Girls Volleyball WPIAL Quarterfinal Preview

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Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network

#9 HEMPFIELD (9-7) at #1 NORTH ALLEGHENY (13-1) – 7 PM

#9 HEMPFIELD

FIRST ROUND: Hempfield def. #8 North Hills, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-20 in the WPIAL First Round

#1 NORTH ALLEGHENY

STANDINGS: Section 1-4A Champions

STREAK: W3 (last loss came on Oct. 14 against Landisville Hempfield)

LAST SEASON: beat Bethel Park 3-0 in the WPIAL Quarterfinals, beat Penn-Trafford 3-0 in the WPIAL Semifinals, lost to Pine-Richland 3-2 in the WPIAL Championship

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Hempfield – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the first time since 2017

North Allegheny – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 7th straight season

#5 UPPER ST. CLAIR (13-2) at #4 PINE-RICHLAND (12-5) – 7 PM

#5 UPPER ST. CLAIR

FIRST ROUND: Upper St. Clair def. #12 Fox Chapel, 25-21, 25-11, 25-14

#4 PINE-RICHLAND

FIRST ROUND: Pine-Richland def. #13 Mt. Lebanon, 25-15, 25-20, 25-21

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Upper St. Clair – 0-2 in WPIAL Quarterfinal games since 2016

Pine-Richland – the defending champs are looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 2nd straight season

#7 PETERS TOWNSHIP (11-6) at #2 SENECA VALLEY (11-3) – 7 PM

#7 PETERS TOWNSHIP

FIRST ROUND: Peters Township def. #10 Shaler, 21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 14-25, 15-9

#2 SENECA VALLEY

STANDINGS: 2nd place finisher out of Section 1-4A

STREAK: L1 (last win came on Oct. 12 against North Hills)

LAST SEASON: beat Baldwin 3-0 in WPIAL First Round, beat Peters Township 3-1 in WPIAL Quarterfinals, lost to Pine-Richland 3-0 in the WPIAL Semifinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Peters Township – 0-2 in WPIAL Quarterfinal games since 2016

Seneca Valley – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 2nd straight season

#6 PENN-TRAFFORD (12-3) at #3 CANON-McMILLAN (13-3) – 7 PM

#6 PENN-TRAFFORD

FIRST ROUND: Penn-Trafford def. #11 Bethel Park, 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-18

#3 CANON-McMILLAN

STANDINGS: Section 2-4A Champions

STREAK: W1 (last loss came on Oct. 17 against Upper St. Clair)

LAST SEASON: beat North Hills 3-0 in WPIAL First Round, fell to Penn-Trafford 3-2 in WPIAL Quarterfinals

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

Penn-Trafford – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the 2nd straight season

Canon-McMillan – looking to get to the WPIAL Semifinals for the first time since 2019