BECKLEY – The Morgantown High boys and girls soccer teams each advanced through the Class AAAA North Region bracket to secure a spot in this week’s 2025 WVSSAC state soccer tournament being held in Beckley at the YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex.
The MHS girls’ team advanced through the bracket as the 6-seed in Class AAAA of the North Region after finishing the regular season 6-8-2, including four losses in the final five games of the regular season.
But a massive 2-1 victory over state-soccer power Charleston Catholic on October 18 boosted the Mohigans with a wave of momentum that they’ve been on since.
MHS earned two one-goal victories on the road in the regional tournament with upsets over No. 3 Hedgesville (4-3) and No. 1 Washington (3-2).
“We need to have intensity and focus,” MHS coach Bri Frontuto said. “We need to be solid right from the start, not 20 minutes in or later. The girls have continued to improve in this area, and it really propelled us forward against Washington.”
Head coach Bri Frontuto and her team enter the semifinals as the 4-seed and will battle No. 1 George Washington this evening at 5:00 p.m. in Beckley.
“They have a really great midfielder in Mia Lough and their speed in outside forward Ellie Pray,” Frontuto said. “Communication will be key to keeping them in check, but if we can be physical and on our toes, ready to anticipate balls, we will be in good shape. Their entire team possesses well, much like our style from the past couple of seasons, and they have a strong goalkeeper.”
Lough (33) and Pray (20) have combined for 53 goals in 2025, while each also tallied double-digit assists.
MHS boys head coach Sam Snyder is coaching his last season for the fourth-seeded Mohigans, and wants to end his career on the sidelines on top for the third time at the helm of the program.
They face the task of dethroning defending state champion and state player of the year Coby Dillon and top-seeded Woodrow Wilson. Kickoff is set for Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
MHS has won its last six games with only two losses since September 2. One of those defeats came at the hands of Wheeling Park, which is seeded second in the state tournament. The Mohigans battled to a 1-1 draw with the 3-seed Hurricane, and previously fell to Woodrow Wilson 2-0 in the second game of the season.
“We feel like we are where we want to be heading into the week,” Snyder said. “Woodrow is the most fluid team in the state. Their connection, cohesiveness, and ball movement are tremendous. They attack and defend as one unit while also occupying all the necessary space on the field. We don’t want to be pulled into any unnecessary space and chase the ball. We need to focus on defending as a whole and winning second balls.”
