A-K Valley WPIAL soccer playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

By: Michael Love
Monday, October 31, 2022 | 3:40 PM

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Class 3A

Semifinals

3-Plum (16-1) vs. 2-Moon (18-0)

8 p.m. Tuesday, at Antimarino Stadium, Monroeville

Winner plays: Winner of 1-Mars (16-0)/5-Latrobe (12-2-2) in championship game Saturday at Highmark Stadium (time TBD)

Players to watch: Cam Rogers, F, Plum; Eva Molnar, M, Moon

Corner kicks: Plum has arrived in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals for the fourth year in a row and also is looking for a fourth straight trip to the championship game. The Mustangs punched their tickets to the final four with a 2-1 victory over No. 11 Montour last Thursday at home. Seniors Kaitlyn Killinger and Cam Rogers scored goals. Killinger’s score was her team-leading 21st of the season. Plum has outscored its opponents 80-9 over 17 games, with its only loss coming against section foe and fellow semifinalist Latrobe. … Plum and Moon meet for the first time since the 2015 WPIAL Class 3A first round, a 2-1 overtime victory by No. 9 Plum over No. 8 Moon. The Mustangs and Tigers are guaranteed at least three more games, including Tuesday’s matchup. The losing team quickly will return to action Wednesday in a consolation game for third place at a site and time to be determined. All four semifinalists have clinched berths to the PIAA playoffs … Moon dropped to Class 3A after winning last year’s WPIAL Class 4A title, defeating Seneca Valley in the final. The Tigers went on to beat District 1’s Conestoga, 2-0, in the state title game. Moon advanced to the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Oakland Catholic last Thursday behind goals from Molnar, a senior, and senior midfielder Tessa Romah. The Tigers are unbeaten in their last 31 games (30-0-1). The streak is second in the WPIAL only to No. 1 Mars’ 79 straight wins. Moon has allowed just one goal all season, a score by Butler in a 3-1 win Sept. 10, and has tallied 84 goals in its 18 victories.

Michael Love is a TribLive reporter covering sports in the Alle-Kiski Valley and the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. A Clearfield native and a graduate of Westminster (Pa.), he joined the Trib in 2002 after spending five years at the Clearfield Progress. He can be reached at mlove@triblive.com.

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