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Fenwick battled back from a 5-0 first quarter deficit to beat Mother McAuley 11-10 to win the girls' state championship on Saturday night. Lisett Calderon scored 5 goals and Morgan Bonk and Stephanie Ovalle each scored 2 times to propel the Friars to the comeback win. Goalie Mariclaire Bresnahan recorded 15 saves for the Friars.

Maggie McShane scored 3 goals for McAuley, while Yuri Chavez, Meghan Nolan, and Laura Perez each contributed 2 scores in the losing effort. Emily Ryan also added a goal and goalie Patty McNamara made 7 saves for the Macs

McAuley wasted no time in making it known that they were ready to defend their title. After Perez made a steal to put an end to Fenwick's first possession, Chavez drove to the right post and then used a solid fake to score and put McAuley ahead 1-0. McNamara made two consecutive saves on Fenwick's next possession, and McShane drew an ejection and scored the second goal of the game on the other end just moments later to make the score 2-0. Perez and Ryan scored on consecutive possessions to make the score 4-0 midway through the opening quarter, while Chavez scored for the second time on a lob shot to give McAuley a 5-0 advantage with 1:20 left in the period.

With adversity staring them in the face, the Friars put together a 3-0 run in the final 1:04 of the period to get to within two goals of the defending champions. Ovalle connected on an outside shot to put Fenwick on the scoreboard, then, after McAuley's next shot attempt hit the crossbar, Fenwick's Emma McKernin drew a penalty shot that Calderon finished to cut the lead to 5-2. McKernin would later add a goal from seven meters with just eight seconds left in the quarter to make the score 5-3 heading into the second period.

Things evened out early in the second quarter, as Calderon made a steal on one end and skipped a shot past McNamara on the other end to make the score 5-4. Bresnahan made a key save after Perez drew an ejection for McAuley, allowing Calderon to tie the game on Fenwick's next possession with a goal from two meters out. McShane made a steal midway through the second quarter that led to an ejection and a goal by Perez that put McAuley ahead 6-5. The Macs had a chance to extend their lead, but Bresnahan made three straight saves to keep Fenwick within one at halftime.

Things started slowly in the next period, with each team putting the clamps down on the defensive end. Bresnahan made a key block on a backhand attempt by Chavez from two meters early in the third quarter, but Nolan scored from seven meters out at the 4:30 mark to put McAuley ahead 7-5.

Fenwick tried to stop the Macs' momentum, but after Bonk made a steal on the offensive end, her lob shot stopped on the goalline and McNamara retrieved it before it could cut McAuley's lead to one goal. Fenwick did not let up, as Calderon drove to the right post, took a pass from Wella Huening, and scored from two meters out to make the score 7-6. Ovalle drew an ejection on Fenwick's next possession and scored from two meters to tie the game at 7-7, but McShane answered from seven meters out just fifteen seconds later to put McAuley back on top 8-7. Fenwick missed from outside on their next chance, but Bonk made a steal and scored a breakaway goal with ten seconds left in the third quarter to tie the score at 8-8 heading into the final period.

Fenwick's first possession was stopped by McAuley, but Bonk made a steal on the offensive end and scored from two meters to give the Friars their first lead of the game. She was then called for her third ejection early in the final period, but McAuley could not capitalize after an officials' timeout and Fenwick clung to a one-goal lead.

McAuley grabbed the momentum one minute later, as McShane made a steal and scored on an outside shot to tie the game at 9-9 with 4:45 left in regulation. They had a chance to take the lead, but Bresnahan denied Perez' from two meters out and Fenwick's Calderon scored from seven meters out on the other end to make the score 10-9 in favor of the Friars. Calderon continued to take matters into her own hands for Fenwick, as she made a steal on the defensive end, drew an ejection, then assisted Tynan on a goal from seven meters to give Fenwick an 11-9 lead.

McAuley had two straight chances to cut the Friars' lead to one goal, but Ryan missed on a shot from seven meters and Bresnahan blocked Chavez' two-meter backhand with 0:45 left on the game clock. Nolan made the score 11-10 with a goal from two meters with twelve seconds remaining, but Ovalle drew a foul and ran out the clock as Fenwick emerged with a one-goal victory.