SOL Girls’ Soccer District Preview (Second Round)

Check out the preview capsules for Saturday's second round of girls' soccer games. Six SOL soccer teams will see action in this weekend's District One AAA tournament.

#1 PENNSBURY vs. #16 DOWNINGTOWN WEST

Pennsbury

15-0-3 overall
11-0-3 SOL National Conference champions
Beat #6 Council Rock North (2-0 & 1-0); #10 Conestoga 2-1, #11 Garnet Valley 3-1, #17 Unionville 1-0, #25 William Tennent (3-0 & 5-0).
Hasn't lost a game all year; defense has allowed just eight goals all year, recording 10 shutouts.

Downingtown West

12-5-1
10-2-1 Ches-Mont National Division champions
Regular season wins over #10 Conestoga (2-0), #18 West Chester East (2-0), #22 Great Valley (4-0); Tied #15 Downingtown East (0-0).
West has 11 shutouts this year.

How they got here: The Cougars won 3-1 in penalty kicks after battling 17^th-seeded Unionville to a scoreless tie after 110 minutes.

#13 CENTRAL BUCKS WEST at #4 BOYERTOWN

Central Bucks West

13-5-1 overall
9-4-1 third place SOL Continental Conference
Beat #2 Central Bucks East 1-0, ##27 Central Bucks South 3-2
CB West has recorded nine shutouts this season.

How they got here: Shae McCarty scored a pair of goals, and Kelly Creamer added a single goal to lead the Bucks to a 3-0 win over Mount St. Joseph Academy.

Boyertown

13-4-0 overall
11-2-0 Pac-10 Liberty Division champions
Beat #8 Spring-Ford (2-0), #7 Phoenixville (1-0), #17 Unionville (1-0), #28 Owen J. Roberts (4-3 & 3-0).
Ripped off 10 consecutive shutout wins before losing the regular season finale to Pope John Paul II. All 13 of Boyertown's wins have come by shutout.
Offense led by Libby Frazier’s 12 goals

#12 PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH at #28 OWEN J. ROBERTS

Plymouth Whitemarsh

15-2-1 overall
SOL American Conference champions (12-2-0)
Beat #21 Wissahickon 3-2; #20 Mount St. Joseph 32; #26 Upper Dublin (2-1, 1-0).
The Lady Colonials have scored a whopping 64 goal this season, good for nearly four per game on average.

How they got here: The Colonials received goals from Nic Abbott and Maddie Berman in their 2-1 opening round win over 21^st-seeded Wissahickon.

Owen J. Roberts

10-7-2 overall
7-5-1 third place Pac-10 Liberty Division
Regular season wins over #7 Phoenixville (3-2) and #16 Downingtown West (1-0).
Team has scored three or more goals on eight different occasions this season.
Attack is led by Emily Kupsov (15 goals) and Mahogony Willis (10 goals)

How they got here: The Wildcats stunned fifth-seeded Pennridge 2-1, erasing a 1-0 halftime deficit with goals by Mahogony Willis and Sarah Mills.

#2 CENTRAL BUCKS EAST vs. #18 WEST CHESTER EAST

Central Bucks East

14-2-2
Second place in SOL Continental Conference (10-2-2)
Beat #3 Bayard Rustin 1-0, #13 Central Buck West 1-0, #27 Central Bucks South 4-0, #26 Upper Dublin 4-0.
Defense has recorded 11 shutouts, including six in a row to end the regular season. Last goal allowed was on Sept. 29.

West Chester East

12-5-2 overall
10-2-1 second place Ches-Mont National Division
Regular season wins over #17 Unionville (2-0), #18 West Chester East (1-0), #22 Great Valley (2-1); Tied #11 Garnet Valley (1-1).
Finished the season on a four-game winning streak; team has recorded seven shutouts this season.

How they got here: Shannon Moore scored in the second half to lead West Chester East to a 1-0 win over 15^th-seeded Downingtown East.

#14 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH at #3 WEST CHESTER RUSTIN

Council Rock South

12-6-1 Overall
7-6-1 fifth place in SOL National Conference
Regular season wins over #10 Conestoga (1-0), #13 Central Bucks West (2-0), #19 Neshaminy (3-1), #25 William Tennent (6-1).
Started the season 5-0 , which included a shutout win over Conestoga while allowing just one goal over that span.
Team allowed exactly one goal per game in the regular season.

How they got here: Emily Wilkinson scored with 31 minutes remaining in regulation to propel the Golden Hawks to a 1-0 win over 19^th-seeded Neshaminy.

West Chester Rustin

14-2-2 overall
12-0-1 Ches-Mont American Division champions
Regular season wins over #9 Strath Haven (3-2), #16 Downingtown West (3-1), #17 Unionville (2-1), #18 West Chester East (1-0) and #22 Great Valley (2-1)
7-0-1 in last eight games
Recorded seven shutouts this season.

#27 CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH at #22 GREAT VALLEY

Central Bucks South

9-6-3 overall
6-5-3 fourth place SOL Continental Conference
Beat #3 Pennridge (1-0), #18 West Chester East (4-3), #25 William Tennent (3-0) and tied #2 Central Bucks East and #5 Pennridge 0-0
The Lady Titans have seven shutouts this season.

How they got here: The Titans battled sixth-seeded Council Rock North to a 0-0 tie at the end of double overtime and then edged the Indians 3-2 in penalty kicks.

Great Valley

12-5-1 overall
Third place Ches-Mont American Division (7-5-1)
Beat #7 Phoenixville (2-1); #11 Garnet Valley (1-0), #27 Central Bucks South (1-0).
Team has recorded eight shutouts during the regular season behind goalkeeper Carol Burgess.

How they got here: Courtney Stevens scored in the 44^th minute to propel the Patriots to the 1-0 upset of 11^th-seeded Garnet Valley.