Tues. Pa. girls' soccer roundup: Top-ranked Strath Haven tumbles

Strath Haven yielded a first-half goal and couldn't recover, and the previously unbeaten Panthers fell to Cumberland Valley, 1-0, Tuesday night at West Chester East in the first round of the PIAA Class AAA state girls' soccer playoffs.

Tara Shipe scored in the 28th minute. Strath Haven (19-1-1), The Inquirer's top-ranked team in Southeastern Pennsylvania, had a few solid chances in the second half behind aggressive play from Carly Glassford and Kirsten Wilhelmsen, but couldn't convert.

Neshaminy 4, Parkland 2 - The Redskins' game plan proved to be well orchestrated, as they raced to a quick lead before dropping Parkland in a first-round game.

Fran Donato scored twice in the first half, and Megan Schafer added a goal and two assists. Neshaminy scored four times in the first half in a span of 31 minutes.

"It was great," Redskins coach Rachel Clemens said. "It was kind of our game plan to come out with a high-pressured offense and score quick."

Donato, a sophomore center midfielder, scored the team's first and fourth goals. Her last goal came less than a minute after Parkland cut the score to 3-1.

Junior McKenna Mullin had five saves to post the win.

Last season, Neshaminy failed to make the state tournament after losing in districts. This is the first state-playoff appearance for Clemens, who is in her third year.

Freshman forward Kristin Burnett scored twice in the first half to spark Agnes Irwin's 2-1, first-round win over Episcopal Academy.

Autumn Wedderburn posted the win with five saves. Kristen Hinckley scored once for Episcopal.

Friends' Central 3, Baldwin 0 - The Phoenix didn't score until the 74th minute before downing visiting Baldwin in the first round.

Tess Wei scored the go-ahead goal and was followed by Jo Fischer and Anna Leone. Caroline Sakharzadeh posted the shutout with just one save.