HSE's Sloane May named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year

Hamilton Southeastern senior Sloane May was named the Gatorade Indiana girls soccer player of the year on Thursday.

May led the Royals to a 22-0-1 record last season — a run that culminated with a 1-0 win over Carmel in the Class 3A state championship game. It was the first state title for the HSE girls soccer team.

The 5-foot-8 midfielder and forward scored 15 goals, which tied for the most on the team. She also set a new school record with a team-high 17 assists.

“What impressed me the most about Sloane was how she set her teammates up for success,” Fishers coach Harold Spooner said in a press release. “She was more than capable of taking over games by scoring herself and she showed that throughout her high school career, but what made her an elite player was how she did all the little things to make her teammates better.

“The way she could dictate the terms of a game through her distribution and (ball-holding) play set her apart from other high school players who put up impressive goal scoring stats like she did. Her impact was more than just the counting stats, it was the control she took over the game.”

Last season, May also set a school record for the most consecutive goal-involvement games with 19. Along with her Gatorade distinction, May was the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year and the United Soccer Coaches 2025 National Player of the Year.

She flipped her commitment from Michigan to Indiana in February.

Marc Ray is a high school sports reporter at the IndyStar. He can be reached at marc.ray@indystar.com , and on X, formerly Twitter, at @themarcszn.

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