FAIRFAX, Vt. - Woodstock girls soccer pulled off a playoff upset on the road. The 11th-seeded Wasps beat sixth-seeded BFA-Fairfax 2-1 on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the playoffs.
BFA-Fairfax came in on a scoring tear. The Bullets had scored at least four goals in each of their previous two games, including a 5-0 win over Hazen on Saturday. Woodstock held them to one goal and made two stand up.
The Wasps improve to 5-9-1, while BFA-Fairfax finishes 7-7-1. Woodstock has won three of its last four games, a run that includes a 6-4 home win over Stratton Mountain on Oct. 8 and a 2-0 win at Mount Anthony on Oct. 14.
First-year coach Stacey Forest now has the Wasps back in the quarterfinals, the round where their season ended a year ago.
It is a big week for Woodstock soccer. The Wasps boys beat White River Valley in their playoff opener on Tuesday and play at top-seeded Stowe in the quarterfinals on Friday, so both Woodstock soccer teams are still alive.
The road gets tougher on Saturday. Third-seeded Peoples Academy (10-5) beat Hazen 3-1 on Wednesday behind a hat trick from Sophia Calcagni, and the teams have not met this season.
Woodstock girls soccer is next at third-seeded Peoples Academy in the quarterfinals on Saturday, October 24, at 2 p.m.
Other relevant play on Wednesday, October 21:
Hazen (4-8-3) 1 at Peoples Academy (10-5) 3 Peoples, Woodstock’s quarterfinal opponent, got a hat trick from Sophia Calcagni.
Enosburg (7-6-2) 2 at Bellows Falls (8-6-1) 1 Tenth-seeded Enosburg also won on the road as the lower seed.
That wraps up the day for Woodstock Union High School sports. We’ll see you next time!