DANVILLE – Looking to retool with youth this season, the Caledonia United girls soccer team made an early statement last week by knocking off Division III power BFA-Fairfax in both team’s season opener.
Wright follows during action, August 29, in Danville. Caledonia United prevailed 1-0.
photo by Vanessa Fournier.
Chloe North buried a feed from Cora Abetti for the game-winner to power Cal United to an impressive 1-0 home win over BFA-Fairfax last Friday. On a dead run, Abetti beat a Lady Bullet defender down the right wing, making a diving cross that North one timed into the back of the net six minutes into the second half.
“Chloe’s goal set up from Cora was a beauty. Cora found our left winger Chloe with a perfect pass across the middle, while her defender was right on her heels keeping pace. Chloe timed it perfect with a one timer near the penalty stripe to beat their keeper,” said head coach Spencer Morse.
Multi-sport standout Eliska Siebenbrunner and her athleticism was moved into the goal for the first time this season by Morse and that decision paid early dividends on Friday. Siebenbrunner and the Cal United defense was a stonewall against the Fairfax, making nine saves to preserve the shutout. Heather Love made three stops for BFA-Fairfax in the loss.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
“Eliska made at least three saves of the spectacular variety, including coming out of her goal to stop a point blank shot off of a breakaway. Her communication was great, and our fullbacks were doing a good job covering for each other all day,” said Morse.
The Lady Bullets have been the class of the Mountain League the last few years and are coming off a 13-win season. Their playoff run came to an end against defending Division III champion Stowe in the quarterfinals. Morse has had two highly successful seasons since neighboring schools Twinfield, Cabot and Danville came together to form Caledonia United. They’ve won 14 games over the last two years, including the program’s first ever Division III playoff win against Lake Region in 2023. Cal United moves down to Division IV this fall as part of a divisional realignment by the Vermont Principal’s Association. The move was welcomed as Morse graduated a large senior core last spring led by three-time Vermont All-State selection Sloane Morse. He had encouraging numbers come out for the team this fall however, led by a large talented freshman class that will allow the program to field a junior varsity team this season.
Morse’s young team will look to keep their early momentum going this week as they travel to Richford on Wednesday and Blue Mountain on Friday.
