School: Plano West

Lynda Hercules

What she did: Hercules had four goals in two Plano West playoff victories last week. She had three goals in three minutes, beginning in the 72nd minute, in Tuesday's 3-0 Class 5A bi-district victory against Garland Naaman Forest. She had the final goal in Plano West's 3-0 area win against North Mesquite Friday.

The stats: Hercules has a team-leading 22 goals. Plano West (18-6) faces Allen in a Region II quarterfinal Tuesday.

Who is she? Hercules is a sophomore forward. This is her first season on varsity.

She said it: On the Naaman Forest game: "We were struggling the whole game. We weren't keeping possession. We finally started playing the ball over the top, and we scored."

Coach said it: "We had a hard time finding that first goal. A lot of Lynda's thing is [for us] for play the ball through to Lynda's space and let her make the run behind the defenders."  – Jennifer Grubb

Did you know? Hercules plays forward for Sting Royal '92. ...Hercules has a special interest in art and is enjoys her sculpture class this year. "That's my escape from everything."...Her favorite sports team is the Texas Longhorns. ...Her favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy. ...Her favorite movie is The Notebook.