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Week 5

The following is a summary of what took place during the most recent week in water polo action in Illinois. This is not a complete list; the purpose is to recognize several of the best performances from across the state that have been reported.

Players To Watch

BOYS

Gabe Jezierski (Stagg)

Jimmy Foley (Sandburg)

GIRLS

Katie Flaherty (Sandburg)

Rosie Scannell (St Ignatius)

Biggest Impact Plays

BOYS

Mason Reidel (H-F)

Reidel scored the game-winning goal in the last minute of the Vikings' 10-9 triumph over Lockport on Friday.

Zack Amendola (Stagg)

Amendola scored the game-winner in overtime of Stagg's 14-13 title-game win over Naperville North on Saturday.

GIRLS

Allison Travetto (Stevenson)

Travetto scored the game-winning goal in transition in the closing stages of the Patriots 10-9 victory over Fenwick to help Stevenson win the Mike Murphy Tournament.

Eley Matern (Naperville North)

Matern's last-minute goal helped seal the Huskies' 6-5 comeback victory over Lyons in her team's final game at the Fenwick Tournament.

Jenny Stelnicki (St Ignatius)

Stelnicki's mid-pool shot with three seconds remaining helped the Wolfpack stun Naperville North 10-9 at the Fenwick Tournament on Saturday.

Lydia O'Connell (New Trier)

O'Connell scored the game-winner for the Trevians in the early stages of the fourth quarter as they went on to beat Mother McAuley 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.

Top Goalie Performances

BOYS

Lane Holin (Stagg)

Holin totaled 26 saves as the Chargers went 3-0 to win the Naperville North Tournament on Saturday.

Will Skowron (Fenwick)

Skowron made 40 saves, allowed just 4 goals per game and held things down on the defensive end for the Friars as they won the DeSmet Tournament with a 5-0 record.

GIRLS

Jenny Stelnicki (St Ignatius)

Stelnicki earned a shutout, allowed just 4 goals per game and connected on the game-winning goal in a 10-9 victory over Naperville North on Saturday at the Fenwick Tourney.

Jesse Bernhart (Lake Forest)

Bernhart stopped 26 shots in a trio of wins over Barrington, Maine West and Libertyville as the Scouts won the Fillies' annual tournament.

Jordin Hale (Oak Park)

Hale blocked 31 shots and dished out 6 assists as OPRF won their own tournament with wins over Bremen, LWN and Sandburg on Saturday.

Lauren Burns (Stevenson)

Burns made 39 saves, allowed less than 5 goals per game and helped the Patriots finish 4-0 at the Fenwick Tourney over the weekend.

Maddy Demaret (Conant)

Demaret stopped 36 shots and contributed 9 assists for the Cougars as they won the GBS Tournament with wins over the hosts, Hinsdale Central and LWW.

Tess O'Brien (Palatine)

O'Brien made 26 saves and helped the Pirates claim the Maine East Tournament title with 3 wins on Saturday.

Biggest Surprises

BOYS

Homewood-Flossmoor

The Vikings' bounced back from a tough loss to upset Lockport 10-9 on Mason Reidel's last-minute goal.

Lincoln-Way North

The Phoenix announced themselves as contenders in the SWSC and the postseason after beating LWC 13-9 on Monday.

GIRLS

Fenwick

The Friars proved they should not be counted out of the title race in 2015 after earning a draw with St Ignatius and losing a one-goal game to Stevenson in the last two minutes of regulation. Both teams had beaten Fenwick earlier in 2015.

News and Notes

State Tournament Brackets

We've reached the point of the season where the IHSA will normally use a blind draw to determine the brackets for the state tournament. No announcement has been made with a date and time of the drawing, but recent history has shown that this is done during Week 6 of the regular season.

Super Ballers

BOYS

George Lundgren (Lyons)

Jack Linden (Lyons)

GIRLS

Genevieve Curry (Oak Park)

Jordin Hale (Oak Park)