By Andy Hutchison

WESTPORT–The No. 4 seeded Staples girls soccer got goals from Emme Dorfman and Maddy Johnson in a 2-1 win over No 5 and visiting Trumbull in the FCIAC Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday. Riely Gullans and Emily Shiel had assists.

The Wreckers will face top seed Greenwich in the semifinals at neutral site Fairfield Ludlowe Friday at 5 p.m. Staples lost to Greenwich 2-1 in mid September.

On the other side of the bracket, No. 7 Darien, which upset No. 2 New Canaan 1-0, will face No. 3 St. Joseph, which survived in penalty kicks against No. 6 Ridgefield. That game was scoreless after regulation before St. Joseph prevailed 4-1 in PKs. The teams will meet Friday at 7 p.m., also at Ludlowe at 7 p.m.

Recent Westport Journal coverage of girls soccer

• Girls soccer earns win, tie and No. 4 seed in FCIAC Tournament
• Dramatic comeback win a first for Beattie with Wreckers
• Wreckers wing Falcons and Eagles
• Three straight shutouts for Staples girls soccer

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.}}