Phillips relishes multitasking role

Playing midfield suits the Mounds View senior, who is able to dictate the flow at either end of the field.

By MICHAEL RAND, Star Tribune

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Last update: October 21, 2008 - 12:16 PM

Allie Phillips is a soccer midfielder, a position that has the potential to bring out the best or worst in a player.

If she is good at her job, Phillips will spend a match dictating a game's flow, tempo and pace. She will be a force on offense, as a playmaker for others and a catalyst for her own chances. She also will shut down opponents -- or be embarrassed while trying to do so.

If she is really good at her job, Phillips will do this on a consistent basis at a high level throughout an entire season. If she is exceptional, she will do this for an entire high school career.

Those are exactly the things Phillips has done, which is why she can now call herself more than a Mounds View midfielder, a four-time state tournament qualifier and a University of Minnesota recruit. Phillips is also now the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year.

"She impacts the game offensively and defensively," Mounds View coach Sharon Swallen said. "It's not an on-and-off thing with her. She's willing to make the commitment to make things happen."

Phillips has been playing midfield her entire career, which started when she was about 5 years old under the tutelage of her father and youth coach, Don. Her career jumped up a level when she started playing club soccer for Bangu five years ago.

"I was a little scared at first," Phillips said. "But I love the team I'm on now. Obviously, it improved my skill."

Her ability reached new heights this year when she led a young Mounds View squad with 18 goals and 10 assists, taking on even more offensive responsibility after the graduation of first-team all-metro forward Bergen Butala.

Phillips scored the winning goal in all three of the Mustangs' section playoff games, including a beautiful header to defeat Osseo in the semifinals. Mounds View has 48 goals as a team, meaning Phillips has had a hand in almost 60 percent of them.

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