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Four-Goal First Half Sparks Undefeated New Canaan Girls Soccer to Win Over Trinity Catholic

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Coming off a tightly contested rivalry game that resulted in a 1-0 Rams victory over Darien on Friday, New Canaan girls soccer took to Conner Field again on Monday afternoon poised to not have any letdowns against the Crusaders of Trinity Catholic. They certainly did not let down. The team netted four first half goals from four different individuals and never looked back on their way to a 6-0 victory, extending its season-beginning win streak to four as well as its shutout streak. “We created a lot of good chances today,” head coach Kirk Bamford told NewCanaanite.com. “Credit to Trinity’s goalie (Jazmune Maolia) who had some special saves. All in all, I can’t really grumble.

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Dial & Defense Propel New Canaan Girls Soccer to 1-0 Victory Over Rival Darien

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No matter what time of the year it is, New Canaan vs. Darien is always a matchup that both the teams and fans look forward to. In girls soccer the meeting between the two rivals came in just the third game of each team’s 2015 season with both entering at 2-0 heading into Friday’s showdown at Conner Field. And with a goal from sophomore forward Braeden Dial in the 14th minute of the game, the Rams took the early 1-0 lead and held on to extend the team’s winning streak to begin the season to three. “It’s always a huge, huge game for us,” head coach Kirk Bamford told NewCanaanite.com. “It’s a rival and obviously the girls have grown up playing against them [Darien] in all sports, including soccer, throughout the years.

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New Canaan Rams Boys Soccer Preview: Team Spirit, Cohesion and Chemistry

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Coming off a season that included a spectacular upset, 3-0 victory over No. 3 seed Platt Tech in the opening round of the state tournament, the program’s first win in the CIAC tourney since 2011, the Rams boys varsity soccer team is eager to get back on the pitch in 2015 and fight to go even further. Leading them in that fight are the team’s three senior captains—goalkeeper Griffin Paterson, center-midfielder Brett Capone, and left/right forward Jack Dinnie—each of whom “can really play,” third-year head coach Rich Sutherland told NewCanaanite.com. “Griffin, our goalkeeper, has been a standout the last couple years, which is great. Brett’s basically been ever-present on this team since he was a freshman, so he’s been there, seen it and done it now for the last three years—certainly leads off the field as well,” Sutherland said.

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New Canaan Girls Soccer Preview: Veteran ‘NC Feet’ Squad Ready to Strike

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For New Canaan High School varsity girls soccer head coach Kirk Bamford, entering his seventh season at the team’s helm, two major strengths of the 2015 squad are experience and leadership. The team has 17 returning players, “all of whom are capable of contributing,” Bamford told NewCanaanite.com. “We have our four captains who are instrumental to the team, along with the other seniors, 10 of whom [in total] are back from last year. It’s a great group, very experienced with a great attitude.” Those four senior captains are midfielder Sami Stewart, defenders Mia Carroll and Caroline Gordon, and goalkeeper Katie Donovan—a quartet with more than a decade of experience playing together, which bodes well for the 2015 Rams squad.