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Rylee Howard

Forward
LAFAYETTE HS
WILDWOOD, MISSOURI
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

41

Season Goals

12

Season Assists

71

Career Goals

22

Career Assists
“I have never seen a more dynamic offensive-type player on the women’s side. She is just as fast with the ball at her feet as our fastest girl without a ball at her feet. Rylee has a great penchant for going and finding the game and being a part of each play.”
Eric Hill
Head Coach - head coach of Rockwood Summit High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 junior forward scored 41 goals and passed for 12 assists this past season, leading the Lancers (18-6) to the Class 4 state tournament. Howard recorded 11 multi-goal games, including eight hat tricks. She participated in a virtual training camp with the U.S. Soccer Under-18 Women’s National Team earlier this spring and is ranked as the nation’s No. 62 prospect in the Class of 2022 by TopDrawerSoccer.com. She concluded her junior year with 71 goals and 22 assists in her prep soccer career.

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Academic Achievement

Howard has maintained a weighted 3.83 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Wisconsin beginning in the fall of 2022.

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Exemplary Character

Howard has volunteered locally with SPENSA, a special-needs soccer association, and she has donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her club soccer program.