Both teams in the pool for warm-ups...we are about 10 minutes from game time! Starting lineups:

NC: Stablein, Menis, Altuve, Rickert, Stanley, Shamburek, Howenstine

Mundelein: Dickinson, Horsch, Falconer, Falconer, Lukacs, Davidson, Mandas

Menis starts the scoring with a goal from inside 5m on NC's first possession

The teams trade possessions; Menis with a perimeter steal, Davidson tips it away and Dickinson comes out of the net to knock the ball away. Stanley gets to it and earns a penalty shot, and he converts to make the score 2-0!

Pat Falconer's shot on the other end hits the crossbar and does not cross the line

Davidson draws an ejection but the Mustangs cannot convert and remain without a goal midway through period one

Altuve scores from the right post and the Redhawks claim a 3-0 lead

Mundelein timeout

Neither team can generate much offense in the next two minutes, so Central remains ahead by three goals

Penalty shot for NC, but Altuve rocks the right post and Mundelein gets the loose ball first

Dickinson elevates to block Stanley's shot from 5m

Mandas prevents Rickert from scoring a breakaway goal for Central

Altuve blocks Mandas' attempt near the end of the period, and Central has a 3-0 lead after seven minutes

Naperville Central 3 Mundelein 0

Menis starts the second quarter the same way he did in the first period, scoring from near 2m to make it 4-0

Pat Falconer's 7m attempt hits the crossbar and NC takes over possession

Stanley scores for the Redhawks on the other end to make the score 5-0

Another Mundelein attempt hits the crossbar and bounces out

Stanley draws an ejection and Rickert scores from the right side; 6-0 Central

Shamburek draws an ejection and Stanley scores from up top for his third goal of the contest

Shamburek feeds Menis on a drive to the left post and the Redhawks' senior tallies his third goal of the game

Mundelein timeout

Menis scores his fourth goal for NC

NC timeout

Stanley scores for Central after the timeout

Rickert scores on NC's next possession to extend the lead to 11-0

Mundelein draws an ejection and Davidson scores from the left side to get the Mustangs on the board

Stablein denies Davidson's next attempt from 7m and makes another save at the end of the period

The Redhawks take an 11-1 lead into the second half

Naperville Central 11 Mundelein 1

Horsch earns an ejection but Rickert blocks Davidson's shot from the left side

Stanley scores from 2m out to put the Redhawks in front 12-1

Rickert has the ball on the top right and finds Menis open on the left post for a goal to make the score 13-1

Davidson scores his second goal on the other end for Mundelein

Dickinson makes two straight saves after an ejection to keep NC from extending their lead

Stablein makes a save, but Reasons shoots over the goal from the right side on the other end

Pat Falconer scores in transition for Mundelein to make the score 13-3

Stanley scores his sixth goal from the left side

Stanley converts on a shot from inside 5m to make the score 15-3

Horsch scores after an ejection for Mundelein

Horsch just misses from the left post after a drive to 2m

Dickinson makes a save and starts the Mundelein counter, but Stablein tips Falconer's shot from 5m away from goal

Falconer earns a steal in front of the goal and scores to cut the lead to 15-5

Mundelein forces a turnover on the other end, but Davidson's shot from 7m goes wide left

Naperville Central takes a 15-5 advantage into the final period

Naperville Central 15 Mundelein 5

Pat Falconer opens the scoring with a goal from 5m to trim the lead to 15-6

Stablein comes out of the crease to earn a steal, but Dickinson does the same to force a turnover on the other end

Davidson tallies his third goal for the Mustangs, as the two straight scores have cut the advantage down to 15-7

Sean Falconer scores the third straight goal for Mundelein!

NC turnover; Pat Falconer scores again for the Mustangs on the other end

Menis ends the 4-0 run with a goal from outside 5m

Menis scores again after an ejection, his seventh goal of the contest

Pat Falconer responds with a goal for the Mustangs on the other end

Mundelein timeout

Neither team gets a good scoring chance in the next two minutes

Reasons scores a late goal for the Redhawks

Mundelein cannot score on their last possession...

...and Naperville Central moves on to the final game with an 18-10 win over Mundelein

Naperville Central 18 Mundelein 10