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Both teams are in the
water for warm-ups; they will probably get started about five
minutes later than scheduled after the festivities before the
tournament opener took a bit longer than expected. |
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Starting lineups:
McAuley: Abbott,
Arciniega, Bryar, Nolan, Kleist, Knightly, Izquerido
Fremd: Conrath,
Zambelli, Matuszewski, Orlowski, McCarthy, del Prado, Kennedy |
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Remember, in the one
meeting between the two teams this season, McAuley earned a narrow
3-2 win at this same pool. Will we get another defensive battle in
this one? We are just a few minutes away from finding out... |
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6:41 |
Fremd wins the swimoff
going from left to right, but McAuley forces a bad pass and they
head the other way |
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6:27 |
Arciniega tries a
long-distance shot that sails over; Izquierdo earsna steal on the
other end |
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6:08 |
del Prado forces a
turnover as Bryar was in-close and looking to shoot |
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5:50 |
McAuley can't get a
shot off before the shot-clock expires, but they come up with a
steal quickly on the other end |
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5:10 |
After an ejection,
Kleist and Nolan both hit the bar and Fremd survives that
possession |
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4:35 |
The McAuley defense
forces another turnover, but Conrath denies Arciniega's 5m shot |
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4:13 |
Bryar with a steal;
del Prado earns her second steal on the other end for the Vikings |
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3:20 |
Abbott comes out of
the net to make a steal; Arciniega nearly gets inside water but
del Prado makes a steal |
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2:34 |
Conrath denies
Knightly's shot and starts the Fremd counter, but a quick shot
comes to nothing for Fremd |
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1:50 |
Knightly gets a good
look from 5m but Conrath blocks her third shot of the opening
quarter |
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1:10 |
Abbott tips a shot by
Kennedy from the right side out-of-bounds; del Prado hits left
crossbar |
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0:50 |
The teams trade
turnovers as we enter the final minute... |
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0:18 |
...Kennedy with a
steal for Fremd, who look for a quick shot, but Matuszewski's shot
goes over the goal |
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0:00 |
Zambelli's second
ejection gives the Mighty Macs a great chance at the end of the
period, but Orlowski is in front of the goal to make a solid block
to keep the game scoreless at the end of the first quarter! |
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McAuley 0 Fremd 0
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QUARTER
2
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Can't say a
low-scoring game wasn't expected...so ANY goal in this game will
be huge. Plays like the one Orlowski, a defensive specialist, made
at the end of the first quarter could be crucial to whichever team
advances to the next round. |
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6:25 |
Here we go...Kennedy
wins the swimoff before both teams trade turnovers in the opening
minute of the period |
|
6:00 |
Bryar is in a good
position on the right post at 2m, but she can't get the ball under
control to get a shot off and Conrath is out of the net to make a
steal |
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5:39 |
Kennedy passes up a
quick shot and feeds Matuszewski, who misses from the right wing |
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5:20 |
Fremd with a steal,
but Nolan prevents a Vikings' drive to get McAuley another chance
at the other end |
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4:29 |
Kennedy gets a
breakaway chance, but Abbott denies her! Kennedy then finds
McCarthy on the left side and she scores the game's first goal for
Fremd! |
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4:05 |
Arciniega's outside
shot is denied by Conrath; Abbott with a save on the other end |
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3:39 |
Knightly has a
backhand saved by Conrath, the teams trade turnovers again... |
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2:50 |
...until Bryar draws
an ejection and McAuley takes a timeout |
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2:34 |
Conrath makes a save
to prevent McAuley from scoring after the timout |
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2:11 |
Another ejection
called on Fremd, but the Vikings' defense is just not allowing
many good scoring chances... |
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1:54 |
...until now, as
Knightly has a great look but it smacks the post and flies out to
the perimeter |
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1:24 |
Shot clock expires for
Fremd on their next possession |
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0:43 |
Arciniega has space at
2m and whips a shot past Conrath to tie the game as halftime
approaches |
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0:00 |
McAuley with a stop,
then Arciniega shoots over the goal in the closing seconds of a
very evenly-matched game! |
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Fremd 1 McAuley 1 |
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QUARTER
3
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This game is up for
grabs after two periods. Who will gain the upper-hand on the
offensive end to advance to the state semifinals? |
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6:50 |
Kennedy wins the
swimoff again for Fremd, but the Vikings turn it over on their
first chance |
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5:55 |
The teams trade
turnovers on two straight possessions |
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5:33 |
McCarthy makes a
perimeter steal, but the McAuley defense holds strong on the other
end |
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5:00 |
Izquerido hits the
crossbar after a Fremd ejection and Conrath patiently waits for
the Vikings' offense to set up |
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4:33 |
Izquerido comes up big
with a steal that starts a breakaway, but Conrath makes a huge
one-on-one save! |
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4:02 |
Fremd gets in close at
2m but can't get a shot off as the McAuley defense swarmed the 2m
area |
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3:51 |
Kopale hits the post!
Any goal will be huge in the game and that was really close from
near 2m |
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3:12 |
Matuszewski misses
wide to the left of the goal and McAuley heads the other way |
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2:20 |
Arciniega lobs a shot
in from the right side to give the Mighty Macs a 2-1 lead! |
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2:02 |
Kirby hits the
crossbar and Matuszewski can't get possession for a rebound chance |
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1:20 |
Arciniega draws an
ejection, but her shot attempt is denied by Conrath |
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0:44 |
McAuley forces a
turnover and Izquerido shoots wide left from outside 7m |
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0:12 |
Matuszewski's outside
shot is deflected in and Fremd ties the score late in the third
period! |
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0:00 |
Knightly lobs a
close-range shot from the right side but Conrath knocks it down to
keep the score tied at the end of the third quarter! |
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McAuley 2 Fremd 2 |
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QUARTER
4
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This one could go
either way as expected... |
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6:42 |
Kennedy wins it, Fremd
sets up, but Arciniega earns a perimeter steal |
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6:30 |
Kopale misses from
outside but Izquerido rushes to the right post and scores on the
rebound to make it 3-2! |
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6:09 |
Matuszewski hits the
post from the left side and McAuley takes over |
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5:30 |
Knightly draws an
ejection, Kleist hits the crossbar and Fremd remains within one
goal of the Macs! |
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5:02 |
Kennedy's lob attempt
comes up short for Fremd |
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4:40 |
McAuley with a 6-on-5
again, Arciniega's lob is stopped by Orlowski again on the line
and Conrath recovers |
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4:02 |
The Vikings not having
much luck shooting from outside, then McAuley earns another
ejection on the other end |
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3:25 |
McAuley timeout |
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3:00 |
Izquerido hits the
post, McAuley still with it, but Zambelli makes a field block to
give Fremd possession |
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2:51 |
McEllen draws an
ejection, Kennedy gets open at 7m and now Fremd will take a
timeout late in the powerplay |
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2:41 |
Fremd timeout |
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2:28 |
Zambelli finds del
Prado open on the right side but Kleist with a block and McAuley
keeps the lead |
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2:10 |
Knightly draws an
ejection but Arciniega shoots over the goal |
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1:52 |
Kennedy tries a shot
from the right side that goes over the goal |
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1:30 |
Conrath makes a huge
block after an ejection to keep the Vikings in the game! |
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1:11 |
Fremd works the ball
around but they are called for being inside of 2m |
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0:45 |
Izquerido misses wide
to the right and Fremd has another chance to tie... |
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0:35 |
...but they turn it
over and the Macs can kill some time with this possession |
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0:15 |
Kleist walks in on the
left side but holds instead of shooting to let a few more seconds
run |
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0:11 |
McAuley turns it over
and Fremd calls timeout |
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0:11 |
Fremd will have one
chance to send the game to overtime. If they do, they have lost
three players with three KO's thus far. |
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0:01 |
del Prado draws a foul
on the right wing, feeds Orlowski, who is driving to the right
post, but she is double-teamed by Bryar and Nolan and they force a
big turnover! |
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0:01 |
McAuley timeout |
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0:00 |
That's it! McAuley
hangs on to beat Fremd 3-2! |
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McAuley 3 Fremd 2 |
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