LIVE
PLAY-BY-PLAY
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BOX SCORE |
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FINAL |
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Loyola |
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13 |
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Stevenson |
6 |
PLAY-BY-PLAY
PERIOD 1
-Both teams struggle to find a good shot in the opening minute, then Gilani
makes a good save for SHS
-George Finn finds a wide open Jack Nickele driving to the goal and he puts
Loyola on the board first
-Stevenson's next attempt goes over the goal and the Ramblers take over
possession
-Andrew Shashin passes out of 2m to Mitchell Sokolsky, but Ragen Murphy
makes a block
-Sokolsky gets open for a breakaway chance and he doesn't miss those; game
tied at 1-1
-Shashin hits the crossbar and the ball goes over the goal
-Murphy and Nickele force a turnover at 2m and Loyola counters
-Shewchuck draws an ejection on the right post and assists Matt Kearney on a
goal from the left post
-Shewchuck drew another ejection but the Stevenson defense collapes to force
a turnover
-The Patriots misfire wide right on the opposite end as the final minute has
arrived
-The teams trade turnovers in the final minute and Gilani makes a late save
for Stevenson
-Prince also blocked a shot at the buzzer for Loyola
-LOYOLA 2 STEVENSON 1
PERIOD 2
-Sokolsky opens the period with a breakaway chance and he stops and
lobs one into the right corner
-Shewchuck draws an ejection and Finn assists him on a goal from the
left side; Loyola 3-2
-The Patriots turn it over, Shewchuck draws an ejection on the
counter, but Schermerhorn shoots over
-Dan Maleski finds some space and delivers his first goal of the
tournament to tie the game at 3-3
-Maleski makes a steal on the other end for Stevenson
-Nickele drives to the right post and slots a shot into the right
corner; 4-3 Loyola
-Gilani makes a save as Loyola had a powerplay opportunity but
couldn't convert
-Prince elevates to knock Maleski's shot over the goal, Shashin
draws an ejection, Stevenson timeout
-Timeout (1:07 remaining)
-Shewchuck makes a steal on the perimeter and draws an ejection on
his own on the counterattack
-Timeout (1:00 remaining)
-Gilani makes a save and recovers the loose ball before Loyola can
get a rebound chance
-The Ramblers with a stop and will get the final chance of the first
half...
-Ragen Murphy scores from 7m out and Loyola will take a 5-3 lead
into halftime!
LOYOLA 5 STEVENSON 3
PERIOD 3
-Stevenson comes up short on their first possession, but they force
a turnover on the other end
-The teams trade steals and then turnovers until Finn finds Baker
open on the left and he makes it 6-3
-Baker scores again from the same spot and Loyola has pulled out to
a 7-3 lead
-Kearney turns his defender but has his shot tipped over the bar
with Sokolsky draped on his back
-Shewchuck draws an ejection but Gilani blocks Baker's shot from the
left side
-Sokolsky scores his third goal with a lob from the left side near
7m; Loyola 7-4
-Shewchuck has the answer from 4m and Loyola goes back ahead by four
midway through Q3
-Timeout (3:14 remaining)
-The Ramblers force a turnover, Finn draws an ejection and then
fires a laser in from 7m
-Zach Stephens gets a good look from the right post but Trevor
Prince makes a block
-Stephens doesn't miss from 4m the next time down as the Patriots
cut the lead to 9-5
-Baker makes a block on Stephens' late shot as the period comes to
an end
LOYOLA 9 STEVENSON 5
PERIOD 4
-Gilani tips a shot off the crossbar on Loyola's first chance;
Prince makes a save on the other end
-Finn draws an ejection that eventually leads to a penalty, but
Gilani stonewalls Shewchuck from 5m
-Prince deflects a lob out-of-bounds; Liam Holzer shoots over the
goal from 7m
-Kearney misfires over the goal from close range after an ejection
-This time Kearney is true with his shot from 4m, finding the left
corner from the right side
-Shewchuck earns a field block on Sokolsky's 7m shot and Loyola
takes over
-Shewchuck then scores from inside 5m on the other end and Loyola
leads 11-5
-Timeout (3:48 remaining)
-Stevenson has drawn blanks on their last two possessions while the
Ramblers look to run some clock
-Timeout (2:57 remaining)
-Gilani denies Nickele from close range on the right post but
Nickele gets the rebound and scores!
-Shashin draws an ejection and Sokolsky delivers a goal from 7m to
cut the lead to 12-6
-Baker scores his third goal from the left side and the Ramblers
lead 13-6 with just over one minute left
-Prince makes a save and holds the ball to run the clock down close
to the end of regulation
-Time runs out on Stevenson's chances and Loyola advances to the
state title game!
LOYOLA 13 STEVENSON 6
