VERGENNES – The Caledonia United girls soccer team were left searching for answers after losses to Vergennes and Richford last week, falling to 3-6-1 on the season.
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Sophia Jones, Ashtin Stearns, and Ayla Kittredge notched a goal and an assist apiece to lead a balanced attack as Vergennes rolled to a 6-0 home win over Cal United last Monday. Ava Francis continued to pace the Lady Commodore offense, finding the back of the net eight minutes in off a feed from Jones to make it 1-0. Kittredge buried a pass from Stearns with seven minutes left in the first half to give the home team a 2-0 lead at the break. Jones, Stearns, and Faith McAllister each scored unassisted in the first seven minutes of the second half to put the match away. Lauren Husk added a goal late for Vergennes and Addie Smith made three stops to preserve the fourth shutout of the season for the Lady Commodore defense. Vergennes improved to 9-0 and remained atop of the Division III standings, outscoring their opponents 42-7 on the season. Junior goalkeeper Eliska Siebenbrunner continued to be a bright for Cal United, turning away 22 shots in the loss.
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Adi Chagnon tallied a goal, and an assist and Madelyn King scored the game winner to lead Richford to a surprise 3-2 road win over Cal United on Friday. Chagnon finished a pass from Katelyn Doe five minutes into the match to make it 1-0 Richford before Cora Abetti fed Chloe North two minutes later for the equalizer. North returned the favor to Abetti in the thirteenth minute to give Cal United a 2-1 advantage, but Rose Witherspoon evened the match once again at 2-2 with 12 minutes left in the first half. King buried a feed from Mia St. Pierre four minutes into the second half for the eventual game-winner. The defending Division IV state champions are rebuilding with youth this season and snapped an eight-match winless streak with just their second win. Mollie Smith made 10 stops for Richford and Siebenbrunner made 14 saves for Cal United in the loss as their winless streak extended to seven straight matches. Head coach Spencer Morse is also rebuilding with youth this fall in Danville, Twinfield, and Cabot, admitting there is still a learning curve to go through with his young team after a hot start to the season.
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“I wouldn’t say our young players are hitting a wall per se, but we are still learning some concepts that we need to commit to throughout an entire match. We are starting to see glimpses of what we can accomplish,” said Morse.
Morse and his club looked to get back on track on Tuesday with a trip to Oxbow before welcoming Paine Mountain to town on Friday.
