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Preview

Quarterfinal #3: Fenwick (33-0) vs Lyons (29-2)

Game Time: 7:00pm; Friday, May 20

Coaches: Fenwick-Dave Perry (24th year) / Lyons - Doug Eichstaedt (10th year)

How They Got Here: Fenwick beat Oak Park 24-6 at the Fenwick Sectional. Lyons beat Brother Rice 15-5 at the LT Sectional.

Previous 2011 Meetings: Fenwick leads series 1-0. Fenwick beat Lyons 8-6 on 4/29 at the Stevenson Tournament.

Current Rankings: Fenwick - #1 / Lyons - #2

Top Performers: Fenwick (Matt Farmer - 122 goals) (Connor Brown - 102 goals) / Lyons (David Sekula - 138 goals)

The Goalies: Fenwick (Dan Newell) / Lyons (Andrew Brown)

Key Factors: The top-ranked Friars won't have to wait long to be tested in their quest for an eighth-straight state title. To repeat in 2011, they'll have to run the gauntlet to get there, beginning with #2 Lyons Township in the state quarterfinal round. The Lions were one of only two teams to be within two goals of Fenwick, so they come into this game with the confidence that they can challenge the Friars in an elimination round. Their previous encounter came at the same Stevenson pool, but the crowd this time around will likely be much bigger and much louder than at the Stevenson Tournament in late April. The fact remains, however, that Fenwick enters the tournament with a perfect 33-0 record this season, so it will take an effort of epic proportions for LT to do what no team has done in the past seven years and beat Fenwick at state.

Other Players to Watch:

Fenwick (Dan Kelly, Dominic Gallo, Richard Mueller, Ted Herbstritt, Viken Huening)

Lyons (Joe Shannon, Kovas Zygas, Michael Brown, Ryan Schafer, Zach Schoneman)