GRANITE CITY – Edwardsville senior Thea Dimitroff has been among the leaders for the Tigers this spring, as the girls soccer senior striker has been leading the team in scoring, helping the Tigers post an 8-2-1 record thus far.
In a game on Apr. 23 at Granite City’s Gene Baker Field, Dimitroff had a goal and two assists as Edwardsville won over the Warriors 3-1. On Apr. 25, she assisted on the only goal of the match in a 1-0 win at Chatham Glenwood.
She’s scored seven goals so far, including a hat trick against Alton Apr. 14, and has seven assists for a team-leading 21 points in the 2026 campaign. She’s also scored 17 goals in her career at Edwardsville, and signed a letter of intent before the season to play at Missouri State University in Springfield, starting this fall 2026.
In an interview conducted after the win at Granite, Dimitroff described her goal as one where she took a perfect pass, went in, and finished strongly.
“Honestly, Maggie Young played a really great ball in,” Dimitroff said, “It split two defenders, just a perfect ball to me, and I was able to take a touch and finish.”
Dimitroff and the Tigers are enjoying a very good season so far, and the win over Granite City was another stepping stone towards their overall goal this season of reaching the IHSA Class 3A finals.
“I’m feeling really great,” Dimitroff said. “Granite’s a very competitive team, and they work really hard. I think we just worked hard, and really executed those goals as a team. As a whole, our back line did really well. I think they only got two shots off tonight, so it feels really good. I think we all worked together as a whole.”
It’s all systems go and full speed ahead for the Tigers now, and Dimitroff couldn’t be ore happier.
“It feels really good,” Dimitroff said. “Just getting corners off. Anna Maxim is getting headers. Reagan (Jumper) had a header tonight. It was really awesome. So, I’m glad we’re finishing on our corners, too.”
Thea’s goals and ambitions for the rest of the season are both very ambitious and simple at the same time.
“I think the whole team’s goal is to make it to state,” Dimitroff said. “I think we have been really working hard for that goal the whole season, and I think we’re going to execute it in the playoffs, so that’s what we’re working towards right now. Just everyone played great tonight, everyone gave it their all, and I’m really happy with the result.”
