Vermont Green FC defeated Flower City 1872 4-0 on Wednesday in front of 2,500 fans at Virtue Field. Sophie Reale, Olivia Borgen, Sophia Lowenberg, and Violet Rademacher were the goalscorers, and Olivia Shippee kept a clean sheet.
Sam Mewis starting group consisted of Shippee in goal, with UVM’s Bridget Kennedy, Violet Rademacher, Sophia Lowenberg, and the captain Olivia White starting across the backline. In the midfield, Olivia Borgen and Molly Martin flanked Erin Fleury in the middle of the park. The front three were Neve Renwick, Sophie Reale, and Ava McNeil.
The Green started the match with a heavy emphasis in the attack, and had glimpses of danger in the opening 15 minutes. In the 21st minute, Sophie Reale danced her way from the left wing, completing a brilliant individual effort by beating the keeper at the near post.
The Green led 1-0 at half time.
After the break, the Vermonters didn’t slow their efforts, utilizing multiple substitutes to keep fresh legs on the pitch.
In the 55th minute, Olivia Borgen brought down a cross from Ava McNeil and tucked it away from another tight angle, extending the lead to 2-0.
Moments later, Sophia Lowenberg scored one of the most phenomenal goals in the history of the club, placing a ball from 30+ yards into the top right corner—an absolute treat for the sold out crowd—to make it 3-0 to the Green.
For good measure, Violet Rademacher rose to meet a Georgina Clarke corner kick and headed the ball past the Flower City keeper.
The match ended 4-0 to the Green. Sam Mewis’ team will now begin preparations for Saturday night’s clash with AS Blainville in the second and final Women’s Exhibition Match of 2025.
Lineups
Vermont Green FC — Olivia Shippee, Bridget Kennedy, Sophia Lowenberg, Violet Rademacher, Liv White (c), Molly Martin, Erin Fleury, Olivia Borgen, Ava McNeil, Sophie Reale, Neve Renwick.
Subs — Jill Brody, Georgina Clarke, Lauren DeGroot, Carolina Espinosa, Allison Jeter, Victoria Laino, Maddie Landers, Grace McCasland, Brina Micheels, Roshann Purcell, Sydney Remington, Laney Ross, Kyra Russman-Araya.
Flower City 1872 — Cate Burns, Kendall Mesh, Jailyn Parrotte, Jamie Keens, Amelia Adiutori, Catherine Rodgers, Emily Hanrahan, Finn Cregan, Leah Marcell, Lily Brongo, Sarah O’Donnell
Subs — Clare Boesel, Maya Ikewood, Keira Dall, Eva Poissant, Morgan Goodman, Liana Tata, Maria Karipidis, Callie Johnson.
Scoring Summary
VGFC: Sophie Reale — 21′, Olivia Borgen — 55′ (assist from Ava McNeil), Sophia Lowenberg — 63′ (assist from Georgina Clarke), Violet Rademacher — 88′ (assist from Georgina Clarke).
Referees: Sarah Knakal (R), Alexa Liguori (AR1), Jessica Laquerre (AR2), Zoe Zoller (4th)
Weather: Gorgeous evening, 75°F
Maple Woman of the Match: Sophia Lowenberg
Postmatch Quotes
“It was honestly one of the greatest experiences I’ve had. I’ve never played in front of a crowd this big, and it was just really fun to play with my friends but also new people too, and know that we can do this all together and get a 4-0 win was great. The atmosphere was amazing…it was honestly just so fun.” — #25 Sophia Lowenberg
Next Match
The second of two 2025 Women’s Exhibition Matches will take place on Saturday June 14th, as the Green welcome Quebec’s AS Blainville to Virtue Field. The match will kickoff at 6pm, and is sold out.
Credit: Patrick McCormack