Olivia Lambert (No. 11) and goaltender Reese Cohn in action during a win over Fairfield Warde on Oct. 19 – Photo Andy Hutchison

STAMFORD–Staples field hockey went on the road and dominated Westhill of Stamford 7-0 on Wednesday, the team’s fifth shutout and fifth consecutive victory.

The Wreckers won their second 7-0 game in their last three contests, following up a 7-0 win over Stamford with a 5-1 victory over Fairfield Warde; they improved to 11-3. 

Daisy Hackett and Emilie Russell both scored twice and Leah Larit, Olivia Lambert and Izzie Schmeiser all scored.

Russell logged a pair of assists and Audrey Ziegler and Quinn Lopatin also had assists.

The Wreckers have two regular season games remaining, both at home: Monday versus Brien McMahon and Wednesday against Ridgefield — each at 4 p.m.

Andy Hutchison
Andy Hutchison

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.