DANVILLE – Enosburg became the first team to solve a stingy Caledonia United defense last week, handing them their first loss of the season.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
Enosburg came off the bus with a lot of first half energy and their defense made it hold up to spoil Cal United’s home opener last Friday with a 3-0 win. Eliza-Louise Pratt stuffed home a feed from Mya Renaudette 17 minutes into the match to give the Lady Hornets a 1-0 lead. It was the first goal given up by goalkeeper Eliska Siebenbrunner and the Cal United defense this season. Vienna Wilde fed Ava Wedin ten minutes later to give the visitors a two-goal advantage heading into the break. Cassidy Blaney added an insurance goal late unassisted to end the scoring on the day. Jorja Kinney made four saves to secure her second straight shutout for the Enosburg defense. Enosburg won nine games in Division II last season and have outscored their last two opponents 5-0 since dropping their first two matches of the season.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
Siebenbrunner stepped into the goalkeeper position for the first time this fall for head coach Spencer Morse, starting her career with an unprecedented three straight shutouts. Pratt’s score in the first half ended the junior’s streak of 287 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal to start her career.
Morse graduated five seniors from a Cal United team that won 14 games in their first two seasons in Division III. The three-school cooperative (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) won the program’s first ever Division III playoff game in their first season and hosted their first home playoff match last fall. Morse has just two seniors on his roster this season in Phoebe Crocker and Lauren Pecor and will benefit from dropping back down to Division IV this year. Sophomores Jaidyn Carson and Peyton Winn have infused the Cal United offense early on along with juniors Cora Abetti and Chloe North. At 3-1, Morse’s young team is off to a promising start in a wide-open division where Richford is the defending state champs, running the table as an eleventh seed a season ago.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
Cal United ventured back out of division to take on Burke Moutain Academy on Monday and is scheduled to host Division II Missisquoi Valley Union on Wednesday. They wrap up a busy week on the road against a stout Division III Winooski team on Friday before welcoming Hazen Union to town next Monday.
