Freshman Ludwig leads YSU soccer team

After leading Centerville High in scoring the past three years, Allison Ludwig heard the same message over and over from her high school and club coaches before she got to college.

“They said, ‘You’re not gonna have the same success scoring-wise in college because you won’t get as many opportunities,’” Ludwig said. “And if you look at the statistics for high school players compared to college players, they were right.”

But there are exceptions.

Ludwig, a true freshman forward for the Youngstown State soccer team, scored three goals in her college debut, a 3-1 win over Robert Morris. She’s added three more over the last four games for the Penguins (2-4), including a game-winner against the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Sunday that snapped a four-game losing streak.

Read the story in Wednesday’s Vindicator.