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Preview

Quarterfinal #1: Homewood-Flossmoor (29-3) vs Fenwick (23-8)

Game Time: 4:30pm; Thursday, May 19

Coaches: H-F - Pat Duignan (9th year) / Fenwick - Jack Wagner (16th year)

How They Got Here: H-F beat Bremen 11-2 at the LWN Sectional. Fenwick beat Oak Park 14-0 at the Fenwick Sectional.

Previous 2011 Meetings: Fenwick leads series 1-0. Fenwick beat H-F 9-4 on 4/9 at the Fenwick Tournament.

Current Rankings: H-F - #2 / Fenwick - #5

Top Performers: H-F (Rebecca Mathews - 128 goals) (Michelle Mayer - 93 goals) / Fenwick (Annie Collins - 48 goals)

The Goalies: H-F (Sophie Schloen) / Fenwick (Mackenzie Bonk)

Key Factors: Deja vu. These two teams met in the girls' tournament opener in 2010, with H-F building a 7-2 lead by the end of the third quarter en route to a surprising 9-6 win. The Vikings' return nearly everyone from last year's game, so confidence and experience should not be a problem. On the other hand, Fenwick earned a convincing 9-4 win over H-F to close out their own tournament at the end of Week 5, plus they are a much different team than last year with a lineup infused with several productive freshmen. This one's probably a toss-up, is likely close at halftime, and could come down to whoever makes the best adjustments heading into the second half.

Other Players to Watch: 

Fenwick (Alexa Ovalle, Cara Borkovec, Colleen Barron, Gena Wendt, Haley Wickham, Maggie Carey, Maureen Barron)

H-F (Anna Tenny, Annie Schloen, Hannah Ongman, Tess Adamonis)