By Andy Hutchison
WESTPORT–The second-seeded and host Staples field hockey team got two goals apiece off the sticks of Emilie Russell, Leah Larit and Daisy Hackett en route to a 7-0 win over No. 7 Norwalk in the FCIAC Tournament quarterfinals yesterday.
Izzie Schmeiser also scored. Larit had two assists and Quinn Lopatin, Hackett and Ava Pattinson also had assists.
The Wreckers will face No. 3 Fairfield Ludlowe, a 5-1 winner over No. 6 Greenwich, in the Wednesday, Nov. 4 semifinals at neutral site Brien McMahon. The game will take place at 6:30 pm following the other semi between No. 1 Darien and No. 4 Wilton at 4:30.
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 hockey team. He has won numerous writing awards, including regional and national first-place honors.
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