Crystal Lake Central Olivia Anderson adapted her game in order to help the Tigers win their first state championship. For her efforts, Anderson was named the Northwest Herald Girls Soccer Player of the Year for a second straight year.

Crystal Lake Central's Sarah Fack put the Tigers in position to accomplish their goals of winning the program's first state championship. For her efforts, she was named the Northwest Herald Girls Soccer Coach of the Year for a second straight season.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Girls Soccer All-Area team.

Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference girls soccer team, as selected by FVC coaches.

A number of McHenry County-area girls soccer players and coaches earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association (IHSSCA) after this season. Three players earned all-state honors while two coaches were named coach of the year.

Crystal Lake Central defeated Triad 1-0 Saturday in the Class 2A state championship game at North Central College in Naperville to capture the program's first state title.

Crystal Lake Central defeated Triad to win the Class 2A state championship game at North Central College in Naperville on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

Burlington Central fell to Peoria Notre Dame 3-1 in the Class 2A state tournament third-place game Saturday, earning its second state trophy in program history. Sophomore Mekenzie Rogers scored the lone goal for Central, finishing with 39 in her first high school season.

The Burlington Central girls soccer team met Peoria Notre Dame in a heavy rain Saturday morning in the Class 2A state third place game at North Central College in Naperville.

Crystal Lake Central will play in its first-ever state championship match after defeating Burlington Central, 2-0, in the Class 2A semifinals at North Central College in Naperville.

Crystal Lake Central defeated Burlington Central in the Class 2A state semifinal game at North Central College in Naperville on Friday, May 31, 2024.

Fox Valley Conference rivals Crystal Lake Central and Burlington Central will meet in the Class 2A state semifinals at Naperville's North Central College on Friday afternoon. Both teams will play for their first state championship game berth.

Crystal Lake Central senior Brooklynn Carlson scored two goals in less that two minutes in the second half of Tuesday's Class 2A Deerfield Sectional to lead the Tigers past St. Ignatius, 4-2, and to their second straight state finals.

Crystal Lake Central faces St. Ignatius College Prep in the Class 2A Deerfield Supersectional girls soccer match on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Deerfield High School.

Burlington Central scored five goals in the second half to break out of a scoreless halftime game, and beat Wheaton Academy 5-0 in the Class 2A Hinsdale South Supersectional to end the Warriors' unbeaten season and reach the state semifinals.