STOWE — In 2006 Abby Benton sparked the undefeated Vergennes Union High School girls’ soccer team to an undefeated season and the Division II championship with a program-record 39 goals in a single season. That distinction was bookended by 2005 and 2006 D-II basketball titles that she helped the Commodore girls’ hoop team win.
A 2008 VUHS grad who is now 30, Benton said despite the title tilt favoring hoop, soccer was her favorite sport.
Why? She enjoyed analyzing the game on the larger field, where play takes longer to develop.
“The vision of the field is bigger and more clear,” said Benton, who also played soccer at Skidmore College. “You can just really envision six passes down the field, vs. basketball where it’s a tight court and it’s harder to see the play and make it happen, which is why I lean more toward soccer. I like to envision what’s going to happen and…
