Kenmore West Opens 2026 Girls Soccer Season With Cothran, Luczak Back

Overview

• Kenmore West finished 2-12 in 2025 and returns several players with recorded goals or assists from that season.
• Desy Cothran returns in goal after recording 125 saves, 47 goals against, and 640 minutes in 2025.
• Kiera Luczak had three goals and one assist in 2025, giving Kenmore West a returning forward with production.
• Kenmore West opens Sept. 8 at home against Buffalo Public Schools and visits Kenmore East on Sept. 16.

Kenmore West Girls Soccer Pre-Season Preview

Kenmore West enters the 2026 girls soccer season with Molly Tobin listed as head coach. The team finished 2-12 in 2025 and returns a goalkeeper with a heavy workload in the published record, along with a handful of players who recorded goals or assists last fall.

Desy Cothran, a Class of 2027 goalkeeper, returns after recording 125 saves in 2025. Cothran logged 640 minutes that season, with 47 goals against and 172 shots faced.

The top returning scoring line belongs to Kiera Luczak. Luczak, a Class of 2027 forward, had three goals and one assist in 2025. Ella McAvoy also returns in the midfield after recording two assists in 2025 and one goal with three assists in 2024.

Kenmore West has additional returning production from Isabella Haynes, who had one goal and two assists in 2025. Sierra Meister had one goal and one assist, while Asmahan Dadou and Cecelia Serrio each scored once.

The 2026 schedule opens against Buffalo Public Schools on Sept. 8, followed by Lockport on Sept. 10 and Buffalo Seminary on Sept. 12. The rest of September includes North Tonawanda, Kenmore East, Grand Island, Niagara Falls, Lewiston Porter, and Wilson.

October brings Niagara Wheatfield, Lockport, Mount Saint Mary Academy, North Tonawanda, and Grand Island.