Bobby Narang’s girls soccer rankings and player of the week for Lake County

With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Lake Zurich 11-3-1 (1)

Cammy Niepomnik sparked the Bears with a pair of goals in a win against Grayslake Central on Saturday.

2. Mundelein 14-4-1 (3)

Ashley Strachn came through in the clutch with the only goal in a win against Round Lake on Saturday.

3. Deerfield 11-3-1 (2)

Goalkeeper Lauren Gottlieb recorded her fifth shutout of the season against Chicago Lab on Thursday.

4. Stevenson 9-4-1 (4)

Ellie Egeland scored the first two goals and added an assist in a win against Lake Forest on Thursday.

5. Libertyville 7-2-2 (6)

Molly Koch has scored seven goals for the Wildcats.

6. Carmel 8-4-1 (5)

Norah Belmonte has scored three goals, giving the Corsairs a complement to Emily Fix and Anna Hartman.

7. Warren 6-4-3 (7)

Addison Stanciak continued her breakout season with the Blue Devils’ only goal in a draw against Mundelein on Thursday.

8. Lake Forest 5-4-3 (8)

The Scouts lost conference games to Libertyville and Stevenson but beat Zion-Benton.

9. Grayslake North 8-4-2 (10)

The Knights recorded solid wins against Round Lake and Niles North.

10. Waukegan 7-7-3 (9)

Xiaoxu Mejia, a freshman, is one of several underclassmen capable of making the Bulldogs stronger in coming seasons.

Lake Zurich sophomore goalkeeper Erin Bohn made 12 saves in a 1-1 draw against Libertyville on Thursday in a key North Suburban Conference game.

Bobby Narang is a freelance reporter for the News-Sun.