SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Hartford girls soccer’s season ended Tuesday afternoon with a 0-6 loss at eighth-seeded Rice in the first round of the playoffs.
The ninth-seeded Hurricanes trailed 2-0 at halftime before Rice scored four times in the second half. Rice has now won the last four meetings between the teams.
Hartford finishes 6-8-1, while Rice improves to 7-7-1 and moves on to a quarterfinal at top-seeded Harwood.
The Hurricanes’ best stretch came in late September, when they won four straight: 3-0 over Windsor, 4-2 at Fair Haven, 3-2 at Brattleboro and 2-1 in overtime against Woodstock. Their last win was 3-1 at Stratton Mountain on Oct. 13.
Coach Blake Lopes, in his second season, said before the fall, “We have a very resilient upperclassmen group of girls that are turning into great leaders, and we have an amazingly talented underclassmen group.”
Other relevant play on Tuesday, October 20:
Milton (2-13) 1 at Mt. Abraham (11-4) 0 Fifteenth-seeded Milton knocked off the second seed on the road.
Stratton Mountain (1-10) 2 at Springfield (15-0) 4 Springfield, which beat Hartford 4-0 on Oct. 15, stayed perfect.
That wraps up the day for Hartford High School sports. We’ll see you next time!