By Andy Hutchison
WESTPORT–Coming off a 2-1 win over perennial rival Darien on Thursday, Staples field hockey had an easier time in a 10-0 triumph over visiting St. Joseph of Trumbull on Monday. Seven Wreckers scored in the trouncing.
Leah Larit, Katie Larit, and Lucy Hill all scored twice and Mary Stevens, Ava Pattinson, Oakley Wilson and Eve Dolan also scored.
Ella Ledenko, Hill, Leya Chaves, Dolan, Pattinson, Catherine Cirasuolo and Daisey Hackett recorded assists.
The Wreckers are 10-0 overall and will host FCIAC foe Wilton (8-1-1 heading into Tuesday’s visit to Ridgefield) Saturday at noon. The Wreckers have won more than 20 games in a row.
Wilton has lost only to Fairfield Ludlowe (a team Staples defeated 3-1) and played Darien to a scoreless tie.
Recent Westport Journal coverage of field hockey
- Field hockey team edges rival Darien
- Field hockey team wins a pair at national invitational
- Wreckers field hockey team flying high into mid-season tourney
- Staples field hockey 4-0 to start season
Andy Hutchison
Andy Hutchison has been covering school sports — including Staples athletics — as well as news and feature stories, since the 1990s. He is the sports editor at the Newtown Bee. He writes for the Monroe Sun. He was director of communications and radio color commentator for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (now Islanders) hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.
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