NOT SO ANGELIC: Hun School girls soccer player Angelica ­Tabares, center, fights for ball in a game last fall. Senior tri-captain and star forward Tabares figures to be a key player for Hun this fall. The Raiders start their 2012 campaign with a game at Montgomery on September 13. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

In 2011, a Big Three of senior stars drove the Hun School girls’ soccer team to a superb campaign.

The trio of striker Holly Hargreaves, midfielder Nicole Campellone, and goalie Lexi Golestani sparked the Raiders to a 10-5-2 record.

With those standouts now playing college soccer, Hun head coach Ken Stevenson knows he is going to need all hands on deck to maintain the program’s winning tradition.

“I have been having discussions with the captains and we have been talking that we need to be team-first,” said Stevenson, whose team starts the 2012 campaign with a game at Montgomery on September 13.

“We are more focused on making sure that everyone is involved because we are relying on everyone.”

The team’s togetherness has been tested as star midfielder and tri-captain Joey Crivelli had season-ending knee surgery before practices even started.

“We have already shown that we can bounce back from adversity,” said Stevenson, noting that Crivelli is still around the team on a daily presence, providing a presence and some coaching help. “Joey having surgery before the preseason was a tough blow.”

Stevenson is relying on his other senior captains and forwards Angelica Tabares and Danielle Beal to provide production and leadership.

“Angelica and Danielle are responsible for picking up the scoring mantle,” said Stevenson.

“Both had great junior seasons and need to continue that momentum for us to be competitive. Beal is good in the air so we have to use that. Tabares’ work ethic is incredible. A lot of Division I programs are looking at her but none of that is going to her head.”

Hun is looking for two other veterans, senior Gianna Crivelli and junior Olivia Breander-Carr, to produce some good work in the midfield.

“One of the positive developments is that Gianna is taking Joey’s injury personally,” said Stevenson, whose midfield will also include sophomores Shannon Graham, Erica Dwyer, and Page McGuire together with freshman Sophia Sauma.

“She came into the season in great shape and ready to take on more responsibility. Olivia is a big variable. When she has the ability to put together her speed and toughness, she is a very dynamic player.”

The Raider defense will be spearheaded by a dynamic sister act, senior Allison Maziarz and sophomore Ashley Maziarz.

“Ally is coming off an ACL but she has such an enjoyment of the game,” said Stevenson.

“She is excited to be out there. She has done the work to return and is hungry to make the most out of her senior season. Ashley was a lights-out defender as a freshman who started every game. She is very dedicated and very tough.”

Freshman defender Jess Johnson, who has already exhibited some notable toughness, will bolster the backline.

“Jess Johnson will be a starting central defender, which is a lot to ask of a freshman but she can handle it,” asserted Stevenson.

Another freshman, Courtney Arch, may be asked to handle a major responsibility with returning sophomore goalie Caitlin Hoagland having picked up an injury in the preseason.

“Caitlin got banged up in the Allentown scrimmage and should be back by mid-September,” said Stevenson.

“She is an outstanding goalkeeper who is ready to make her mark after being tutored by Lexi Golestani. Courtney is an unheralded freshman who stepped into the scrimmage and did really well. We may need her to begin the season as the starter.”

In Stevenson’s view, the Raiders need to show togetherness if they are to do really well this fall.

“The biggest thing is that they need to make sure that we are getting contributions from everybody,” said Stevenson.

“Part of that is my responsibility to make sure that everyone is engaged and playing hard.”