Alexa Van Aken, running after the ball in a game this fall, had a goal and an assist in the state playoff opener - Photo Andy Hutchison
Alexa Van Aken, running after the ball in a game this fall, had a goal and an assist in the state playoff opener – Photo Andy Hutchison

WESTPORT–Host and No. 12 Staples girls soccer blanked No. 21 Danbury 2-0 in the first round of the Class LL State Tournament on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Wreckers will travel to Newtown to take on the No. 5 Nighthawks in the second round Tuesday at 4 p.m. 

Against Danbury, a familiar foe from the FCIAC, Willa Shamie and Alexa Van Aken scored and Van Aken and Reily Gullans notched assists.