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Albion Opens 2026 Girls Soccer Season With Returning Production

Albion looks to build from a 4-9-4 season with Shayla Higgins, Madison Frasier, Aaliyah Jones, and other returning varsity contributors back in the fold.

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Pre-season Girls Soccer

WNY Athletics Staff ·

Overview

  • Albion finished 4-9-4 in 2025-26 and returns multiple players with recorded production from that season.
  • Shayla Higgins scored four goals in 2025-26, while Madison Frasier had three goals and two assists.
  • Aaliyah Jones returns in goal after recording 540 minutes, 43 saves, and nine goals against as a freshman in 2025-26.
  • Albion starts the 2026 schedule with four straight home dates: Barker/Lyndonville on Sept. 3, Attica on Sept. 5, Newfane on Sept. 8, and Pembroke on Sept. 11.

Albion Girls Soccer Pre-Season Preview

Albion enters the 2026 girls soccer season with Maggie Orbaker listed as head coach and Bruce Blanchard as assistant coach, and with a roster that mixes an experienced senior class with several younger players who already have varsity production in the published record.

Albion finished 4-9-4 in 2025-26. The senior group includes forward Ava Woolston, midfielders Shayla Higgins, Isabelle Truelson, Yaritza Fernandez-Perez, Anja Kato, and Dulce Sanchez, plus defender Brittany Lewis. Woolston had one assist in 2025-26 after recording two goals and three assists in 2024-25. Higgins had four goals in 2025-26, and Sanchez added an assist that season.

Albion also brings back younger scoring options. Madison Frasier, now listed as a Class of 2030 forward, had three goals and two assists in 2025-26. Lena Grillo, a Class of 2029 forward, had two goals and one assist that season, while Alayna Flugel, a Class of 2028 midfielder, added two goals and one assist.

The goalkeeper position has a returning name in Aaliyah Jones. Jones, a Class of 2029 goalkeeper, played 540 minutes as a freshman in 2025-26, with 43 saves and nine goals against. Lux Froman also had goalkeeper minutes in 2025-26, with 181 minutes and 16 saves, while being listed on the 2026 roster as a defender.

Albion's 2026 schedule starts with four straight home dates: Barker/Lyndonville on Sept. 3, Attica on Sept. 5, Newfane on Sept. 8, and Pembroke on Sept. 11. The first road match is Sept. 15 at Roy-Hart/Medina, followed by another home date against Wilson on Sept. 17.

The late-September stretch sends Albion to Akron on Sept. 23, Batavia on Sept. 26, Newfane on Sept. 29, and Barker/Lyndonville on Oct. 1. Albion then comes home for Roy-Hart/Medina on Oct. 3, travels to Wilson on Oct. 6, hosts Akron on Oct. 10, visits Depew on Oct. 13, and closes the regular-season schedule at home against Notre Dame of Batavia on Oct. 15.

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