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Saltillo's Lynley McCarley has been selected as the Gatorade Mississippi Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the 2025-26 season, Gatorade announced on June 18.
The 5-foot-8 senior goalkeeper led the Tigers to a 24-4 record this season and a fourth straight MHSAA Class 6A state championship, with a 2-0 win over Long Beach. McCarley earned MVP honors in the title game.
McCarley was credited with 22 shutout performances this year and also scored five goals. She allowed only five goals all season. McCarley led a Saltillo team that outscored its opponents 146-8 this past season.
“Lynley was so impactful for her team," DeSoto Central soccer coach Josh Metzger said in a release. "She’s simply a quality keeper.”
McCarley is an Arkansas State soccer signee. The senior tallied a career total of 66 clean sheets during her time at Saltillo.
McCarley joins recent Gatorade Mississippi girls soccer players of the year winners Addie Siders (2023-25, Sumrall), Mary Frances Symmes (2022-23, Gulfport) and Kate Smith (2020-21 and 2021-22, Gulfport).
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach out to him on X @MikeSChavez or Facebook at Michael Chavez.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Saltillo's Lynley McCarley wins 2026 Gatorade girls soccer player of the year
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The 5-foot-8 senior goalkeeper led the Tigers to a 24-4 record this season and a fourth straight MHSAA Class 6A state championship, with a 2-0 win over Long Beach. McCarley earned MVP honors in the title game.
McCarley was credited with 22 shutout performances this year and also scored five goals. She allowed only five goals all season. McCarley led a Saltillo team that outscored its opponents 146-8 this past season.
“Lynley was so impactful for her team," DeSoto Central soccer coach Josh Metzger said in a release. "She’s simply a quality keeper.”
McCarley is an Arkansas State soccer signee. The senior tallied a career total of 66 clean sheets during her time at Saltillo.
McCarley joins recent Gatorade Mississippi girls soccer players of the year winners Addie Siders (2023-25, Sumrall), Mary Frances Symmes (2022-23, Gulfport) and Kate Smith (2020-21 and 2021-22, Gulfport).
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at [email protected] or reach out to him on X @MikeSChavez or Facebook at Michael Chavez.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Saltillo's Lynley McCarley wins 2026 Gatorade girls soccer player of the year
Continue reading...
