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The second round of the CIAC girls soccer tournaments was held Tuesday. Here is the full schedule and scoreboard for the tournaments.
Here is what you need to know.
Reigning CIAC girls soccer champions eliminated
No team is still alive with a chance to defend its CIAC championship. All were eliminated before the semifinal round. Greenwich, the No. 4 seed in Class LL, lost in the quarterfinals Friday at home to No. 5 Notre Dame Prep. On Saturday, No. 2 Pomperaug shut out No. 7 Masuk in the Class L quarterfinals. Greenwich and Masuk each won their first state championship last year.
So did Foran in Class M. The Lions were eliminated in the second round by RHAM. Morgan also lost in the second round in Class S. All four teams were first-time champions.
Two of last year's finalists also did not return: Amity (LL) and Northwest Catholic (M, failed to make the playoffs). North Haven (L) and Old Saybrook (S) are still alive.
It's a return of some of the usual suspects in the semifinals this coming week.
No double-digit seeds remain in CIAC girls soccer tournament
There are no Cinderella seeds left in the draw. It's a point getting repeated over and over, but part of the intent of the new tournament seeding system was the teams that play the better schedules would get lower seeds.
The highest seed still alive among the 16 remaining teams is RHAM at No. 7 in Class M. All of the top seeds, all of the No. 3 seeds, three of the No. 2 seeds and three No. 5 seeds remain. Only one No. 4 seed advanced.
There were four double-digit seeds in last year's semifinals.
This system is on a one-year trial basis. There could be some things tweaked. The hope is teams will go out and schedule non-conference games when able to. The intention was for the lower seeded teams to go deeper, like it has happened in girls lacrosse.
One suggestion if possible: try to avoid conference matchups in the early rounds.
This article originally published at The 2026 CIAC girls soccer tournament quarterfinals are complete. What you need to know.
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