PREGAME
FYI...Game was scheduled for 11:30am but will start closer to 11:40am
Teams are lined up for introductions after their delayed warm-up came to
an end
STARTERS
NC: Julia Campbell (GK), Lauren Gunn, Gracie May, Abbey Kerth, Erin
Reagan, Madison Nervig, Emily Sejna
St Ignatius: Katie Murphy (GK), Tammy Stelnicki, S. Fernandez, Karen
Juarez, Becky Insalaco, Maggie Maloney, R. Martinez
PLAY-BY-PLAY
QUARTER 1
Martinez starts with it for Ignatius, but Sejna earns an early steal...
...she swims it ahead, passes to the right for Reagan, whose shot hits the
right post and goes out-of-play
Insalaco draws an ejection on Sejna, but some sloppy passing gives the
Redhawks a counterattack chance...
...but May is denies by Murphy after the Redhawks' player drove down the
left side of the pool
Campbell makes her first save to keep things scoreless
Sejna looked for Gunn on the right side but the shot clock expired before
she could get a shot off
Maloney hits the left post and Campbell gets to the loose ball
Offensive foul called on Central
Sejna earns her second steal; Kerth draws an ejection on Fernandez at the
other end...
...Sejna to Nervig (left) to Gunn (left) and she slots one under the
arm of Murphy and NC leads 1-0
Ignatius turns it over and Kerth scores from 2m to put the Redhawks
ahead 2-0
Wolfpack timeout
Reagan with a steal after the timeout; Murphy comes out of the crease to
earn a steal
Sejna called for her second ejection but Campbell blocks Stelnicki's 5m
shot
Fernandez scores from beyond 9m to cut Central's lead to 2-1
Kerth with a quick response from 5m after a foul to make it 3-1
After a stop, Juarez gets open down the right side and beats Campbell
to the right corner
The teams trade possessions before Gunn drives to the left side and
scores her second for Central
Maloney shoots over the goal at one end and Murphy denies Kerth's
last-second shot at the end of Q1
NC 4 IGNATIUS 2
QUARTER 2
Ignatius starts the second period with a miss to the left of the goal from
Maloney
After an ejection, Insalaco finds Stelnicki open to make it 4-3
Kerth has an answer as she scores with a backhand from close-range
Stelnicki earns a steal, but Schweikart blocks Maloney's 5m attempt
Murphy rejects a 2m chance for Kerth
Central turnover; Gunn intercepts a pass intended for Juarez
Maloney earns a steal and settles down the offense
Gunn's help defense forces a turnover, but Martinez does the same on the
other end for Ignatius
Campbell blocks Fernandez' 5m chance
The Redhawks' goalie then comes out to make a steal to deny a scoring
chance for Insalaco
Murphy makes a save and Central is then called for an offensive foul
Martinez tries a lob from 7m that sails over the goal
Insalaco draws an ejection on Reagan but Fernandez misfires with a quick
shot attempt
Gunn's shot is tipped out by Murphy; Murphy does the same to Nervig;
Central misses on their third attempt
May with a steal at 2m to deny a scoring chance as we enter the final
minute of the half
Central turnover; Schweikart's help defense leads to a steal
Gunn's perfect lead pass to a driving Schweikart leads to a late
Central goal and a 6-3 lead
Reagan called for her second ejection and Martinez scores from the left
post as time expires in the first half!
NC 6 IGNATIUS 4
QUARTER 3
Kerth with a steal after Ignatius had possession to start the half
Offensive foul on NC; Gunn steals a 2m entry pass from Maloney
Murphy out of the goal to make a steal; Campbell blocks Stelnicki's 5m
chance
Martinez with a steal; Maloney's shot from the right goes over the goal
Kerth draws Fernandez' second ejection and Sejna scores from the point
to give the Redhawks a 7-4 lead
Insalaco draws a kickout but Campbell makes a save
Central timeout
Redhawks' miss from outside; Insalaco tries a no-look attempt from 4m that
misses
Sejna feeds an open Reagan on the left and she scores her first goal to
make it 8-4
Martinez responds on the other end with a goal from 4m to trim the
Central lead to 8-5
Kerth hits the crossbar from in close
Nervig with her second ejection, drawn by Insalaco...her shot is blocked
by Campbell but Ignatius earns a penalty!
Reagan's third puts her on the bench
Campbell comes up big to deny Fernandez on the penalty shot!
Central timeout
Fernandez intercepts a 2m entry pass; Campbell blocks Stelnicki's shot
from the left side
Central ejection but Campbell with yet another save
Nervig drives down the left side and is left wide-open and she slams a
shot past Murphy
Insalaco earns a penalty and this time Fernandez converts to cut the
lead to 9-6
Sejna quickly responds with a goal for the Redhawks
Fernandez and Gunn both hit the post on each end before Ignatius takes
over
Fernandez shoots over the goal and Central has it late in the period
Sejna earns a penalty! Kerth to take it...and she skips it into the
right side of the goal for an 11-6 Central lead
The period comes to a close with Central leading by five
NC 11 IGNATIUS 6
QUARTER 4
Ignatius turns it over; Gunn is left open after a drive but Murphy blocks
her shot
Once again, Murphy denies Gunn
Gunn is then ejected in transition, Campbell with a save, but Maloney
draws a penalty
Fernandez converts the penalty shot to the left side to make it 11-7
Missed shot for Central from 7m
Stelnicki gets open at 5m but Campbell blocks it; Gunn hits the crossbar
at the other end
Insalaco missed at the five minute mark and Central takes over while
leading by four
Fernandez and Maloney combine to force a turnover
Gunn with her third ejection
Ignatius timeout at the 4:32 mark
Altuve gets to a loose ball after an errant pass from Ignatius
Stelnicki with a steal on the other end; offensive foul on Ignatius drawn
by May
Central turns it over, Juarez gets open on the counterattack but Campbell
comes out to make a steal
May drives to 2m but Murphy makes a huge save
Maloney ejected, Central can't convert and Ignatius takes over with two
minutes left
Nervig ejected, but Campbell blocks a shot by Fernandez
Ignatius working the ball around but Campbell makes another stop as the
clock will run under one minute
Central turnover; Fernandez shoots over the goal
Redhawks' timeout
Central runs the clock down under ten seconds and eventually claims an
11-7 victory over St Ignatius
NC 11 IGNATIUS 7
