Amity girls soccer just stormed Ken Strong Stadium, absolutely dismantling Hand with a stunning 6-0 shutout Wednesday night to capture the SCC championship. This wasn’t just any win, either. This is their first SCC title since 2006, finally ending a two-decade drought that felt like it was never going to break.
Amity’s Unstoppable Blitz on the SCC Stage
Talk about a statement victory! The Spartans, who went unbeaten through the brutal SCC regular season, didn’t just win their league tournament. They added three more victories, culminating in that epic 6-0 blitz over Hand in the final. They came in as the No. 1 seed, and Coach Owen Quigley wasn’t messing around, saying, “We knew we were the No. 1 seed and we had to perform like the No. 1 seed and tonight, we did.” They didn’t even give Hand a chance to settle, totally dominating the ball all night.
The offense was firing on all cylinders. Olivia Huber was an absolute beast, dropping two goals and two assists to earn the SCC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player honors. She nailed it when she said, “I feel like that’s something we’ve really focused on this season, trying to be the first team to score because that really kind of dictates the rest of the game.” And Tea Bocek? She wasn’t just chilling, adding two goals and an assist herself! The Spartans were up 3-0 by halftime, and honestly, Hand just couldn’t recover. Juliana Kershnar and Katy Kingston also found the back of the net, rounding out an incredible offensive display.
Defying the Odds and Rolling Into States
This Amity squad is something special, finishing the SCC campaign with a ridiculous 15-1-3 record. Think about it: they did this without Maggie Kershnar, a 2025 GametimeCT First Team all-state selection, who’s out for the season with a knee injury. Coach Quigley put it bluntly, “That’s 20-plus goals we lost this year (without Kershnar) and we had to find a way to make it and we did.” And man, did they ever. Their defense is just plain suffocating, racking up 14 shutouts this season! Quigley wasn’t exaggerating when he said, “Our defense is really, really good.” Their only loss this season? A close 2-1 game against Glastonbury, who’s still undefeated and took home the CCC championship.
Hand, on the other hand, had a wild ride to the final. They struggled a bit late in the regular season but pulled off two massive upsets, shutting out No. 2 Notre Dame-West Haven and No. 3 Cheshire on the road to even get to Wednesday’s championship. But Amity was just a different beast; there was no stopping them.
So, what’s next? Amity is rolling into the Class LL state tournament as the No. 7 seed, looking to make a return trip to the championship game for a second straight season. They might even face Mercy for a fourth time in a second-round home game, which would be an absolute battle. Glastonbury, Ridgefield, and Trumbull are all lurking in their half of the draw, but Quigley isn’t backing down. “We’ll be a hard out for anybody,” he declared. You better believe it!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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