Bloomfield's Madelyn Laino dribbles ahead in the 3-0 win over Caldwell on Sept. 29 at Brookdale Park.
BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield High School girls soccer team, which is having a great season so far, hopes to make a strong run in the Essex County Tournament.
The Bengals, seeded seventh, will host No. 10 seed Glen Ridge in the second round of the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Brookdale Park at 4 p.m. Both teams received byes in the first round.
The winner between Bloomfield and Glen Ridge will face either No. 2 seed Montclair Kimberley Academy, No. 15 seed Newark East Side or No. 18 seed Payne Tech in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the higher-seeded school. MKA was to host the winner between Newark East Side and Payne Tech.
The semifinal round is Saturday, Oct. 24, hosted by Livingston. The championship game is Wednesday, Oct. 28, hosted by Caldwell.
The Bengals defeated Hoboken and Cedar Grove to extend their winning streak to six games
Junior Isabella Bernhard, senior Olivia Mosquera and junior Julia Miller each had one goal in the 3-0 win over Hoboken on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in Hoboken. Sophomore Samara Bastidas had one assist. Natalia Mosquera made 10 saves.
Senior Ava Murawinski scored two goals to lead the Bengals over Cedar Grove 5-0 on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Cedar Grove. Reilly, junior Sophia Orellano and senior Sophie Ruiz each had a goal. Senior Inez Brewster had one assist. Senior Natalia Mosquera made three saves.
It was the team’s third straight shutout victory.
The six-game winning streak ended with a 5-1 loss at Montclair Kimberley Academy on Friday, Oct. 9. The Bengals moved to an 11-2-1 record on the season. Brewster scored on an assist from junior Julia Gargiulo. Junior goalie Amelia Martinez made seven saves and Natalia Mosquera made four saves.
Photo Courtesy of Jerry Simon
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