Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown girls soccer rankings and player of the week

With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. Lincoln-Way Central 6-0-2 (1)

Knights played better in Tuesday’s tie with Lockport than in earlier win over Porters.

2. Lockport 6-1-1 (2)

Natalie Zodrow is a great table-setter for Porters.

3. Lincoln-Way East 7-1 (3)

Coach Mike Murphy earns 200th win with victory over Herscher.

4. De La Salle 6-1-1 (5)

Sissi Loza emerges as a goal-scoring sophomore for Meteors.

5. Lincoln-Way West 5-2 (4)

Warriors have to bounce back from 7-2 loss to Lockport.

6. Andrew 5-4 (7)

Grace Wood leads rejuvenated offense as Thunderbolts score 10 goals in last two games.

7. Mother McAuley 5-1-1 (6)

Ciara Hosty’s senior leadership complements young playmakers.

8. Lemont 2-2 (8)

Set to end 11-day layoff when Porter Cup opens Saturday.

9. Thornwood co-op 5-1 (NR)

Fatima Fonseca scores twice as Thunderbirds knock off Beecher.

10. Tinley Park 4-3 (NR)

Titans heat up with back-to-back five-goal games.

Senior forward Bella Diorio, a TCU recruit, recorded a hat trick for Lockport in a 7-2 win over Lincoln-Way West. She also scored one goal in a 7-0 victory over Providence and added one goal in a 1-1 tie with Lincoln-Way Central.

Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.