Connect with us

WPIAL

WPIAL Girls Soccer Class 1A Quarterfinal Round Scoreboard

The WPIAL girls soccer playoffs resume Wednesday as we’ve reached the “Elite Eight” in Class 1A.

WPIAL Girls Soccer Class 1A Schedule

Quarterfinal Round 
FINAL Greensburg Central Catholic 2, Riverside 1
FINAL Springdale 3, Seton LaSalle 2
FINAL Steel Valley 6, Chartiers-Houston 1
FINAL Freedom 9, Bishop Canevin 0
Semifinal Round – Monday, November 1 (Sites/Times TBD)
  • Freedom (5) vs Greensburg Central Catholic (1)
  • Steel Valley (3) vs Springdale (2)
Championship at Highmark Stadium – Friday, November 5 – 6 p.m.

Preview / Key Storylines 

This might be the highest scoring bunch of teams remaining in any of the eight classification across the WPIAL soccer landscape.

In the first round, these eight teams combined to score a whopping 43 goals.

Of course, as the teams advance further in the playoffs, typically it becomes bit more difficult for teams to score.  But maybe not in this classification if you go by some of the matches already played by some of the teams playing in this quarterfinal round.

The team that packs the most scoring punch are defending champions, Greensburg Central Catholic, who looked strong in their first round match and we’ll see how they fare against Riverside, who scored eight goals with a pair of hat tricks from Emma Thelman and Megan Zeich in outlasting Winchester Thurston on Saturday.

Springdale is the only team to beat GCC this season, but the’ll be facing Seton LaSalle as part of a doubleheader at Campbell Field in Munhall. Springdale had a tough test in the first round, beating Seton’s section rival Bentworth (a 15 seed!), 1-0.

Prior Springdale-Seton clash, Steel Valley will be defending its home turf with scoring whiz, Kelsey Salopek (41 goals and 20 assists this season and more than 100 in her career) leading the charge. Steel Valley will look to advance to the semifinal for the second straight season but they’ll have to beat section rival Chartiers-Houston who handed Steel Valley its only section loss (4-3) of the season in September.

Meanwhile, Bishop Canevin (15-0-1 overall record) have yet to lose this season, including an impressive, 3-2, non-section win against Steel Valley toward the end of the season.  They’ll have to face another high scoring outfit, Freedom, led by longtime WPIAL coach Colin Williams, in what should be one of the most intruiging matches on the Wednesday evening docket. We know Freedom can score against the best teams in the classification, as they poured six goals on top-seeded Greensburg Central earlier this season, but lost that match, 8-6.

If the high scoring matches keep coming, that would make for a very fun run of games leading to the Final at Highmark Stadium in Girls 1A soccer.

PSN Coverage (Girls Class 1A) 

WPIAL Girls Soccer Class 1A Playoffs – 1st Round Final Scoreboard (10/23/2021)

 

John Krysinsky has covered soccer and other sports for many years for various publications and media outlets. He is also author of 'Miracle on the Mon' -- a book about the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, which chronicles the club, particularly the early years of Highmark Stadium with the narrative leading up to and centered around a remarkable match that helped provide a spark for the franchise. John has covered sports for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, DK Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Sports Report, has served as color commentator on Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC broadcasts, and worked with OPTA Stats and broadcast teams for US Open Cup and International Champions Cup matches held in the US. Krysinsky also served as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at his alma mater, Point Park University, where he led the Pioneers to the first-ever winning seasons and playoff berths (1996-98); head coach of North Catholic boys (2007-08), associate head coach of Shady Side Academy boys (2009-2014).

Glory on the Grass

Riverhounds MF Kenardo Forbes

Subscribe to PGH Soccer Now

Enter your email address to subscribe to PGH Soccer Now and receive notifications of new posts by email.

More in WPIAL