PREGAME
The teams are lined up for introductions. Less than five minutes until
game time.
STARTERS
St Ignatius: Katie Murphy (GK), Tammy Stelnicki, S. Fernandez, Karen
Juarez, Becky Insalaco, Maggie Maloney, R. Martinez
Stevenson: Lisa Michalowski (GK), Brittany Gartenberg, Erin McCook, Alex
Kanaris, Rachel Lauter, Cami Haas, Tori St John
PLAY-BY-PLAY
QUARTER 1
The hosts start with the ball but quickly turn it over; Stelnicki with the
forced turnover
Insalaco draws an ejection on St John, but Gartenberg gets her hand on a
pass to prevent a 6-on-5 goal
The teams trade possessions with the defenses on top early
Murphy tips a shot by Lauter from 7m and gets to the loose ball
Maloney drives and finds a wide-open Martinez on the right side, and
Martinez slots it into right corner!
Ignatius with a stop and Insalaco earns a penalty shot
Crazy scramble in front of the goal after Fernandez hit the bar on the
penalty shot...
...Michalowski made a brilliant save on the Wolfpack's rebound chance,
then cleared the ball from two Ignatius' attackers
Kanaris gets a breakaway chance but two defenders converge and Murphy ends
up with it
Insalaco's 5m shot misses wide-left; Stevenson turns it over on the other
end
Martinez gets the next best chance but Michalowski makes a save
St John draws an ejection on Maloney; Martinez make a steal to prevent
Stevenson from getting a shot on goal
Michalowski makes another save to keep the Patriots within a goal at the
end of the opening period
ST
IGNATIUS 1 STEVENSON 0
QUARTER 2
Ignatius with it to start; Kanaris earns a steal for the Patriots
Murphy makes a save on an outside shot from Haas; Michalowski does the
same on the other end on Stelnicki's shot
Kanaris misses with a lob attempt
Insalaco draws an ejection on Haas, can Ignatius take advantage?
Fernandez scores from the right side
Murphy makes a save; Ignatius turns it over
Both teams hit the post on their ensuing possessions
Haas tries a lob that just misses and Murphy gets to the loose ball
Ignatius draws an ejection; Fernandez hits the crossbar and it stays out
of the goal, but a penalty is called on Stevenson
Fernandez converts with her second penalty attempt to give the Wolfpack
a 3-0 lead
Kanaris makes another steal for Stevenson to prevent a shot
McCook gets Stevenson on the board with a shot that Murphy tipped off
the post and went in
Michalowski makes two straight saves to keep the Patriots within two
scores of Ignatius
Michalowski and Murphy each makes saves on their respective ends as we are
into the final minute of the half
Juarez finds Maloney after an ejection and she scores from the left post
with :03 left in the half
ST IGNATIUS 4 STEVENSON 1
QUARTER 3
Martinez gets the first chance of the half, but Michalowski makes a save
Murphy comfortably collects Lauter's 5m shot and starts the Ignatius'
offense
Juarez sends a screamer from outside 7m that beats Michalowski and
gives the Wolfpack a 5-1 lead!
Haas tries a lob that is off-target; Michalowski tips a backhand
out-of-play from Insalaco
Stelnicki with a steal that leads to a breakaway chance, which Martinez
converts! Assisted by Murphy
The Patriots finding it tough to get scoring chances...
...their defense forces a turnover, however, on the other end
Maloney gets a 1-on-1 chance with Michalowski, but the Patriots goalie
makes a crucial save
Fernandez draws a third ejection on Haas, leading to a goal from the
left side for Stelnicki
Stelnicki makes a steal and leads Juarez for a breakaway chance that
Michalowski denies
Kanaris draws an ejection; Stevenson timeout
Lauter's chance after the timeout sails over the goal
Into the final minute, Insalaco misses from 4m
Moschovas is denied by Murphy on a shot from the right side
Nothing doing on Stevenson's final possession as the third quarter comes
to a close with Ignatius leading 7-1
ST IGNATIUS 7 STEVENSON 1
QUARTER 4
Fernadez forces a steal on Stevenson's first possession
St John earns a steal for the Patriots on the other end
Kanaris draws a penalty shot and McCook converts to trim the lead to
7-2
Martinez shoots over the goal for the Wolfpack
Breakaway chance for Stevenson, Murphy makes a save but St John scores
the rebound goal
St Ignatius timeout
Immediate response form Insalaco as she scores from 2m to make the
score 8-3
The teams trade turnovers; Murphy catches a lob attempt by St John
Michalowski saves Martinez' shot from 5m; Insalaco misses with a backhand
from 4m
Moschovas can't connect from 7m for Stevenson
Juarez gets a chance in front of the Patriots' goal but Michalowski earns
a steal
Fernandez connects on her third goal of the game to put the Wolfpack in
front 9-3
Stevenson timeout
Nothing doing for either team as we enter the final minute
St John clips the post and Hummel recovers the loose ball for another
Stevenson possession
Murphy with a save and the Wolfpack can run the clock out on a 9-3
victory!
ST IGNATIUS 9 STEVENSON 3
