{
  "id": 19519269,
  "title": "2026 CIAC girls soccer tournament second round is complete. What you need to know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/2026-ciac-girls-soccer-tournament-second-round-is-complete-what-you",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T16:32:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-ciac-girls-soccer-tournament-163248880.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The second round of the CIAC girls soccer tournament concluded on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Among the notable games, Amity faced Mercy in a highly anticipated rivalry. Both teams have had success in recent years; Mercy reached the SCC tournament final five straight seasons (2021-25) while Amity won the 2024 Class LL state tournament semifinals. In their four meetings this season, Amity won the first three, each by a one-goal margin. However, Mercy secured a 2-1 victory in the fourth game, advancing to face No. 2 Ridgefield on the road. Ridgefield eliminated Mercy in last year's quarterfinals. The new seeding format aimed to have top seeds progress, but only one of the top 16 seeds has been eliminated so far - No. 2 Tolland in Class M. The new seeding format has resulted in fewer double-digit seeds still alive, with only three remaining this year: Mercy (LL), Cheshire (LL), and Plainville (Class M). Conference standings show CCC and SWC with seven teams alive, SCC with six, FCIAC with four, Shoreline Conference with three, NCCC and Berkshire League each with two, and ECC with one team in the quarterfinals.",
  "summary": "Two SCC teams met for the fourth time in the CIAC girls soccer second round Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Second round of CIAC girls soccer tournament concluded on September 29, 2026",
    "Amity and Mercy faced off in a highly anticipated rivalry game",
    "Mercy advanced to face Ridgefield after a 2-1 victory over Amity"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}