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By Brian Pitts
Enterprise Record

Despite last year’s breakthrough – the most wins and the first playoff berth in eight years – a hunger pang remains for the Davie girls soccer team. It is trying to win its first state playoff game ever and it’s looking to stop a streak of 15 losing seasons.
The ambitions in 2025 are larger than they’ve ever been under fourth-year coach Corbin Kopetzky.
“Obviously we’d like to win more than what we won last year,” he said. “The girls got to taste that playoff experience. We look good. We’re moving the ball well. We’ve got a lot of young talent, and we’ve got good senior leadership.”
Last year Davie finished 7-9-2 overall and 4-8-2 in the CPC, which left them in sixth place. They nearly shocked the world in a 2-1 loss at West Forsyth in the first round of the 4-A playoffs. They would have enjoyed the first winning season since 2008 if it weren’t for terrible luck in close games (1-6 record in games decided by one goal).
Senior defender Jaden Sink, who has signed with Miami (Ohio), is a big reason for Davie’s high hopes.
“She is phenomenal on the field and she’s a leader off the field,” Kopetzky said. “She’s the heart and soul of that back line and has been her whole time here. She’s the first kid I’ve had as a head coach that’s signed athletically, so that’s a pretty cool experience. And there’s more behind her that are going to do the same.”
Junior Lanna Robinson, senior Lydia Postell and sophomore Carolina Mitchell are ready to help lead the charge. Robinson knocked in a team-high 14 goals as a sophomore, while Sink and Postell tied for second with 10 each.
“Lanna had some injuries and missed a few games,” Kopetzky said. “She should have a very big year. She’s getting looked at by some D-II schools. She’s a force to be reckoned with at the top.
“Lanna, Jaden and Lydia are all very similar in the fact that I can put them anywhere on the field and I know what I’m going to get – 100 percent the whole time. Lydia’s going to be a wild card because she’s going to be wherever we need her in a game. She played a little bit of midfield, played some striker, played some defense last year.
“Caroline played that midfield spot all last season. I think she came off the field two times for maybe a combined 12 minutes. I think she’ll be big for us.”
Kopetzky has one heck of a freshman class. Kate Chaffin, Gracyn Coleman, and Makenna McGowan will be varsity players from Day One. The roster includes seniors Monica Ramirez and Sarah Andrade; juniors Stella Frye, Jaylene Rivera, Mallie Wall, Ella O’Toole, Skylar Dwiggins, Fuller Kate Holt and Aubrie Pulaski; and sophomores Ava Hale and Wensday Baggett.
The JV roster: Jessica Godshall, Gracie Finley, Katie Del Carmen, Kyler Quarles, Kim Torres, Yaretzy Romero-Oliva, Rhianna Craven, Piper Davis, Haley Miller, Keylin Andrade, Whinifer Jaquez, Gabi Sandoval, Clara Fowler and Baggett.