Soccer News

STAMFORD — One of the intangibles of Chloe Ortolano’s soccer career is that she always seems to be in the right place at the right time.

That’s exactly where she was Tuesday when Brien McMahon girls soccer teammate Peyton McNamara delivered a corner kick to the far post during their FCIAC contest against Trinity Catholic at Gaglio Field.

Off that corner, Ortolano then did what nobody in the history of Brien McMahon soccer has ever done better.

She scored her school-record 38th career goal to lead the Senators to a 3-0 win, in a game that was called at halftime due to incoming thunderstorms.

“It’s a big deal for me,” Ortolano said. “I’ve always been working since I was younger, playing this sport and when I found out I was close to the record it made me work even harder and it pushed me. It’s a great accomplishment.”

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STAMFORD—The Staples High School girls soccer team has been an unstoppable force thus far this season.

The Wreckers wouldn’t allow Mother Nature to keep them from an appointed FCIAC triumph Tuesday.

Staples remained the leaders in the FCIAC West Division as they downed Westhill, 4-1 at the Vikings’ field.

The contest was called at the start of the second half as persistent thunder (but no visible lightning) had the referees call for a mandatory 30 minute delay due to audible thunder. The rule states that the 30-minute clock resets each time thunder is heard.

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Finishing was an issue for the Greenwich High School girls soccer team, which struggled to register goals during its first seven games of the season. Yet the past two outings have seen the Cardinals click offensively and light the scoreboard, while playing its usual solid defense.

As a result, Greenwich has posted two straight victories, one of which came Saturday when it defeated Norwalk, 6-0, at Cardinal Stadium.

Sophomore Sophia Bastek tallied twice, while Sam Sias, Nadine Anderson, Kelly Martyanov and Carly O’Brien each added one goal apiece for Greenwich (0-6-1).

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