Staples Girls Soccer fans showed up in force for the Wreckers quarter-final CIAC tournament match on Saturday against Wilton.

The Wreckers continued their dominance in the CIAC state tournament with a second shut-out in as many games. This time defeating FCIAC rival Wilton on Saturday at home, Wakeman field before a large crowd that lined the fence to watch the game. Both teams defense was strong and neither was able to find the net for most of the first half until Annabel Edwards scored for Staples. The Wreckers scored again midway through the second period with Neva Mermegan scoring their third goal coming just five minutes later.

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Coach Barry Beattie said, "I was really happy with the game. Wilton is a good team and played hard but the better team won the game and deserved to progress." Said Beattie "We scored 3 good goals; 2 goals and an assist from Annabel Edwards was enough to see us through to the next round. Annabel has been flying all season with 13 goals and 17 assists so I’m hoping this rich vein of form continues for two more games."

The Wreckers girls continue their quest for another state title on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM when they will take on the number 2 seed, Glastonbury at Naugatuck high school.

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