GAME RECAPS (Thursday, May 8)
MCAC TOURNAMENT
DLS 12 St Patrick 11 (OT)
Robert Rodriguez registered 6 goals and Angelo Espinoza netted 2 scores
as the Meteors stunned St Pats in overtime 12-11 in the MCAC
quarterfinals. Conor O'Rourke and Joseph Gibson each recorded 4 goals in
the narrow loss for the Shamrocks.
St Viator 22 Mt Carmel 7
Eric Sutton recorded 9 goals and Keegan Finn slammed home 7 shots as the
Lions beat Mt Carmel 22-7 in the MCAC's play-in game on Thursday. Shea
Boyer also notched 2 scores in the win for St Viator.
St Ignatius 20
Brother Rice 6
John Reyes and Tom Dowling both totaled 7 goals and Shane Hughes scored
5 times as the Wolfpack beat Brother Rice 20-6. Tym Zymon stopped 10
shots and Billy Barth also added one score for Ignatius. Dan Birmingham
and Dan Whalen both scored 2 goals in the loss for the Crusaders.
Loyola 17 St Rita 6
Cameron Shewchuck scored 6 goals and Trevor Prince made 12 saves to help
the Ramblers get past St Rita 17-6 on Thursday night. Matt Kearney and
Ragen Murphy both tallied 3 scores and Mike Zahorik put in 2 goals in
the winning effort. Chuck Henrichs and Eric Johnson both netted 2 goals
in the loss for the Mustangs.
Fenwick 16 St Viator 6
Danny Farmer recorded 4 goals, Will Skowron put in 3 scores, and Mike
Hill denied 13 shots to help lead Fenwick past St Viator 16-6
in the late game in Oak Park on Thursday night. Keegan Finn scored 3
times and Eric Sutton added 2 goals in the loss for the Lions.
CSL TOURNAMENT
Maine West 11 Highland Park 10
Sebastien Hernandez scored 5 goals, Brendan Atwood netted 3 scores, and
Ethan Herrera put in 2 goals in Maine West's 11-10 comeback victory over
Highland Park.
MATCH OF THE DAY
Naperville Central 11 Sandburg 8
Nick Walker recorded 4 goals, both Connor Lamb and Ryan Donahue netted 3
scores, and Kyle Jackson scored once as the Redhawks knocked off
Sandburg 11-8. Zach Roper notched 4 scores and Mitch Zieler scored 3
times in the loss for the Eagles. The hosts (Sandburg) led 3-1 after the
opening period and 5-4 at the half, but the Redhawks used a 6-2 run in
the third period to help them earn a key road victory.
OTHER KEY GAMES
Mundelein 8 Barrington 5
Mike Ward totaled 3 goals, Jude Krauss scored 2 times, and the trio of
Andrew Gray, Art Kasemets, and Kyle Siebert each scored once in the
Mustangs' 8-5 triumph over Barrington.
Riverside-Brookfield 16 Argo 4
Tim Somers registered 6 goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 16-4 victory
over Argo on Thursday.
STC North 8 Maine South 5
John Pretet scored 4 times and both Nick Traxler and Ross Davis tallied
2 scores in the North Stars' 8-5 victory over Maine South. Collin
Bawolek also made 15 saves in the win for North.
GAME RECAPS (Thursday, May 8)
FEATURED EVENT
MSL CHAMPIONSHIP
Wheeling 11 Conant 10 (OT)
Argelia Diaz scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period
and goalie Jenna Pink made a key steal late in the game to help Wheeling
win their first Mid-Suburban League title game over Conant 11-10 on
Thursday. Theresa Godlewski poured in 7 goals, scored the game-tying
goal, and drew the key ejection that led to Diaz' heroics.
The Cougars led throughout most of the game, with Carmen Rosas' 5 goals
pacing the offense and Maddy Demaret making several key saves to lead
the defensive effort. After Godlewski had given the Wildcats a late 8-7
lead, Conant called on Demaret to provide a lifeline as she nailed a
buzzer-beater from mid-pool at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.
Along with Rosas' 5 goals, Kaitlyn Claffey tallied 2 scores, and Demaret,
Angie Skittone, and Sam Wooley each scored one goal in the loss for the
Cougars.
LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY
QUARTER 1: Theresa Godlewski scored from outside 9m to give Wheeling a
1-0 lead, but Carmen Rosas netted the equalizer from 3m to tie the score
at 1-1 after the opening period.
CONANT 1 WHEELING 1
QUARTER 2: Godlewski put the Wildcats ahead just twelve seconds into the
period, but Rosas responded with two straight goals to give Conant a 3-2
lead. Kaitlyn Claffey scored from the right wing to give the Cougars a
4-2 advantage, but Emily Sowa answered with her first goal to cut the
lead to 4-3. Conant's Angie Skittone increased the lead to two goals
with a powerplay goal, but Godlewski put in her third goal of the half
to make the score 5-4 at the break.
CONANT 5 WHEELING 4
QUARTER 3: Conant had a chance to go ahead by two quickly after an
ejection, but Jenna Pink made a big save to keep the Cougars at bay.
After a stop on the other end, Rosas fought through a double-team to
catch, shoot, and score to give Conant a 6-4 advantage. Shannon Richards
got the Wildcats back on the scoreboard with a goal from 7m, but Claffey
answered with her second goal on the other end to put the Cougars ahead
7-5 late in the period.
CONANT 7 WHEELING 5
QUARTER 4: Rebound goal for Sowa to start the final period cuts the
Cougars' lead to 7-6. Conant has a chance at the other end, but again
Pink comes up big in goal to make a key save. Wheeling takes a TO with
4:58 left. Godlewski scores the equalizer coming out of the timeout to
tie the game at 7-7. The teams trade possessions before Conant looks to
have a great scoring opportunity, but Ropski makes a big steal with 1:31
left. Nothing doing on the offensive end for the Wildcats, but they make
another key stop to set up their offense. Godlewski!!!!!!!!! The junior
scores from 7m out with 0:40 left in regulation to give the Wildcats an
8-7 lead! Pink makes a save at the other end with 0:10 left...and now we
have a long delay due to a clock malfunction. And...Conant has one last
chance with 0:06 left, and it's an unbelievable shot from mid-pool from
goalie Maddy Demaret to send the game to overtime! Unbelievable!
CONANT 8 WHEELING 8
OVERTIME 1: Rosas draws a penalty and converts to give Conant a 9-8
lead. After a stop, Sam Wooley nets her first goal to give the Cougars a
10-8 lead midway through the first overtime period. Godlewski tallied
her sixth goal to slice the lead to 10-9, then nearly scores from
outside 9m at the buzzer as Conant will take a one goal lead into the
second overtime period.
CONANT 10 WHEELING 9
OVERTIME 2: Godlewski strikes first from 7m and with less than two
minutes in OT #2 we are all knotted up at 10-10. Backhand from Rosas
just misses, then superhero Demaret with a huge block to come up big for
Conant again. Godlewski draws another ejection, Wheeling calls timeout
with 1:42 left, and just about everyone needs a breather (in the crowd).
Argelia Diaz scores from 2m out after the ejection as Wheeling takes an
11-10 lead! Conant looks to respond but Pink comes out of the net to
make a steal, the Wildcats play keep away until the Cougars get the ball
back and call timeout with :04 left in the second overtime. Demaret will
try her luck again from mid-pool, but the shot comes up just short and
Wheeling wins their first-ever MSL title!
WHEELING 11 CONANT 10
OTHER KEY EVENTS
CPS TOURNAMENT
Lane 14 Jones-Payton 0
Anne Puralewski recorded a shutout and the duo of Ally Cortez and Natalie
O'Connell combined to score 8 goals as the Indians beat Jones-Payton 14-0 to
advance to the CPS finals to face Northside Prep.
Northside 9 Whitney Young 5
Jane Patzke notched 4 scores and both Marti Hale and Rebekah Kissel scored 2
times as Northside moved on to the CPS title game after beating Whitney Young
9-5. Megan Davis led the defense with 4 saves and 2 steals in the win.
CSL TOURNAMENT
Glenbrook South 7 Maine West 6
Rema Abu-Hashim scored 4 goals and Nicole Lopatinsky added 2 scores to
help the Titans hold off Maine West 7-6 in the CSL conference
tournament. Annie Picchiotti and Emily Morrison each scored 2 goals and
goalie Julia Huinker made 12 saves in the losing effort.
MATCH OF THE DAY
Naperville Central 8 Sandburg 5
Michelle Spaits recorded 3 goals, Beth Ryan scored 2 times, and Faith
Vandercar blocked 11 shots as the Redhawks beat Sandburg 8-5 on
Thursday. Kristina Altuve led the defense with 6 steals and added a
goal, while both Kaela Codo and Jessica Fox scored once in the winning
effort for Central.
OTHER KEY GAMES
Lincoln-Way Central 18 Bradley 5
Kristi Howe totaled 5 goals and 6 steals and Sabrina Miglorini made 15
saves to help the Knights go on the road to beat Bradley 18-5. Erin
Mullerschoen and Kim Bernhard both scored 3 goals while the trio of Liz
Klock, Delaney Shepard and Kenzie Applequist each netted 2 goals in the
Central win. Cailey Davern also chipped in with one score for the victors.
Naperville North 9 New Trier 1
Dani DiMatteo, Helen Wei, Jilian Eiken and Taylor Stoner each scored 2
goals and Kate MacDuff netted a goal in the Huskies' 9-1 triumph over New
Trier. Lauren Barrett recorded the lone goal in the loss for the Trevians.
