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GIRLS SOCCER

Baylee DeSmit

Forward
MCDONOGH SCHOOL
OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

20

2019 goals

11

2019 assists

52

Career goals

28

Career assists
“Baylee is by far the best forward in the state. She worked hard off the ball, which helped her to create space for her to run into and get in behind my defense. She is also so fast that my team had a hard time keeping up with her.”
Joie Gill
Head Coach - Head coach of St. Paul’s School for Girls
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior forward led the Eagles to a 16-1 record and the IAAM Class A state championship this past season. DeSmit compiled 20 goals and 11 assists, including a pair of scores in McDonogh’s 3-1 win over Archbishop Spalding High in the state final. DeSmit was named Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun, the Varsity Sports Network and the Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer. She concluded her junior year with 52 goals and 28 assists in her prep soccer career.

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Academic Achievement

DeSmit has maintained a 3.76 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at Loyola (Md.) University beginning in the fall of 2021.

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Exemplary Character

DeSmit has volunteered locally as a mentor through Acts4Youth, and she has donated her time as a summer camp counselor.