Tigers Beat Spartans To End Regular Season

Posted on: by Jonathan Spina

By: Jared Barton

The North Allegheny girls’ soccer squad ended regular season play with a 6-1 win over Montour at Newman Stadium Wednesday night.

The Tigers dictated pace throughout the first half, holding the Spartans shotless. With just under 14 minutes left in the first frame, North Allegheny found offense from senior Aubrey Wells, who took a shot at a wide angle from the nearside corner that tucked inside the far goalpost. NA extended the lead nearly 11 minutes later when sophomore Kieran Shannon headed an opportunity right in front of the net.

Montour found life to start the second half. Senior Grace Bannon scored on the Spartans’ opening shot, which came via a corner kick. The Tigers wasted little time to add to their slim lead. Shannon scored her second of the night off another header from an Izzy Costa throw-in. Wells scored her second with 9:34 left off a rebound in front of the net. Sophomore Megan Dutkovich tallied the first varsity marker of her career off a corner kick to extend the lead to 5-1. Senior Addy Heim followed suit six minutes later with her own goal from a corner.

Senior Maggie Nestor got the win the net off a relatively quiet night due to the strong backline play of seniors Elliana Vitale, Kylie Dutkovich and junior Ava Hutter. 

Wells earned Wright Automotive Player of the Game laurels for her two-goal performance.

With the win, North Allegheny improves to 11-5-1 on the season and will wait until next Thursday for their first playoff matchup after garnering a first-round bye with the fourth overall seed in the 4A bracket. The Tigers will face the winner of #5 Norwin and #12 Mt. Lebanon on October 24th from Newman Stadium with a time to be determined. Live coverage will be provided by the North Allegheny Sports Network. The entire 4A bracket can be found here.

GIRLS SOCCER SUMMARY VS. MONTOUR, 10-16-24

SCORE BY HALVES1st2ndFINAL
Montour011
North Allegheny246