ( 16-5-3 )
The 1994 Team 's season was highlighted by beating the # 1 team in the United States as ranked by the USA Today Newspaper. The Lady Chiefs made the front page of the USA Today when they beat Moorestown H.S. 2-1. After giving up an early goal, the defense pulled together and held down their powerful attack while Traci Tapp scored both goals for the Chiefs. The team made it to the finals of both the South Jersey Coaches Tourn. and the S.J. Gropu 4 Finals before losing in overtime. The Lady Chiefs finished # 3 in the South Jersey Rankings. Traci Tapp finished a brilliant career as one of the greatest Cherokee girls soccer players in school history. She finished her career with a record 103 goals, and was a three time all South Jersey and All- State player. Again in 1994, she was selected as Offensive Player of the Year giving her this honor twice in her high school career.
1993 ( 13-5-1 )
The 1993 team won the Burlington County Liberty Division Championship.. This team was composed of solid defense which led the way by only allowing 1.3 goals per game average. The team offense led by Traci Tapp scored 60 goals with Traci knocking in 21 of them. The defense was led by Andrea Divincenzo who was selected 1st Team - All South Jersey. Traci Tapp also was selected to the 1st Team - All South Jersey and 1st Team - All State.
1992 ( 14-4-3 )
The 1992 team had the best season to that point in school history with a 14 - 4 - 3 final record. Lisa Beckett led the mid-field and was selected 1st Team - All South Jersey. Tara Patterson continued her solid work in the goal posting 6 shut-outs. Traci Tapp improved on last years performance by scoring 25 goals. Traci Tapp was selected 2nd Team All State , 1st Team - All South Jersey and 1992 Offensive Player of the Year.
1991 ( 11-10-1 )
This team enjoyed a good year, led by Tara Patterson's 8 shut-outs in the goal. Traci Tapp emerged onto the South Jersey Girls Soccer scene and scored 21 goals as a freshman. The 1991 team made it to the Semi-Finals in both the States and Coaches Tournament before being eliminated.
1990 ( 9-9 )
The 1990 team playing a tough schedule filled with lots of competition finished with a record of 9-9. Charmaine Novak scored 24 goals and Amy Gorman was a constant presence all over the field. The team made it into the playoffs and lost in the S.J. semi-finals.
1989 ( 9-7-1 )
1989 team started off very strong, but had a lot of injuries and went into a scoring draught. The Chiefs made it to the South Jersey Group 4 Finals but lost to Lenape. The 1989 team ended with a 9-7 -1 record and they were ranked 8th in South Jersey. Charmaine Novak led the scoring with 8 goals. This was the first year we fielded a freshman team led by Coach Andy Clapperton and they finished 3-1-1.
1988 ( 13-6-1 )
1988 was another fine year for the program. The ladies finished 5th in the South Jersey poll, but again ran into East Brunswick in the playoffs and were eliminated. The offense was led by Charmaine Novak with 18 goals and Alexis Balczun 17 goals. Tina Hensel recorded 11 shut-outs and was selected to 1st Team All South Jersey for the second straight year.
1987 ( 13-5-3 )
The 1987 season resulted in a 2nd place finish in the Burlington County - Liberty Division. The lady chiefs won 2 playoff games only to fall to East Brunswick H.S. in the semi-finals. Tina Hensel recorded 9 shut-outs in the goal and averaged less than one goal per game against. Becky Stewart and Tina Hensel made 1st Team All South Jersey honors.
1986 ( 10-8-1 )
This team was comprised of only 3 seniors and the rest sophomores and juniors. This team qualified for the playoffs for the 2nd time in school history, but lost in a shoot-out again. Eileen DiPietro became the leading scorer with 13 goals while Tina Hensel recorded 5 shut-outs.
1985 (7-8-3)
The Chiefs got a host of new players and the team worked hard and stayed competitive in the Burlington County Liberty Division. Marni Backer became Cherokee's leading scorer with 14 goals while Diane Wright recorded 7 more shut-outs in the goal. Mary Kate O'Neil made All-South Jersey. This was the first year that an All South Jersey team was selected by the Courier Post newspaper.
1984 ( 12-7-2 )
The team has now been together for 4 years and they finally turned the corner posting the schools first ever winning record for Girls Soccer with a mark of 12-7-2. The 1984 team was also the first to qualify for the State Tournament. They lost in the first round to top seeded Notre Dame H.S. in a shoot-out. Rose Lotierzo finished a great career by scoring 20 goals.
1983 ( 7-11-1 )
This is the year that the girls soccer program became very competitive. The offense scored 38 goals while the defense allowed 39. Rose Lotierzo was again the leading scorer with 16 goals while Diane Wright recorded 2 shutouts in the goal.
1982 ( 4-7-1 )
The 2nd year of the program showed a noticeable improvement. The defense cut their goals against by more than half of the previous years. The goals against was 29 while the offense scored 25 goals with Rose Lotierzo scoring 13 of them. Patty Schleiff made 129 saves in goal for the Lady Chiefs.
1981 ( 0-11-1 )
This was the first year for Girls Soccer at Cherokee H.S. There were 27 players competing at both the the Varsity & JV levels. For many of the girls it was their first experience at playing the sport of soccer. This year was the foundation for building a new program at Cherokee. Rose Lotierzo was the high scorer in 1981 with 4 goals and 5 assists.
