As a freshman, Mother McAuley’s Calli Edwards set sights on 100 goals. As a senior, she’s at 106. ‘Disbelief.’
After scoring 25 goals as a freshman in 2023 for Mother McAuley, Calli Edwards set her sights on getting to 100 in her career. But there were plenty of times when she wasn’t so sure it would happen. “When you’re in the 30s and 40s, 100 is a big number,” Edwards said.
“There were definitely many moments where I was like, ‘Maybe I set too big of a goal for myself. ’ Then there were other times where I’m like, ‘I’ve got this. ’ “So, there weren’t too many times where I doubted myself, but there were definitely a few.
” Edwards, now a senior forward, made it to triple digits Sunday with her landmark 100th goal. She stretched her school-record total to 106 by scoring two more times Wednesday night and tacking on an assist to lead the visiting Mighty Macs to a 6-1 GCAC Red win over De La Salle in Chicago. Abby Covarrubias also scored twice for McAuley (10-7-2, 2-3-2), while Angy Marquez and Juliette Hall each added a goal and Illinois Wesleyan recruit Lucy Gray made three saves.
Ziya Lawson scored the goal for De La Salle (7-11, 1-6). Najeri Florez made eight saves. Edwards, meanwhile, is on quite a run, scoring eight times over three games in a four-day stretch, starting with Sunday’s hat trick in a 4-3 shootout loss to Deerfield that pushed her past 100 goals.
“Honestly, when I hit that number, I was in disbelief,” Edwards said. “It was a goal I set my freshman year when I scored 25. I was like, ‘I’m getting 100.