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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Green men are off until next Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean Virtue Field will be quiet this week. On Saturday night, VGFC will make history with the club’s inaugural women’s exhibition match against FC Laval of Quebec’s Ligue Un.
The Girls in Green hosted their first training session on a scorching hot afternoon Wednesday at Virtue. The roster was constructed in a similar fashion to the men’s roster, with a number of current and former UVM stars, a handful from other local schools, and a strong contingent of native Vermonters as well.
The VGFC Women will be coached by former USWNT international and World Cup champion Sam Mewis, who recently moved to Vermont herself.
Everyone around the club is looking forward to the opportunity to continue building the women’s game here in our region.
“I think that this game really can pave a pathway to show the rest of Vermont what we have,” said UVM and VGFC midfielder Olivia White, a Pittsford native.
“It’s about the kids, about the fans,” added former UVM goalkeeper Erin Murphy. “I hope they have a good experience. Hopefully we can deliver the win. I can’t imagine being a little kid and if I would’ve grown up with something like this around, I definitely would’ve taken full advantage of it.”
“I didn’t really expect to be involved in a soccer community physically here,” Mewis added. “It’s really cool that there’s a lot of opportunities to do that. I actually hear that the youth programs here are really great as well. So I feel like Vermont is just very well-rounded and really has this great soccer community.”
Saturday’s game will kick off at 6 p.m. Online grandstand tickets are sold out, though the club says a limited number of walk-up tickets will be available.