Trouble brewed for the Champlain Valley Union High School girls soccer team in the opening minutes of the Division I championship game against Colchester on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Midfielder Reese Kingsbury headed a ball off her goal line following a corner kick in the sixth minute. Moments later, center back Sierra Rainey broke up another promising Colchester bid outside the 18, and Rainey's backfield mate, Elliana Antonucci, blasted clear to midfield for Allie Barrett.
And just like that, defense would become instant offense.
Elsa Klein took Barrett's feed and glided past multiple Colchester defenders for a lefty finish from close range. The opening strike was just a taste of what was to come from the "relentless" Redhawks on this day: More goals, more records and another championship ba

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