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Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Mississippi

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GIRLS SOCCER

Mary Frances Symmes

Midfielder
GULFPORT HS
GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-5
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Goals

17

Assists

32

Career Goals

45

Career Assists
“Mary Frances is an incredible player. She is extremely versatile, can play anywhere on the field and would be considered the best player at that position regardless of where she was asked to play. She is technically gifted and tactically astute, but what sets her apart is her relentless mindset and approach to the game.”
Todd Moniz
Head Coach - head coach of Biloxi High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-5 senior midfielder scored 22 goals and passed for 17 assists this past season, leading the Admirals (19-2-2) to the Class 6A state championship game. Symmes is ranked as the nation’s No. 61 recruit in the Class of 2023 by PrepSoccer.com. She concluded her prep soccer career with 32 goals and 45 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Symmes has maintained a 3.88 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at North Carolina State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Beta, Key and Interact clubs, Symmes has volunteered locally at a women’s resource center and has donated her time to community beautification projects as well as the Humane Society of South Mississippi.