WESTFIELD, Ind. – Players of all age groups recognized that if they wanted to move on to Monday’s Championship, defense was going to have to be a priority.

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D Delaney Stekr, EGA Maroon: In a valiant effort in Sunday's loss, Delaney Stekr had flashes of great defense. She directed the back line for EGA the entire game and won timely tackles to keep the NEFC offense from breaking the game wide open. Stekr can also feed great lead passes to her teammates to create offensive run outs.