GLEN RIDGE, NJ — The 12th-seeded Glen Ridge High School girls soccer team advanced to the Essex County Tournament semifinals after eliminating fourth-seeded Verona in a penalty-kick shootout on Friday, Oct. 14, in Verona.
The game was scoreless through regulation and two overtime periods. Glen Ridge won the penalty-kick shootout, 5-4.
Glen Ridge, which improved to 6-6-1 on the season, was scheduled to face top-seeded Montclair in the ECT semifinals doubleheader at Livingston High School on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. The other semifinal pitted No. 2 seed Livingston against No. 3 seed West Orange. Montclair is ranked No. 10 in the state by the Star-Ledger.
The final will be on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Caldwell High School at 2 p.m.
Glen Ridge reached the ECT semifinals for the first time since 2019. That year, they lost to West Orange in the ECT final.
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