The Fox Chapel boys soccer team prides itself on having variety in its attack. The Foxes leaned on that versatility to put themselves in position to win a seventh WPIAL title.

The Foxes produced goals two minutes apart in the first half during a 2-0 win over Plum in a Class 4A semifinal Tuesday night at Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium.

Fox Chapel, the defending champions, will play section rival Seneca Valley in the WPIAL final at Highmark Stadium. The second-seeded Foxes (15-2) won a pair of one-goal matches against the Raiders during the regular season.

“It’s hard to repeat, right?” Fox Chapel coach Eryk Ingram said. “I think we had a target on our back this year. I think people underestimated us, but at the same time felt we were going to knock off Fox Chapel and ruin things for us. It’s been a good run.”

Jake Williams broke the ice in the 22nd minute when he punched in a shot off a pass from Rocco Didomeneico.

Squeglia was able to track down the ball off a scramble inside the box a few minutes later to put them ahead.

Ingram said he was proud of how the Foxes adjusted tonight. Fox Chapel was missing starting defender Paulie Fitzsimmons.

“We had one of our defenders out, who has been starting all year,” Ingram said. “He got concussed in our last game. Noah jumped in and played in the midfield. We moved some kids around, and we were just as good. We were on lockdown all night. I thought our defense and goalkeeper played exceptional tonight.”

No. 3 Plum (14-3-2) had trouble breaking down the Fox Chapel defense. The Mustangs were able to swing a pass near the goal line in the first 15 minutes, but it was just beyond the foot of Austin Kolankowski.

“We had two good chances in the first half,” Plum coach Raf Kolankowski said. “We didn’t put them in. They did. One of the players missed a clearance, and Rocco got the ball, and it was history.”

The Mustangs had plenty of pressure in the second half but weren’t able to find the right passes in the final third to put a shot past Fox Chapel keeper Brady Matthews.

Squeglia added a second goal in the waning moments. He controlled the ball deep in Plum territory before blasting a ball directly that soared over the keeper into the center of the net.

“When you fall behind against a good team like that, it makes it difficult,” Kolankowski said. “We played well in the second half, but it was a little bit too late. They are a great team and they are well organized. It wasn’t our night, but it wasn’t from a lack of effort.”