The arrival of Zion-Benton has moved Libertyville and Warren up in the standings.
top 10
Records through Sunday and previous rankings are shown in parentheses.
1. Lake Zurich 10-1-2 (1)
Sawyer Klein is a tough defender who organizes the Bears' back line and makes difficult plays look easy.
2. Libertyville 5-3-1 (4)
The Wildcats' back line continues to shine with three shutouts, while Shea Krakowski and the offense are on a roll.
3. Deerfield 11-3-2 (2)
Leah Cohen helped the Warriors by scoring two of her three goals in four games.
4. Warren 8-5(5)
Addison Stansiak and Sophie Dolinar each scored in the Blue Devils' win over Rockford Boylan in the Body Armor Series championship bracket on Sunday.
5. Stevenson 6-3-2(3)
Ellie Egeland, Annabelle Egeland and Sami Ahn shined Thursday in the Bears' North Suburban Conference loss to Warren.
6. Mundelein 6-2-3 (6)
Delaney Kruse played a key role in the Mustangs' wins over NSC vs. Zion Benton and Waukegan.
7. Wauconda 7-4-1 (7)
Freshman Megan Jarre continues to make an impact, scoring the winning goal against Grant on Thursday.
8. Lakes 7-4-1 (8)
Mia Silver leads the Eagles with 12 goals and 10 assists, and Raina Schmidt has 11 goals and four assists.
9. Highland Park 8-6 (9)
Emma Risco-Juarez is a center-field force for the Giants, who defeated Mundelein on Saturday.
10. Zion-Benton 7-6-3 (NR)
Mia Carias dominated the midfield and led the Gee Bees to their fifth straight win.
player of the week
Senior forward Lauren Bailey scored a hat trick in Lake Zurich's 8-0 victory over host Prospect in the Joe Welk Invitational championship game.
Bobby Narang is a freelance reporter.