GameTime CT

Connecticut's premier high school sports website

  • GIRLS SPORTS
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Field Hockey
    • Golf
    • Gymnastics
    • Hockey
    • Indoor Track
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
  • BOYS SPORTS
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Hockey
    • Indoor Track
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track & Field
    • Volleyball
    • Wrestling
  • Schools
  • Newspapers
    • CT Post
    • The Danbury News-Times
    • Greenwich Time
    • The Middletown Press
    • New Haven Register
    • The Norwalk Hour
    • The Register Citizen
    • The Stamford Advocate
  • Polls
    • Baseball Top 10
    • Boys Basketball Top 10
    • Girls Basketball Top 10
    • Football Top 10
    • Hockey Top 10
    • Boys Lacrosse Top 10
    • Softball Top 10
    • Other Polls
  • Scores & Stats
Boys Soccer

COVID cases alter upcoming SWC girls soccer tournament

Joe Morelli | November 8, 2020

3
Pomperaug head coach Jillian Menzies.
1of3

Pomperaug head coach Jillian Menzies.

H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Immaculate head coach Nelson Mingachos.
2of3

Immaculate head coach Nelson Mingachos.

H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
3of3

The South-West Conference girls soccer tournament will be impacted by a pair of programs forced to deal with COVID-19 situations.

Immaculate, which would have been the third seed, had to withdraw from the tournament due to “some positive (COVID-19) cases”, according to coach and school athletic director Nelson Mingachos. Pomperaug, the top seed, also had a case, but will send its JV team to compete in the tournament, according to head coach Jillian Menzies.

Both teams found out on Friday and players on both sides have to quarantine. The SWC tournament begins on Monday.

“The girls are obviously upset, no question about it,” Mingachos said. “We knew from day one this could have happened at any moment. We were fortunate enough to get the games we got in.”

Immaculate also had its regular-season finale against Masuk canceled.

In addition to the players, Menzies herself has to quarantine and miss the tournament. Volunteer assistant coach Hailey Marquis and JV coaches Molly Miller and Rosalina Santos will coach the team.

“I’m devastated I couldn’t be there to say goodbye to them,” said Menzies, an elementary school teacher in Waterbury. “I tried to reach out to a few of them. They have all handled everything well. They can pride themselves on gaining the No. 1 seed. They have worked really hard to get to this point.”

The Panthers allowed just six goals during a 9-0-2 regular season behind the play of center back Caitlyn Lewis, outside back Bethan Karp and goalkeeper Samantha Grayson. The team scored 33 goals in part due to center-midfielder Camryn Ward and outside midfielder Samantha Kipperman.

Menzies said a handful of varsity players who were not exposed will be able to play along with the JV members. Due to Immaculate’s withdrawal, Pomperaug gets a first-round bye and will face the Newtown-Bethel winner in Wednesday’s semifinals.

“The varsity team got us the 1 seed, now the JV team can come in to finish the job. It’s a whole program effort,” Menzies said.

As for Immaculate, two seniors depart the program: Meryl McKenna, a four-year starter at center-midfield, and Penny Rodriguez, an outside midfielder.

About Joe Morelli

Joe Morelli is the schools sports editor for New Haven Register and GameTimeCT. Email him at jmorelli@nhregister.com

Slam Dunk 2

Newsletter Signup

Don't strike out on CT high school sports news. Sign up for The Whistle newsletter from GametimeCT

You agree to our Terms of Use. Your information will be used as described in our Privacy Policy.

TeamPlayer Scores and Stats search

Scores and Stats

Video

Podcasts

Winter 2021 Preview Links

Winter Sports 2021 Links

BOYS BASKETBALL
PRESEASON TOP 10
25 CIAC PLAYERS TO WATCH
5 STORY LINES TO WATCH
CONFERENCE OUTLOOKS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
PRESEASON TOP 10
25 PLAYERS TO WATCH
5 STORY LINES TO WATCH
CONFERENCE OUTLOOKS
BOYS HOCKEY
PRESEASON TOP 10
25 PLAYERS TO WATCH
STORY LINES TO WATCH
CONFERENCE OUTLOOKS
GIRLS HOCKEY
15 PLAYERS TO WATCH
STORY LINES TO WATCH
CONFERENCE OUTLOOKS
BOYS SWIMMING
25 SWIMMERS TO WATCH
GYMNASTICS
15 GYMNASTS TO WATCH

Fall Sports Quick Links

Fall Sports Quick Links

2021 FOOTBALL COLLEGE RECRUITING LIST
2020 GAMETIMECT ALL-STATE TEAMS
BOYS SOCCER
GIRLS SOCCER
FIELD HOCKEY
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
2020 LEAGUE PLAYOFFS:
Central Connecticut
Fairfield County
Shoreline Conference
Southern Connecticut
South-West Conference

Twitter

Tweets

Polls

Who has the best jerseys?

Loading ... Loading ...
Follow Us
© Copyright 2017 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC