Girls Soccer WPIAL Quarterfinal Preview

#8 MT. LEBANON (10-6-2) at #1 NORTH ALLEGHENY (18-0-0) – 7 PM

#8 MT. LEBANON

STANDINGS: T-3rd place finisher out of Section 2-4A

STREAK: L1 (4-game unbeaten streak prior to loss)

LAST SEASON: Beat Pine-Richland 5-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, lost to Peters Township 2-1 in WPIAL Semifinals

#1 NORTH ALLEGHENY

STANDINGS: Section 1-4A Champions

STREAK: W18 (last loss came on Nov. 12, 2022 in PIAA Quarterfinals)

LAST SEASON: beat Bethel Park 2-1 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, beat Seneca Valley 3-2 in WPIAL Semifinals, beat Peters Township 2-1 (PKs) in WPIAL Championship

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Mt. Lebanon – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 2nd straight season

North Allegheny – the defending champs are looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 2nd straight season

#5 CANON-McMILLAN (8-6-2) at #4 SENECA VALLEY (13-2-1) – 7 PM

#5 CANON-McMILLAN

STANDINGS: T-3rd place finisher out of Section 2-4A

STREAK: W1 (last loss came on Oct. 11 to Bethel Park)

LAST SEASON: Missed playoffs (first playoff appearance since 2019)

#4 SENECA VALLEY

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher in Section 1-4A

STREAK: L1 (had a 6-game unbeaten streak prior to loss)

LAST SEASON: Beat Upper St. Clair 2-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, lost to North Allegheny 3-2 in WPIAL Semifinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Canon-McMillan – looking for first playoff win since the 2016 PIAA State Championship

Seneca Valley – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 3rd straight season

#7 BUTLER (10-6-1) at #2 UPPER ST. CLAIR (16-1-0) – 7 PM

#7 BUTLER

STANDINGS: 4th place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: 4-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1) (last loss came on Oct. 2 to North Allegheny)

LAST SEASON: lost to Peters Township 1-0 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals

#2 UPPER ST. CLAIR

STANDINGS: Section 2-4A Champions

STREAK: W9 (last loss came on Sept. 18 against Peters Township)

LAST SEASON: lost to Seneca Valley 2-0 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Butler – looking for first playoff win since the 2021 WPIAL First Round

Upper St. Clair – looking for first playoff win since 2020 WPIAL First Round

PREVIOUS PLAYOFF MEETING:

Butler def. Upper St. Clair 4-0 in the 2020 WPIAL Quarterfinals

#6 FOX CHAPEL (10-4-2) at #3 PETERS TOWNSHIP (14-1-2) – 7 PM

#6 FOX CHAPEL

STANDINGS: 3rd place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: 2-game unbeaten streak (1-0-1) (last loss came on Oct. 9 to North Allegheny)

LAST SEASON: Missed playoffs (First playoff appearance since 2021)

#3 PETERS TOWNSHIP

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher out of Section 2-4A

STREAK: W2 (last loss came on Oct. 11 against Upper St. Clair)

LAST SEASON: beat Butler 1-0 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, def. Mt. Lebanon 2-1 in WPIAL Semifinals, fell to North Allegheny 2-1 (PK) in WPIAL Championship

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Fox Chapel – looking for first playoff win since the 2021 WPIAL Quarterfinals

Peters Township – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 6th straight season

RECAP: 10/18/23

Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network

GIRLS SOCCER

North Allegheny 6, Norwin 0

North Allegheny (18-0)

Kieran Shannon – 2 Goals

Abigail Stager – 2 Goals

BOYS SOCCER

Mt. Lebanon 2, South Fayette 1 (OT)

Mt. Lebanon (7-10-1)

Ben Bowen – Game-tying Goal

Jack O’Brien – OT winning Goal

WPIAL announces Girls & Boys Soccer Brackets

Photo Credit: @wpial7 (Twitter)

The WPIAL released the matchups for Girls & Boys Soccer today around 1 pm. The Class 4A playoffs will start in the quarterfinals. The girls quarterfinals matchups will happen on Thursday, October 26 while the boys will begin their quarterfinals round Saturday, October 28. The higher seeded team will host the quarterfinal matchups. Times are still to be determined for Class 4A and will be determined after the other classifications finish their first round games.

The semifinal round for Girls Soccer will occur on Monday, October 30 while Boys Soccer will play their semifinal games on Tuesday, October 31. These games will be at a neutral site determined by the WPIAL.

The championship games are still to be determined but we do know they will be played at Highmark Stadium in Station Square.

Girls Soccer Matchups:

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Boys Soccer Matchups:

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Please continue to check out pabig56.com as the playoffs go along as we will have updates on times for the quarterfinal games along with sites, dates and times throughout. We will also have previews, recaps and scores as the soccer playoffs move forward.

WPIAL Boys & Girls Soccer Bracketology

With the soccer brackets coming out in about an hour, here is our thoughts at the Big 56 of how the brackets will go.

GIRLS SOCCER

Class 4A

#8 Mt. Lebanon (10-5-2) vs. #1 North Allegheny (17-0-0)

#7 Canon-McMillan (8-6-2) vs. #2 Upper St. Clair (16-1-0)

#6 Fox Chapel (10-4-2) vs. #3 Peters Township (14-1-2)

#5 Butler (10-6-1) vs. #4 Seneca Valley (13-2-1)

Top four were pretty straight forward in my book. Butler is the #5 seed because they were 1-0-1 against Fox Chapel in the regular season even though Fox Chapel finished 1/2 game ahead of them. Canon-McMillan gets the nod at the #7 seed because the Big Macs and Mt. Lebanon tied for third place and they were 1-0-1 against Mt. Lebanon in the regular season.

BOYS SOCCER

Class 4A

#8 Canon-McMillan (10-6-1) vs. #1 Seneca Valley (13-0-3)

#7 Peters Township (12-3-1) vs. #2 North Allegheny (14-1-3)

#6 Norwin (12-5-1) vs. #3 Upper St. Clair (14-1-2)

#5 Fox Chapel (11-4-2) vs. #4 Butler (13-2-3)

I think there will be a lot of discussion on this one. Seneca Valley and North Allegheny at #1 and #2 should be easy but you can make a case that all four teams out of Section 1 could be the top 4 seeds. Upper St. Clair deserves credit for winning their section so they go in at #3 for me. Norwin and Peters Township can be a discussion too at #6 and #7 because they tied for second place in Section 2 and split the regular season series. To me, Norwin played Chartiers Valley, Seneca Valley, Penn-Trafford and North Allegheny as non-section opponents while Peters Township only played Bethel Park and Brashear non-section so I give Norwin the #6.

RECAP: 10/17/23

BOYS SOCCER

Allderdice 13, Brashear 0

Allderdice (6-10)

Peter Myrianthopolous – 4 Goals

Canon-McMillan 2, Bethel Park 1

Canon-McMillan (10-6-1)

Zach Wickard – 2 Goals

Bethel Park (15-2-1)

Jackson Friday – Goal

GIRLS SOCCER

Allderdice 4, Keystone Oaks 0

Allderdice (5-11)

Elly Martin – Goal

Mikayla Sharif – Goal

Moriah Neiss – Goal

Kylee Shevitz – Goal

Esme Offner and Cordelia Lackner – Shutout

Peters Township 10, Ellis School 0

Peters Township (13-1-2)

Bailey Lutz – 3 Goals

Cam Klein – 2 Goals

Atleigh Ciprich – 2 Goals

RECAP: 10/16/23

Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network

GIRLS SOCCER

Mt. Lebanon 1, Upper St. Clair 0

Mt. Lebanon (10-5-2, 8-4-2)

Lucy Pryor – Goal

Mt. Lebanon clinched the final playoff spot in the WPIAL 4A Girls Soccer with the win.

Canon-McMillan 2, Baldwin 0

Canon-McMillan (8-6-2, 8-4-2)

Sarah Warzinski – Goal, Assist

Ella Shields – Goal

North Allegheny 1, Seneca Valley 0

North Allegheny (17-0, 14-0)

Abigail Stager – Goal

Natalie Rak – Shutout

Peters Township 10, Hempfield 0

Peters Township (14-1-2, 12-1-2)

Cam Klein – 3 Goals

Julia Spergel – 2 Goals

Jordan Klein – Goal

Atleigh Ciprich – Goal

Cailin Martin – Goal

Grace O’Korn – Goal

Mia Helbig – Goal

Upper St. Clair 7, Norwin 2

Upper St. Clair (15-1, 13-1)

Sierra Dupre – 3 Goals

Mary Mascaro – Goal

Valentina Sobarzo – Goal

Meredith Huzjak – Goal

Chloe Bird – Goal

BOYS SOCCER

North Allegheny 3, Norwin 1

North Allegheny (14-1-3)

Nathan Katari – PK Goal

Will Love – Goal

Zach Nash – Goal

Norwin (12-5-1)

Ian Natale – Goal

Peters Township 7, Brashear 0

Peters Township (12-3-1)

Jeven Kelly – 2 Goals

Blake Gabelhart – Goal

Alex Parise – Goal

Logan Sawich – Goal

Carter Helbig – Goal

Gavin Clutter – Goal

Shaler 5, Hempfield 1

Shaler (1-14-2)

Luca Wallander – 3 Goals

John Lamanna – Goal

Dylan Paylo – Goal

Upper St. Clair 1, South Fayette 0 (2OT)

Upper St. Clair (14-1-2)

Charlie Bacdayan – GW Goal

WPIAL Soccer Fields Set; Brackets come out tomorrow

Photo Credit: @USCHSsoccer

After yesterday’s results the WPIAL Boys & Girls Soccer fields are now set:

GIRLS SOCCER

Class 4A

Section 1

North Allegheny

Seneca Valley

Fox Chapel

Butler

Section 2

Upper St. Clair

Peters Township

Canon-McMillan

Mt. Lebanon

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BOYS SOCCER

Class 4A

Section 1

North Allegheny

Seneca Valley

Butler

Fox Chapel

Section 2

Upper St. Clair

Norwin

Peters Township

Canon-McMillan

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The WPIAL will release the seeds, sites, dates and times tomorrow around noon.

Trib HSSN WPIAL Girls and Boys Soccer Rankings

GIRLS SOCCER

Class 4A

1. North Allegheny (16-0-0)

2. Upper St. Clair (14-1-0)

3. Peters Township (13-1-2)

4. Seneca Valley (13-1-1)

5. Fox Chapel (9-4-1)

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BOYS SOCCER

Class 4A

1. Seneca Valley (13-0-3)

2. North Allegheny (13-1-3)

3. Butler (13-2-3)

4. Fox Chapel (9-4-2)

5. Upper St. Clair (13-1-2)

Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park to play win-and-in match tonight for final playoff spot in Girls Soccer

by: Don Rebel

The final day of section play in WPIAL girls soccer is Monday.

The race for a playoff spot in Section 2-4A has been tight all season, and one game separates three teams.

It’s a win-and-you’re-in match when Mt. Lebanon visits Bethel Park.

The Blue Devils are 7-4-2, while the Black Hawks are 7-6.

In the first meeting Sept. 9, Mt. Lebanon blanked visiting Bethel Park, 3-0.

Canon-McMillan is also 7-4-2, but the Big Macs already have clinched a playoff berth heading into their regular-season finale at Baldwin (2-11).

If Canon-McMillan and Bethel Park lose, the Big Macs would have the better record. If Canon-Mac and Mt. Lebanon lose, they would be tied, but the Big Macs own the tiebreaker over the Blue Devils after going 1-0-1 against them head-to-head.

RECAP: 10/11/23

Photo Credit: Trib Live HSSN

GIRLS SOCCER

Upper St. Clair 2, Peters Township 0

Upper St. Clair (14-1, 12-1)

Sierra Dupre – Goal, Assist

Maeryn Mannix – Goal

Cam Friday – Shutout

Upper St. Clair takes a half-game lead in the race for the section title with one game to go. Upper St. Clair plays Norwin on Monday while Peters Township takes on Hempfield.

Bethel Park 2, Canon-McMillan 0

Bethel Park (8-6-1, 7-6)

Artemis Conaboy – Goal

Callee DalBon – Goal

Butler 1, Fox Chapel 1

Butler (9-6-1, 7-5-1)

Madison Rose – Goal

Mt. Lebanon 1, Norwin 0

Mt. Lebanon (9-6-2, 7-5-2)

Tessa Peer – Goal

North Allegheny 8, Allderdice 0

North Allegheny (16-0, 13-0)

Abigail Stager – 2 Goals

Gracie Strzempek – 2 Goals

Jadyn Coy – 2 Goals

Pine-Richland 4, North Hills 0

Pine-Richland (5-9, 5-7)

Molly Baker – Goal

Rylee Ulanowicz – Goal

Abby Satina – Goal

Lily DeJesus – Goal

Seneca Valley 10, Shaler 0

Seneca Valley (12-1-1, 10-1-1)

Ayla Ward – 4 Goals

Kailee George – 2 Goals

Lexi Shattahi – 2 Goals

Karly Majeski – Goal

Bella Gianfrancesco – Goal