2013 CIAC state boys and girls lacrosse playoff pairings

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Barlow's Jack Shaban.

Barlow’s Jack Shaban.

BOYS LACROSSE

Division L

2013 Division L bracket

Qualifying round, Friday

No. 17 Cheshire (7-9) at No. 16 Hamden (8-8), 4

Qualifying round, Saturday

No. 18 Newington (7-9) at No. 15 McMahon (8-8), 2

First round, Wednesday, 4:30

  • Hamden/Cheshire winner at No. 1 Ridgefield (14-2)
  • No. 9 New Milford (11-5) at No. 8 Glastonbury (11-5)
  • No. 13 Amity (9-7) at No. 4 Fairfield Prep (12-3)
  • No. 12 Fairfield Ludlowe (10-6) at No. 5 Xavier (12-4)
  • McMahon/Newington winner at No. 2 Simsbury (13-3)
  • No. 10 Hall (11-5) at No. 7 Southington (12-4)
  • No. 14 Conard (8-8) at No. 3 Staples (13-3)
  • No. 11 Newtown (10-6) at No. 6 Greenwich (12-4)

Quarterfinals June 1, 3

Semifinals June 5

Final June 8 at McMahon

Division M

2013 Division M bracket

Qualifying round, Friday

No. 17 Wilton (8-8) at No. 16 North Haven (8-8), 6:30

Qualifying round, Saturday

No. 18 Fitch (7-9) at No. 15 Branford (8-8), 6; No. 19 Waterford (7-9) at No. 14 Pomperaug (8-8), 11 a.m.

First round, Wednesday, 4:30

  • North Haven/Wilton winner at No. 1 Avon (16-0)
  • No. 9 Darien (10-6) at No. 8 Hand (10-6)
  • No. 13 Masuk (8-8) at No. 4 Guilford (12-4), 7
  • No. 12 Fairfield Warde (9-7) at No. 5 New Fairfield (12-4), 5
  • Branford/Fitch winner at No. 2 Barlow (15-1)
  • No. 10 Farmington (10-6) at No. 7 Bethel (11-5)
  • Pomperaug/Waterford winner vs. No. 3 New Canaan (14-2)
  • No. 11 ND-West Haven (9-7) at No. 6 East Lyme (12-4)

Division S

2013 Division S bracket

Qualifying round, Friday

No. 18 Rocky Hill (8-8) at No. 15 Weston (8-8), 4

Qualifying round, Saturday

No. 17 ND-Fairfield (8-8) at No. 16 Old Lyme (8-8), 1; No. 19 St. Paul Catholic (8-8) at No. 14 Northwest Catholic (9-7), 10 a.m.

First round, Wednesday, 4:30

  • Old Lyme/ND-Fairfield winner at No. 1 Stonington (13-3)
  • No. 9 Valley Regional (11-5) at No. 8 Ledyard (11-5)
  • No. 13 St. Joseph (9-7) at No. 4 Somers (12-4)
  • No. 12 Granby (10-6) at No. 5 Old Saybrook (12-4)
  • Weston/Rocky Hill winner at No. 2 Brookfield (12-4)
  • No. 10 Lewis Mills (11-5) at No. 7 East Catholic (11-5)
  • Northwest Catholic/St. Paul Catholic winner at No. 3 Tolland (12-4)
  • No. 11 Bacon Academy (10-6) at No. 6 Morgan (11-5)

Quarterfinals Saturday

Semifinals June 5

Final June 8 at McMahon

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GIRLS LACROSSE

Darien's Taylor Hardison (27)

Darien’s Taylor Hardison (27)

Division L

2013 Division L bracket

Qualifying round, Friday

No. 17 Conard (7-9) at No. 16 Stamford (7-8-1), 5

Qualifying round, Saturday

No. 18 Trumbull (6-9-1) at No. 15 =Ludlowe (7-7-1), 11 a.m.

First round, Tuesday, 5 p.m. (unless noted)

  • Stamford/Conard winner at No. 1 Glastonbury (15-1)
  • No. 9 Newington (9-5-1) at No. 8 Ridgefield (11-5), 3:30
  • No. 13 Newtown (9-7) at No. 4 Greenwich (13-2)
  • No. 12 South Windsor (7-5-2) at No. 5 Cheshire (13-3)
  • Fairfield Ludlowe/Trumbull winner at No. 2 Darien (13-1)
  • No. 10 New Milford (10-6) at No. 7 Simsbury (13-4)
  • No. 14 Staples (9-7-1) at No. 3 Hall (14-2)
  • No. 11 NFA (8-5-1) at No. 6 Danbury (13-3)

Quarterfinals Thursday, 5

Semifinals June 4

Final June 8 at Bunnell

Division M

2013 Division M bracket

Qualifying round, Saturday

  • No. 17 Pomperaug (8-8) at No. 16 Hand (8-8), TBA
  • No. 18 Barlow (6-9-1) at No. 15 Branford (8-8), 4
  • No. 19 Berlin (6-9-1) at No. 14 Guilford (8-7), 1
  • No. 20 Bacon Academy (6-9) at No. 13 Sacred Heart Academy (9-7), 3

First round, Tuesday, 5

  • Hand/Pomperaug winner at No. 1 New Canaan (14-1)
  • No. 9 Fitch (10-5-1) at No. 8 Farmington (11-5)
  • Sacred Heart Academy/Bacon Academy winner at No. 4 Brookfield (11-3-1)
  • No. 12 Fairfield Warde (9-7) at No. 5 Avon (12-4)
  • Branford/Barlow winner at No. 2 East Lyme (13-3)
  • No. 10 Stratford (9-6-1) at No. 7 Mercy (11-4-1)
  • Guilford/Berlin winner at No. 3 New Fairfield (13-3)
  • No. 11 Windsor (8-6) at No. 6 Wilton (12-4)

Quarterfinals Thursday, 5

Semifinals June 4

Final June 8 at Bunnell

Division S

2013 Division S bracket

First round, Tuesday, 5

  • No. 16 Housatonic (6-8) at No. 1 Haddam-Killingworth (16-0);
  • No. 9 Somers (9-7) at No. 8 Stonington (10-6);
  • No. 13 Immaculate (7-8-1) at No. 4 Granby (11-4-1);
  • No. 12 Waterford (8-8) at No. 5 Old Saybrook (11-5);
  • No. 15 Morgan (7-9) at No. 2 Weston (15-1);
  • No. 10 Bethel (8-7-1) at No. 7 Suffield (10-6);
  • No. 14 East Catholic (7-9) at No. 3 Old Lyme (12-4);
  • No. 11 Northwest Catholic (8-8) vs. No. 6 Lewis Mills (9-5) at Harwinton Lacrosse Field

Quarterfinals Thursday, 5

Semifinals June 4

Final June 8 at Bunnell

Categories: State Playoffs

SWC girls Division 2: Flashes

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What’ll I remember most about the SWC Division 2 girls final? A moment with about 90 seconds left in the first half.

A flash, like a camera too close. A moment to look over and say “wait, was that l”

And then a crackling boom and an echo for about 10 seconds and a bunch of people moving quickly toward Weston High School. Yep, it was l(ightning).

An early halftime break didn’t slow down Weston, which was already winning and had already withstood a charge from Bethel after the Wildcats cut a 6-1 deficit to 6-5.

“We had a major defensive letdown,” Weston coach Megan Murphy said. “We’re so reliant on our defense being so strong. … (Bethel) played great. They definitely challenged us.”

Weston recovered, tweaking its approach to the draws after goals and regrouping. It had never had a problem when it had the ball.

“They’re a very even-scoring team,” Bethel coach Shelly DeSisto said.

That has carried the Trojans to a brilliant year. They opened the season with a 10-8 loss to Brookfield, which will play Newtown on Friday for the Division 1 championship. The Trojans have won 17 in a row since, including wins against three SWC Division 1 teams.

“It’s something to be proud of. You want the end of your season to be strong,” Murphy said. “If you don’t end strong, I think it’s something easily forgotten, a streak like that. We’re focused on going forward to the state tournament.”

Speaking of which, here are your brackets:

Boys: Class L   Class M   Class S

Girls: Class L   Class M   Class S

And don’t think nobody there today noticed what could happen with the Class S 2-15/7-10 game, either. Maybe Round 3 is just a week away in Round 2.

Categories: SWC

FCIAC Championship Preview

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New Canaan attackman Harry Stanton gets decked by a Greenwich defenseman earlier this month. The Cardinals and Rams will meet for the FCIAC championship Friday.

New Canaan attackman Harry Stanton gets decked by a Greenwich defenseman earlier this month. The Cardinals and Rams will meet for the FCIAC championship Friday.

It was one of the worst defeats suffered by the Greenwich High boys lacrosse team in recent memory, a 12-0 dismantling at the hands of rival New Canaan.

Twenty-two days later, the Cardinals have a chance to make it ancient history. Fourth-seeded Greenwich will meet none other than New Canaan in Friday’s FCIAC championship, and payback is sure to be on the mind of the surging Cardinals, who are now winners of six straight. FCIAC Lax view

Greenwich’s May 2 road loss at Dunning Stadium certainly comes with an asterisk. The Cardinals were without coach Scott Bulkley, high-scoring middie Alex Moeser and attack Decker Curran.

Darien coach Jeff Brameier, who knows a thing or two about winning championships, having won eight FCIAC and eight state titles since 2000 alone, offered his thoughts on Friday’s title tilt.

“You have a team in Greenwich that is starting to get on a roll and has gotten healthy,” Brameier said. “Certainly Greenwich is in a position where they have all the motivation after the 12-0 shellacking they took earlier in the season. They were missing their coach and some key kids.”

The Rams, oh by the way, are pretty darn good. So don’t think their dominance over Greenwich earlier this month was the result of Greenwich’s short-comings. New Canaan and goalie Trent Nader are allowing a paltry 4.5 goals a game.

“New Canaan is very sold straight across the board,” Brameier said. “They’re solid in the goal and they have a senior-laden defense that is keeping them in all their games. They are very solid and very well coached. You have the three senior long poles in Eric Persky, John Rhudy and Thomas Costigan. They’ve been doing a great job.”

GREENWICH WILL WIN IF: “If the offensive firepower comes to play and capitalizes on its shots and (Graham) Savio can win his faceoffs,” Brameier said.

Greenwich’s talented trio of Kyle Foote, Moeser and Curran are as dangerous as any other threesome in the FCIAC. Curran has yet to play since missing the first meeting with New Canaan, but others have stepped up in his absence, including Ryan Flippin.

“Greenwich has some formidable offensive firepower and three kids that are legit, high-end offensive players in Alex Moeser, Kyle Foote and Decker Curran, and some good role players,” Brameier said. “Graham Savio, who is their face off specialist, is a great off the ball player. They’ve been getting good play from Ryan Flippin too.”

 

NEW CANAAN WILL WIN IF: “They can control Foote, Moeser and Curran and convert their own scoring opportunities,” Brameier said.

The Rams had their way at the offensive end of the field last time behind Henry Stanton and Puck Richardson, but Greenwich certainly hopes to give the Rams a different experience in the championship. Richardson sat out New Canaan’s semifinal win over Darien, but coach Chip Buzzeo said he expected Richardson back for the final.

“Greenwich’s defense is an underrated group,” Brameier said. “Their defense is younger, but Jack Harrington, Jack Nail and Shawn Dunster at the long poles are doing a very nice job. They have a little a zone their package. It will be interesting to see how it affects New Canaan.”

X-FACTOR: X literally marks the spot in this case. Greenwich’s Savio is one of the best faceoff specialists in the state, if not the best. His ability to win possessions for the Cardinals could be a difference maker.

“If it’s a high-scoring game, that turns into a lot more possessions,” Brameier said. “If there is a lot of scoring and faceoffs, you can get the ball back, but you have to score. That’s when it can steamroll for you. New Canaan is too well coached to just let (Savio win all the faceoffs). They have Perksy take the faceoffs. He may not win them, but he is able to stop the fast break. They’ll make adjustments.”

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Darien and New Canaan to battle for FCIAC championship

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At this point, it would probably be difficult to argue the Darien and New Canaan girls lacrosse teams aren’t the top two teams in the FCIAC, if not the state. And on Friday at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk at 4 p.m., both will make a bid for the conference crown.

Darien’s Ellie Bennett, left, and New Canaan’s Kelly Armstrong  battle for a loose ball during the Blue Waves’ 14-7 win earlier this season. The teams will meet again for the FCIAC championship. (Bob Luckey/Staff photographer)

Darien’s Ellie Bennett, left, and New Canaan’s Kelly Armstrong battle for a loose ball during the Blue Waves’ 14-7 win earlier this season. The teams will meet again for the FCIAC championship. (Bob Luckey/Staff photographer)

PICK YOUR STATISTIC: Whether you go by their regular season record against the rest of the FCIAC (24-0, excluding their game against one another, a 14-7 Darien win on April 25), their tournament seeds (Darien is No. 1 and New Canaan is No. 2), or the fact neither has failed to win a game by fewer than seven goals in either of the two preceding rounds of the FCIAC tournament, the Rams and Wave have established themselves as the cream of the crop in the FCIAC.

Do the best two teams always meet in the championship? No. But in this case, they are.

SCORING THREATS APLENTY: To say both teams are loaded with players that can score would probably be an understatement. Multi-goal games are one thing, but both the Rams and the defending conference champion Blue Wave boast several players fully capable of exploding for four, five, six goals in any given game.

Take the FCIAC tournament for example. In New Canaan’s 12-5 quarterfinal win over Staples, multi-goal performers included Elizabeth Miller (4), Olivia Hompe (3), Bea Eppler (2) and Lily Citrin (2). Meanwhile, while picking up a 22-5 quarterfinal victory of their own over Fairfield Warde, Darien boasted seven multi-goal performers: Emily Stein (4), Brooke Connors (3), Mariah Matheis (3), Dillon Schoen (2) Hollis Perticone (2), Kristen Gilbert (2) and Kathryn Payne (2).

On to the semis. New Canaan won by an even larger margin than the first round, 14-6 over Greenwich, and five more players found the back of the net more than once: Hompe (4), Miller (3), Katie DeMarno (2), Isabel Taben (2) and Brianna McEwan (2). Darien’s 21-goal outburst in its 21-9 win over Danbury featured another trio of multi-goal outputs: Schoen (6), Stein (5) and Jena Fritts (4).

New Canaan goalie Liz O’Sullivan and Darien netminder Caylee Waters, both talented keepers, may have something to say about it, but with so many talented snipers on each side, a high-scoring battle for the crown could be on the horizon.

NEW CANAAN VS. DARIEN: If there’s anything we know about this rivalry, it’s nearly impossible to predict exactly how the game will play out, regardless of the sport.

Darien went into New Canaan and pulled away for a 14-7 victory the first time around, but all bets are off in the conference championship. And with the FCIAC title up for grabs, the rivalry takes a backseat to the prize – sort of. After all, what better way to finish off a championship season than taking down your biggest rival – and your biggest competition – in the title game?

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New Canaan tops Darien to advance to FCIAC championship game

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In a game that featured just two second half goals, the New Canaan boys lacrosse team defeated Darien 5-3 to advance to the Friday’s FCIAC championship game. No. 2 New Canaan will look for back-to-back titles but will have to get past No. 4 Greenwich to do so.

DEFENSE: Led by goalie Trent Nader and defensemen John Rhudy and Eric Persky, the Rams defense has been strong all season, giving up an average of just 5.2 goals per game. Even so, holding Darien to just three markers was an especially impressive feat, and it was needed due to the absence of Puck Richardson on offense.

Darien defenseman Daniel Traver covers New Canaan's Duke Repko during Tuesday’s FCIAC semifinals. (Mark Conrad/For Hearst Newspapers)

Darien defenseman Daniel Traver covers New Canaan’s Duke Repko during Tuesday’s FCIAC semifinals. (Mark Conrad/For Hearst Newspapers)

“We had a feeling it would be low scoring just because of the way Darien has been playing. Darien is a great team. They played the hardest schedule by far in Connecticut,” New Canaan coach Chip Buzzeo said. “Could we hold Darien to five, six or seven? We hoped. This is what happens in the playoffs. Playoffs are tight.”

Despite the lack of scoring, the Blue Wave still managed to take 22 shots, just one fewer than New Canaan.

“(New Canaan goalie Trent Nader) really stopped a lot of point blank shots, a lot of good shots,” Darien coach Jeff Brameier said. “And we missed the net. We missed. So we’ve got to do a better job.”

WHAT BACK-TO-BACK TITLES WOULD MEAN: In every sport at every level, there’s a champion each season. And while winning the FCIAC crown in such a talented conference is certainly no small feat, back-to-back titles would undeniably establish New Canaan as the best in the FCIAC.

Just as impressive, the Rams would have won the two championships with two different head coaches. New Canaan lost several important seniors to graduation from last year’s squad, and yet here it is again just a single win shy of another title.

“We knew we could get back here to the championship, and we definitely proved something today,” said New Canaan’s Henry Stanton, who scored three goals. “It’s great to get three goals, but it’s even better as a team to get back to the championship and try to defend our title.”

RAMS-WAVE PART III?: Will we get to see Round 3 of Rams vs. Blue Wave? The border rivals met in the finals of last year’s state championship game, an 11-5 Darien win, and it’s possible that it could happen again.

The brackets have not yet been released, but New Canaan would face the daunting challenge of taking down Darien three times in a season, while the Blue Wave would be hoping that the third time is the charm.

“Hopefully, we’ll get a chance to see them. We’re in a bracket where we have to go all the way to the finals,” Brameier said. “So, take it one game at a time in states, and if they make it to the finals and we make it, then we get a rematch. But that’s all we can shoot for right now.”

Categories: FCIAC

Greenwich eliminates top-seeded Ridgefield in semifinals

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When the Greenwich High School boys lacrosse team edged New Canaan for the FCIAC championship in 2010, the final two minutes of play were especially frantic, with possession changing hands numerous times. The Cardinals held on for a one-goal win, despite a fierce effort to score the equalizer by New Canaan. The conclusion of Tuesday night’s FCIAC semifinal showdown between top-seeded Ridgefield and fourth-seeded Greenwich was similar.

Greenwich goalie William Waesche game up big for the Cardinals in their upset of No. 1 Ridgefield in the FCIAC semifinals. (Bob Luckey/Staff photographer)

Greenwich goalie William Waesche game up big for the Cardinals in their upset of No. 1 Ridgefield in the FCIAC semifinals. (Bob Luckey/Staff photographer)

With the Cardinals clinging to a 6-5 lead, the Tigers  had several opportunities to score the final minute of play, but Greenwich held them off, earning a spot in Friday’s 7 p.m. title game against New Canaan at Brien McMahon. Ridgefield (15-3) called a timeout with 1:22 left to play and with 24 seconds remaining to set up scoring plays. But the Cardinals defenders and goalie William Waesche came up big. Waesche, a senior, made 14 saves, two of which came during the final 20 seconds, enabling the Cardinals to play for their third FCIAC championship on Friday with the 6-5 triumph.

Ridgefield scored a convincing 10-5 win over Greenwich in the season-opener for both squads on April 2, but the Cardinals showed just how far they have come as a team Tuesday night.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the team,” said GHS coach Scott Bulkley. “I would have been proud of the team if we lost tonight, because they played so well.

The defeat was a tough one to take for Ridgefield, which seemed liked it was poised to capture its second FCIAC title after entering the tournament with just one loss to a conference foe this season.

“It’s disappointing because we really felt good about our team coming in,” Ridgefield coach Roy Colsey said. “We had our system in place, we were confident in our zone defense  and we had good practices. Give Greenwich credit, they executed well and we didn’t capitalize on a lot of our opportunities.”

Possession was one of the themes of the game and Greenwich spent a lot of time with the ball thanks to senior faceoff specialist Graham Savio. Savio won nine of the first 10 faceoffs he took and won all but two the entire game.

“Their faceoff guy and goalie had phenomenal games, that was the difference,” Ridgefield senior defender Sam Gravitte said. “They also had a lot of good possessions and shot the ball well.”

It was obvious from the outset that this game was going to be different than the first meeting between the two teams. Greenwich did a better job of moving without the ball against Ridgefield’s zone defense. The Cardinals’ passes were crisp and their shooting from the perimeter was solid. Kyle Foote, Luke Finneran, who scored the game winner, and Alex Moeser, each tallied twice for the victors.

“We spent a lot of time looking at tape and working on how to play against their zone,” Foote said. “This feels good because we know all the hard work we put in paid off.”

Categories: FCIAC, General

SWC final set: Barlow-New Fairfield

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While Greenwich was tossing in a surprise at the FCIACs, the chalk was holding in Newtown: It’ll be Barlow vs. New Fairfield in Thursday’s final, 5 p.m., at Brookfield. There was then plenty of talk, prompted and unprompted, about Barlow-New Fairfield, Round 1, which was a long time ago. A good deal of that talk’s in the story. But, clearly, although Barlow has barely been headed this year, this won’t be the New Fairfield team that lost 16-3.

Barlow's Jack Shaban and the Falcons will face New Fairfield in the SWC finals.

Barlow’s Jack Shaban and the Falcons will face New Fairfield in the SWC finals.

Weston gave them fits — well, its goalie did, mostly, because if he doesn’t make those saves upon saves upon saves, the game’s over a long time before it was. The Trojans put together a few plays to get themselves back in it. “I’m really proud of the way we came back in this game,” Weston coach John Mathews said. “I’m happy with the way we’re playing. The chemistry is getting together. We lost to a good New Fairfield team.” Their road through the Class S tournament won’t be easy, but they can be competitive.

Both teams coughed the ball up quite a bit, start to finish. Pressure? Good defense? One of the first real stiflingly humid days? Maybe some of each.

“We had a lot of turnovers, a lot of mistakes,” Rebels coach Marty Morgan said. “If we eliminate those, keep riding the way it’s been going, I think we’ll be OK.”

Barlow rolled, speaking of stifling, behind its defense. Cooper Brown was steady in net, and his job was made easier because the Bobcats just couldn’t get there. Conn Curry talked about switching up their coverage around the crease, little tweaks that took away some of the creativity that Brookfield showed in their regular-season meeting.

The Falcons’ Jack Shaban had a hat trick just over 13 minutes into the game, around which time there was a faint cry from a teammate of “second team.” Apparently Shaban was an All-SWC pick … just not a first-team pick. The Falcons saw it as a slight.

“He’s definitely one of the better middies in the conference,” coach John Distler said. “He played with a chip on his shoulder.”

Shaban also set up a nifty Liam Rooney behind-the-back goal.

So. New Fairfield gets back to where it usually has been the past few years. Barlow, without a title since 2006, the year Distler stepped away for a few years, gets back with last year’s disappointment fresh. Should be fun on Thursday.

Categories: General, SWC

Darien, New Canaan impressive in FCIAC girls lacrosse semifinals

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Darien and New Canaan showed why they are the top two ranked teams in the state Monday, impressively advancing to the championship game of the FCIAC Girls Lacrosse Tournament.

The second-seeded Rams imposed their will from the start in a 14-6 win over third-seeded Greenwich, while No. 1-seeded Darien was challenged a bit in their 21-9 victory over upstart Danbury.

The Blue Wave (16-1) and Rams (17-1) will meet in the FCIAC championship game on Friday at Brien McMahon High School at 4 p.m. This matchup marks the fifth time Darien and New Canaan have faced each other in the conference title game since 1995, with Darien winning each time. Darien has won 11 FCIAC titles, the most in the conference under coach Lisa Lindley’s watch.

New Canaan beat Darien in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament last year, 9-6, but the Blue Wave topped the Rams in this spring’s regular season meeting.

“New Canaan is a big rival of ours and it’s always an exciting game when we play them,” said Darien standout Dillon Schoen, who posted a game-high six goals against Danbury.

The Hatters, who made their first appearance in the FCIAC semifinals, held their own against the powerhouse Blue Wave – especially in the first half. Danbury trailed just 9-6 with 3:45 left in the first half, but Darien scored the last three goals of the half, then came out strong in the second half.

“Being a new coach, it took a little while for the team to adjust to my philosophy,” Danbury coach Jaime Williams said. “Once they got used to it, we got better as the season went on. We set our goals high in the preseason and we’re happy to make it this far in FCIACs.”

Lindsey Eanniello, who helped keep the Hatters within striking distance in the first half, finished with five goals. But depth was one of the factors in this one, as Darien just had too many scorers and solid defenders.

“We really rely on each other,” Schoen said. “We moved the ball well and were able to set each other up for some good shots.”

Emily Stein had five goals and Jena Fritts scored four times for Darien, which is now the focus of New Canaan. The Rams were powered by Olivia Hompe’s five goals and hat tricks by Elizabeth Miller and Kathleen DeMarino in their triumph against Greenwich.

With the win, New Canaan extended its winning streak over Greenwich to eight games dating back to the 2008 season. The Rams have also won four consecutive postseason games against the Cardinals during that span

The Rams led 6-0 20 minutes into the game and 9-2 at halftime. Coach Kristin Woods’ crew controlled the ball the majority of the game and made it difficult for the Cards to get good shots on goal when they did have possession.

“I thought we did a really good job of slowing down their transition game,” Woods said. “It was also nice having Liz (O’Sullivan) back in goal. She has been hurt, but she was refreshed and ready to go.”

Greenwich, which received a hat trick from Carolyn Paletta, has about a week off before it begins play in the Class L playoffs – a tournament they’ve won the last two years.

“We need a break to refocus a little bit and reflect a bit,” GHS coach Caitlin Keane said. “Our players are a little bit worn down, so hopefully we’ll start the state tournament with fresher legs.”

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