Girls' Soccer News

By: Jared Barton

The North Allegheny girls’ soccer team had no issues with the two-hour trip to Erie in an 8-0 victory over McDowell for the first round of the PIAA Playoffs Wednesday night.

NA wasted no time offensively, getting on the board in the opening five minutes. Senior Mia Barsotti accepted a Kieran Shannon pass from the near corner and tipped the ball past the McDowell defense for the first goal. Seven minutes later, Barsotti and company assisted on a Rosalia Varlotta goal to double the lead. With three minutes left in the first half, senior Bella Montgomery found twine to expand the lead to 3-0 before the half.

The offensive outburst continued in the second half for the Tigers. Senior Addison Vrabel had a step on the defender into the goal box and beat her one-on-one before firing her first marker of the night with 34 minutes to play. Senior captain Taryn DeWitt executed a corner kick with 32 minutes to play into the box and the pass was headed in by Shannon to make it 5-0. Vrabel scored her second of the night with 26 minutes remaining after beating three defenders. Montgomery scored an impressive left-footed shot from 18 yards out for her second of the evening to expand the lead to 7-0. Shannon added a header goal off an Annaliese Duchi corner kick to wrap up the scoring for the night.

Montgomery was named Wright Automotive Player of the Game for her hard work and two scores.

Jordan Beemer and the Tigers pitched a combined shutout.

North Allegheny improves to 18-3-1 on the season and advances to Saturday’s PIAA Quarterfinal round against the fifth seed out of District 1 Dowingtown East, who defeated Cumberland Valley 2-1. The game time and location is to be determined.

GIRLS SOCCER SUMMARY VS. MCDOWELL, 11-11-26

SCORE BY HALVES	1st	2nd	FINAL
North Allegheny	3	5	8
McDowell	0	0	0