North Allegheny blanks Norwin in regular season finale
by: Bob Orkwis
It was Senior Night at North Allegheny, and the Tigers honored their six seniors by shutting out the Norwin Knights and finishing the regular season with a 7-0 victory at Newman Stadium.
North Allegheny got the only goal of the first quarter, when Addison Burns deflected home a shot from Audrey Evancho on a penalty corner for a 1-0 lead.
The Tigers exploded for four goals in the second quarter.
Burns got her second of the night on another penalty corner just over two minutes into the period for a 2-0 lead.
Grace Gavran got into the act, sliding home a shot for her 12th goal of the year from the right side of the circle to make it 3-0.
Less than a minute later, Kaylee Volk scored her 10th goal of the year for a four-goal lead.
North Allegheny made it 5-0, when Audrey Evancho netted her fourth goal of the year off an assist from Grace Zahorchak during another penalty corner.
The senior midfielder Zahorchak then capped off her Senior Night with her first tally of the season for a 6-0 lead.
Burns buried a rebound for her third goal of the game late in the third quarter and North Allegheny posted the 7-0 home win.
With a fitting three-goal night on Senior Night, and her first hat trick of the year, Addison Burns, was the Wright Automotive Player of the Game. Burns and Gavran finish the regular season tied for the team lead with 12 goals apiece. Burns, a multi-time 3A field hockey all-star, now sits at 49 career goals.
The 3A playoffs are up next for North Allegheny, and rematch in the semifinals against Mt. Lebanon, The Tigers defeated the Blue Devils on the road 2-1 in overtime last season, and they will visit the South Hills once again this year, tentatively scheduled for next Thursday. The WPIAL will reveal all the field hockey brackets on Monday. The North Allegheny Sports Network will have coverage of the Tigers in the postseason once the games are officially scheduled.
Field Hockey Summary vs. Norwin, 10-22-26
| SCORE BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Allegheny | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
