Naperville North senior Arnav Nagpal has methodically worked his way up the ranks of the soccer program.

Nagpal didn’t make his varsity debut until this season. But he immediately earned a starting spot on defense for the Huskies, who allowed just 13 goals in 22 games during the regular season.

“He’s been playing great,” Naperville North senior forward Onkar Lidder said. “This is both of our first years on the team, but to start as a center back at North, where defense is so important, first year, that’s obviously impressive.

“To have the defensive performances we’ve had, that just speaks to him as a player.”

Those defensive performances continued in the Class 3A Romeoville Regional semifinals on Wednesday, when the top-seeded Huskies remained undefeated with a 5-0 win over the 15th-se

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