Tigers Cap First Perfect Regular Season In Program History with 6-0 Win at Norwin
The North Allegheny girls’ soccer team wrapped up the first perfect regular season in program history with a 6-0 triumph at Norwin on Wednesday night. The Tigers conclude the regular season with an 18-0 record ahead of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs next week. It also marks the second time NA has gone undefeated in the regular season since a 16-0-1 mark in 2021.
North Allegheny wasted little time against Norwin and raced to 5-0 lead by halftime. Junior Rowan Barsotti netted the first goal in the game’s 10th minute for a 1-0 lead. Freshman Kieran Shannon tallied back-to-back markers, the second of which coming with 19:34 remaining in the half, for a 3-0 advantage. Seniors Ally Ruiz and Abigail Stager tickled the back of the net with goals in the final five minutes of the half to increase the NA lead to 5-0 at intermission. Stager tacked on one more goal, assisted by Ruiz, in the second half to close out a 6-0 win.
Senior goalie Natalie Rak notched the shutout, which is North Allegheny’s 13th clean sheet of the season and one shy of the single-season program record set in 2021.
North Allegheny will now turn its focus toward the WPIAL playoffs and quarterfinal round opponent Mt. Lebanon. The Tigers will host the Blue Devils on Thursday, Oct. 26 at Newman Stadium. The game will be broadcast live by the North Allegheny Sports Network.
Girls Soccer Summary vs. Norwin, 10-18-23
| GAME SUMMARY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY HALVES | 1 | 2 | FINAL |
| North Allegheny | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Norwin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
