Shore Conference Tournament Championship Preview
#10 Trinity Hall Monarchs vs #1 Manalapan Braves
Date: 10/25/2025
Location: Summerfield Elementary School, Neptune, NJ
Time: 6 p.m.
Trinity Hall (16-2-2):
Head Coach: Patrick Trombetta
Path to the Final:
First Round: 2-0 win over (23) Red Bank Regional
Second Round: 1-0 win over (7) Wall
Quarterfinal Round: 0-0 (3-0 PKS) over (2) Central
Semifinal Round: 1-0 over (3) Howell
Projected Starting Line-up:
Goalkeeper- Emily Venezia, Sr.
Defender – Ryann Russo, Fr.
Defender – Ryane Greene, Fr.
Defender – Sloane Biggie, Fr.
Defender – Elizabeth Chiles, Sr.
Defender – Lily Guli, So.
Midfielder – Grace Greene, Jr.
Midfielder – Kaylee Davis, So.
Midfielder – Ryan Raynor, Sr.
Midfielder – Caroline Ferguson, Sr.
Forward – Kailyn Fitzgerald, Jr.
Off the Bench:
Bette Kane, Fr.
Danielle Connors, Jr.
Maeve Bradley, Jr.
Eva Shaughessy, So.
Keys to Victory:
Trinity Hall has what most highschool groups lack in each sport. Depth. Postseason is when coaches shorten the bench and in soccer it’s a huge benefit you probably have two gamers that may are available in and supply high quality minutes, the Monarchs have 4 the place you’ll not see a dip in play.
The Monarchs are one in all three groups to not permit double digit objectives in opposition to them this season. One of the opposite groups is Manalapan. Coach Trombetta has by no means been shy in beginning freshmen, he does it each season. This 12 months he has three freshmen beginning on the backline in entrance of veteran Emily Venezia in purpose. Each defender brings a novel high quality that makes them a powerful unit.
Venezia would have been on the All-Shore watchlist a 12 months in the past for goalies, however she missed the season attributable to an harm. Venezia is again for her remaining season and has proven the Shore Conference what she will do with 14 shutouts. She has not allowed a single purpose within the postseason.
In years previous, the Monarchs struggled to complete placing the ball within the internet with just one dependable purpose scorer. Not this season. Trinity Hall has a number of gamers who can end and have a Shore Conference excessive 64 objectives this season. Junior Kailyn Fitzgerald leads the workforce with 14 objectives together with the sport winner in opposition to Wall within the second spherical. Senior Caroline Ferguson can do all of it on offense with 6 objectives and eight assists. She had the sport winner in opposition to Howell within the semifinal.
X-Factor:
Kaylee Davis – Davis turned one in all Trinity Hall’s prime playmakers on the offensive facet of the sphere in her second highschool season. She is at the moment second in scoring with 10 objectives and has 6 assists. Her means to create scoring probabilities offers Coach Trombetta choices to maneuver Raynor and Greene across the discipline if wanted.
Manalapan (15-0):
Head Coach: John Rogers
Path to the Final
First Round: Bye
Second Round: 2-1 win over (16) Manasquan
Quarterfinal Round: 5-0 win over (9) Middletown South
Semifinal Round: 2-1 win over (13) Rumson-Fair Haven
Projected Starting Line-up
Goalkeeper – Aryanna Lake, Jr.
Defender – Callie Butash, Sr.
Defender – Constantina Papadakis, Sr.
Defender – Devan Rosenzweig, Jr.
Defender – Sonya Hofmann, Sr.
Midfielder – Lyla Ottenheimer, Sr.
Midfielder – Daniella Butash, Sr.
Midfielder – Guilianna Naletilic, Sr.
Midfielder – Kayla Sasso, Jr.
Forward – Vanessa Salinas, Jr.
Forward – Olivia Ziobro, Sr.
Off the Bench:
Addison Krauss, So.
Erica Williams, Jr.
Zina Hammarstrom, Sr.
Keys to Victory:
Play their recreation. Manalapan has been the highest ranked workforce within the Shore Conference because the preseason for a purpose. Every participant returned from a workforce that misplaced in penalty kicks within the Central Jersey Group 4 remaining final 12 months. The Braves examine off each field this season: management, expertise, scoring, a midfield, a powerful defensive backline and a assured goalie.
Manalapan had their backs in opposition to the wall within the semifinal once they trailed for the primary time all season. Rumson held on to the lead for 49 minutes till Manalapan scored the equalizer. For the primary time, the Braves confronted adversity and so they confirmed they’re able to responding.
Patience. The 17 shutouts Trinity Hall has this season is for a purpose. The Monarchs have an skilled goalie and robust backline. The Braves might want to depend on expertise and stay affected person as they attempt to develop into the primary workforce to attain on Trinity Hall within the Shore Conference Tournament this season. Manalapan has quite a lot of weapons who can end with Butash, Sasso, Salinas and Ziobro. Can they put on down the younger Trinity Hall protection?
Unlike Trinity Hall’s very younger protection, Manalapan has a really skilled protection. The Braves begin three seniors and a junior in Butash, Hofmann, Papasakis and Rosenzweig and so they have solely conceded 9 objectives in a really laborious Class A North division.
X-Factor
Aryanna Lake – The junior goalie took over the beginning position final season and had huge sneakers to fill with the commencement of Emma Guidotti and switch of Leila Shaw. With such a powerful 10 gamers in entrance of her, Lake doesn’t get acknowledged for what she brings in purpose. She confirmed she is one the Shore Conference’s finest within the SCT semifinal when she made a game-saving save with 32 minutes to maintain the deficit 1-0.
Prediction
Manalapan is among the only a few groups that do not need any weaknesses on the sphere. If there’s a workforce that may examine off as many packing containers as Manalapan although, it could be Trinity Hall. The Monarchs additionally do not need any weaknesses to take advantage of on the sphere. This goes to return right down to the wire, however that is Manalapan’s season.
Manalapan 1-0 victory with a really late second-half purpose