Cinnaminson Girls Soccer Team Plays For Sectional Title Thursday

CINNAMINSON, NJ — The Cinnaminson High School girls soccer team will play for a South Jersey championship on Thursday. The second-seeded Pirates will visit No. 1 Haddonfield in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 championship game on Thursday, Nov. 7, according to nj.com.

Cinnaminson advanced to the final with a series of 1-goal victories. In the first round, Cinnaminson edged No. 15 Oakcrest, 2-1, with both goals coming in the second half. Emma Fuegel and Sarah Bergan scored the goals, with assists from Meredith Updike and Kayla Decker.

Cinnaminson took a two-goal lead into halftime against No. 7 West Deptford and held on for a 4-3 win in the quarterfinals. Bergan had two goals and an assist in the win, and Fuegel and Updike each had a goal.

The Pirates went to overtime, but shut out No. 3 Delsea, 1-0, in the sectional semifinals. Bergan scored the game-winner with an assist from Updike.

Meanwhile, Haddonfield scored 17 goals en route to a spot in the finals. In the first round, Haddonfield downed No. 16 Manchester Township, 8-1,behind a hat trick from Katie McCormick.

Haddonfield shut out No. 8 Cedar Creek, 4-0, in the quarterfinals. McCormick and Jordan Siok each scored twice in the win. Keegan Douglas had two assists, and Sara Smith had one for the Bulldawgs.

Haddonfield advanced to the final with a 5-0 win over No. 5 Pinelands in the semifinals. McCormick had two goals and goalie Maya Olimpio made eight saves.