Sienna Schwartz (l) scored one of Staples’ two goals yesterday against Trumbull – Photo Andy Hutchison

By Andy Hutchison

Staples girls soccer, the No. 5 seed in the FCIAC Tournament, avenged a 1-0 regular-season loss with a 2-1 win at No 4 Trumbull in Tuesday’s FCIAC Tournament quarterfinals.

Danielle Pleiter and Sienna Schwartz both scored goals and Addie Talbott and Alexa Van Aken recorded assists.

Staples will face top seed St. Joseph of Trumbull in Friday’s semifinals, slated to take place at neutral site Fairfield Warde beginning at 5 p.m. St. Joseph defeated Staples 3-0 in the regular-season matchup.

No. 2 Greenwich and No. 3 Ridgefield will square off in the other semi, also at Warde, at 7 p.m. 

The final will be held at Warde on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m.