WPIAL girls soccer first round game recaps from Monday, October 26th 2026:

Penn-Trafford 8 Albert Gallatin 0 (3A)

Ellie Lebe recorded two goals and two assists as top-seeded Penn-Trafford cruised to an 8-0 victory over No. 16 Albert Gallatin in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A girls soccer playoffs. Zoe Bell contributed a goal and two assists while Kylee McClintock and Gaby Geary each finished with a goal and an assist for P-T. Ashley Hetrick, Tori Yurt and Lauryn Francis also scored for the Warriors (13-2-3). After missing the entire regular season with an injury, Yurt returned to the lineup Monday. Albert Gallatin finished 9-9 overall. Penn-Trafford will host No. 8 Hampton in Thursday's quarterfinals. The Talbots (11-6-1) topped Moon on Monday 3-1.

South Fayette 4 Franklin Regional 0 (3A)

Abbey Spalla and Silvi Rossi scored two goals apiece to lead No. 5 South Fayette to a 4-0 shutout victory over No. 12 Franklin Regional in a WPIAL Class 3A first round contest. The Lions (10-4-5) advance to Thursday's quarterfinals against No. 4 Mars while the Panthers end their season with an 8-7-2 overall mark.

Elizabeth Forward 5 Greater Latrobe 2 (3A)

Caylin Seabol recorded a hat trick and Maicee Smith added a goal and four assists as No. 7 Elizabeth Forward defeated No. 10 Greater Latrobe 5-2 in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 3A girls bracket. Seabol scored twice in the opening 16 minutes before Smith extended the Warriors' advantage to 3-0 late in the first half. The Wildcats (7-5-4) rallied in the second half behind two goals from sophomore Ella Plundo, but Elizabeth Forward answered with goals from Mia Johnston and Seabol to secure the victory. Elizabeth Forward (12-4) won its eighth consecutive game and advance to Thursday's quarterfinals against second-seeded Shaler Area.

Plum 4 Belle Vernon 0 (3A)

Emily Grubich scored twice in the opening seven minutes of the second half as No. 6 Plum pulled away from No. 11 Belle Vernon to win 4-0 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A postseason. Carly Campbell extended the Mustangs' lead in the 50th minute before Ashley Baker capped the scoring five minutes later. Goalkeeper Skylar Skalay finished with 10 saves for the Leopards (11-4-4). Plum (10-5-3) moves on to the quarterfinals on Thursday against No. 3 Montour.

WPIAL girls soccer first round game recaps from Saturday, October 24th 2026:

Norwin 2 Butler 0 (4A)

Sixth-seeded Norwin opened the WPIAL Class 4A postseason with a 2-0 shutout victory over No. 11 Butler in a game played at Yough High School. Sisters McKenzie and Addie Carpenter each tallied a goal in the second half to lift the Knights (12-3-4) to the first round triumph. Josie Raible made five saves to earn the shutout. Norwin will next travel to North Allegheny to take on the third-seeded Tigers in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Burrell 5 West Mifflin 0 (2A)

No. 4 Burrell turned in an impressive start to its WPIAL 2A playoff run, defeating No. 13 West Mifflin 5-0 in a first round game. Makiah Buchak collected a pair of goals while McKenna Miller posted three assists for the Buccaneers (14-1-4) who will welcome No. 5 Central Valley (11-4-3) in a quarterfinal meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Warriors hammered Waynesburg Central 9-1 on Saturday. Leah Waldsmith posted the shutout for Burrell.

North Catholic 3 Yough 2 OT (2A)

Yough's undefeated season came to a heartbreaking end Saturday afternoon as the sixth-seeded Cougars surrendered a two-goal lead in a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 11 North Catholic in a WPIAL 2A first round contest. Annafrancesca Liberati completed the comeback just 1:44 into overtime, scoring the game-winner for the Trojanettes (10-3-3) who will meet third-seeded Avonworth in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Gionna Piontka and Daisy Miller scored goals for the Cougars (14-1) who won their first section title since 2019 this year.

Deer Lakes 1 Mt. Pleasant 0 (2A)

In a game that came down to penalty kicks, Mary Cacurak got the game-winner as the final shooter to lift No. 7 Deer Lakes to a 1-0 win over Mt. Pleasant in a WPIAL 2A first round match up. Caden Drum, Adi Gally, Aby Kushon, Josie Buchanon and Cacurak all made their penalty kicks for the Lancers (13-5-1) while Dempsey Snyder, Addie Czekaj and Sophia Coppula converted PK's for the Vikings (10-6-3). Deer Lakes travels to No. 2 Freeport for a quarterfinal game on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

South Park 6 Southmoreland 0 (2A)

No. 16 Southmoreland saw its season come to an end in a 6-0 loss at top-seeded South Park in a WPIAL 2A opening round tilt. Eden Very and Berlin Washington had two goals each for the Eagles (19-0) who will host Quaker Valley at 7 p.m. in Wednesday's quarterfinals. The Scotties end the season at 8-9 overall.