No. 2 Moon blanks No. 3 Plum in Class 3A girls soccer semifinals
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 | 10:02 PM
Moon’s Kendall Dydek (center) celebrates her goal with Hailey Longwell and Sydney Felton during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal against Plum on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon’s Sydney Felton controls the ball against Plum during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon’s Sydney Felton (21) celebrates her goal in the first 30 seconds with teammates during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal against Plum on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon goalkeeper Serayah Leech makes a save against Plum during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon’s Hailey Longwell works against Plum’s Kemyll Walker during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon’s Kendall Dydek (center) celebrates her goal with Hailey Longwell and Sydney Felton during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal against Plum on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Plum’s Camryn Rogers controls the ball in front of Moon’s Lillian Snyder during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Plum’s Ava Weleski controls the ball against Moon during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon’s Kayla Leseck heads the ball past Plum’s Emily Berrott (31) and Kaley Simqu during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon’s Hailey Longwell celebrates her goal with teammates during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal against Plum on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at Gateway.
Moon scored so fast, some late-entering fans had not even found a seat.
The momentum from an early goal carried the second-seeded Tigers back to the WPIAL girls soccer championship and sets the table for the finals matchup everybody wanted.
Sydney Felton found the back of the net just 22 seconds in, and she assisted on another goal later, as Moon blanked No. 3 Plum, 3-0, in a Class 3A semifinal Tuesday night at Gateway.
The Tigers (19-0), who won WPIAL and PIAA titles in 4A last year, also got goals from Duquesne commit Hailey Longwell and Kendall Dydek to stay unbeaten. They will take on No. 1 Mars (17-0) at 1:15 p.m. Saturday in a much-anticipated showdown at Highmark Stadium.
Moon has not lost in 32 straight games and has allowed one goal all season.
Plum (16-2) moves into the third-place consolation game to face Latrobe (12-3-2) at 6 p.m. Thursday at Peters Township.
The Mustangs were making their fourth straight trip to the semifinals but won’t go on to the final for the fourth year in a row.
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
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