8 The Times Argus Fall Sports Guide Friday , October 6 , 2017
Twinfield Girls Soccer Kaitlyn Andress Taylor Blais Tessa Brimblecombe Jordan Brimblecombe Delaney Fowler Marin Fowler Kayla Green Kiara Haskins Ashley Hogan Hanna Luce Kylee Luce Kylie Martin Arianna Moran Navinga Stewart Ava Wilson
There are some big shoes to fill after the Highlanders graduated top scorer Brynne Quirion , who scored five goals in back-to-back games last year . But Harwood ’ s offense has done the job to this point while getting production from different sources .
“ Last year we had Brynne up front ,” Harwood coach Mike Vasseur said . “ This season , everybody knows that we just need to contribute as a team . Everybody needs to go to goal . We don ’ t have someone who ’ s going to score 20 goals in a season . We ’ re going to have a bunch of people who are hopefully going to score four , five , six , seven and eight . It ’ s going to be a more balanced attack , and I think overall a tougher attack to defend .”
The Highlanders are 3-0 after beating GMVS , Hartford and Lyndon .
Harwood made a surprise run to the semifinals last fall before being knocked off by Montpelier .
The Highlanders found an offensive rhythm late last year that they are hoping to keep going this season .
In Harwood ’ s opening game , freshman Ashley Proteau buried a pair of goals . Three matches into the season , it ’ s clear that she ’ s a key piece of the offense .
“ Ashley is a natural soccer player ,” Vasseur said . “ She ’ s doing very well . She ’ s stumbled upon some of the normal freshman changes that always happen — people are bigger , people are stronger and people are faster than she was used to . But she ’ s really adapting well and pressing forward . We have a lot of confidence and hope for her .”
The Highlanders have appeared in the D-II semifinals in three of the last four years but haven ’ t won a state title since 2010 .
The team is led this season by a pair of center backs — junior Lilianna Ziedins and senior Camille King — who anchor the defense . Behind them , three-year starter Eve Golden is the team ’ s starting goalie .
In the midfield , Harwood features juniors Kyle Heckler and Hazel Macmillan .
“ So far we ’ ve done pretty well ,” Vasseur said . “ We ’ re still learning . I don ’ t think that we ’ ve put a complete game together , but I believe everybody ’ s working hard .”
This article was originally published at the start of the fall season .