Sam Kroeger, a standout attacking player for Rutgers women’s soccer, is heading to the USL W League playoffs with club team Morris Elite.
The playoffs are set to begin for Kroeger and Morris Elite on July 7 when they play the Long Island Rough Riders in Mechanicsburg, PA. The Morris Elite’s W League team has now won the Metropolitan Division in consecutive seasons.
The W League is considered the second division in the American women’s soccer pyramid.
Kroeger will be a senior this season for Rutgers. The attacking winger, who has a penchant for pushing up into the attack with well-timed overlapping runs, has been a rock-steady contributor to Rutgers.
In her three years with the program, Kroeger has 61 appearances, all starts. Last season, she set a career-best seven goals and five assists.
BOOM!!! 🏆⚽️ Congratulations to our @USLWLeague team for winning BACK TO BACK Metropolitan Division championships! We have booked a spot in the national quarterfinal game next week!#ForTheW #MorrisEliteSC pic.twitter.com/MsIdWzzVg5
— Morris Elite SC (@morriselite) July 2, 2023
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Morris Elite is based in Morris County and about 40 minutes from Rutgers. The organization was established by Vincenzo Bernardo, a former United States youth international who played professionally in Italy, Austria and Miami.
The W League team is now in its second season, having achieved almost instant success in the process.
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