GAME RECAPS (Friday, March 16-Saturday, March 17)

GIRLS

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL TOURNAMENT

Redhawks' Stun Fenwick In Three Overtimes To Win Title

Abbey Kerth connected on a backhand in sudden death overtime on Saturday to lift NC to a 5-4 win over defending champion Fenwick. The game recaps are listed below:

Day 1 - Game Recaps

Fremd 9 Naperville North 3

Sam Matuszewski scored 3 goals and both Lauren Zambelli and Taylor Spoonholtz scored 2 times as the Vikings defeated the Huskies 9-3. Breanna Anderson and Sam del Prado also scored once and Julie Conrath made 11 saves in Fremd's win. Jillian Eiken, Sofi Prorok, and Taylor Bridgman each tallied one score for North.

Naperville Central 8 Homewood-Flossmoor 1

Abbey Kerth and Madison Nervig both recorded 2 goals and Julia Campbell blocked 17 shots as the hosts emerged with an 8-1 victory over the Vikings. Rebecca Mathews scored the lone goal for H-F.

Mundelein 11 Oak Park 4

Karrie Kozokar scored 8 goals and Michelle Barron stopped 7 shots as Mundelein defeated Oak Park 11-4.

Fenwick 9 Mother McAuley 6

Cara Borkovec scored 2 times and seven other Friars' players recorded single goals to lift Fenwick past McAuley 9-6 on Friday evening. Clare Bryar scored 3 goals and Adriana Izquierdo notched 2 scores in the loss for the Mighty Macs.

Naperville Central 16 Mundelein 4

Abbey Kerth and Lauren Gunn each scored 3 goals and Erin Reagan, Madison Nervig, and Jenny Doyle all added 2 scores in the Redhawks' 16-4 victory over Mundelein. Karrie Kozokar tallied 2 scores in the loss for the Mustangs.

Day 2 - Game Recaps

Mother McAuley 10 Naperville North 0

Amy Kopale and Clare Bryar both scored 3 times and goalie Sarah Abbott made 7 saves in McAuley's 10-0 shutout win over Naperville North.

Homewood-Flossmoor 9 Mundelein 5

Rebecca Mathews scored 4 goals and Anna Shirer made 7 saves as H-F earned a 9-5 win over Mundelein on Saturday morning. Tess Adamonis also scored 2 times for the Vikings in the win. Amanda Boothe led a group of five Mundelein players that scored one goal apiece.

Fremd 3 Mother McAuley 2

The Vikings broke a 2-2 tie in the third quarter and held the Mighty Macs scoreless for the entire second half en route to a 3-2 victory on Saturday morning. Lauren Zambelli, Sam Matuszewski, and Sam del Prado each tallied one goal and Julie Conrath blocked 15 shots for the winners. Amy Kopale and Vicky Arciniega each notched one goal in the loss for McAuley.

Naperville Central 14 Oak Park 0

Emily Sejna scored 4 times, Abbey Kerth fired home 2 scores, and Julia Campbell blocked 6 shots and earned a shutout as Naperville Central cruised past Oak Park 14-0.

Fenwick 12 Naperville North 4

Cara Borkovec tallied 5 goals, Colleen Barron scored 3 times, and Haley Wickham put in 2 scores as the Friars bounced back from an early 3-2 deficit to defeat Naperville North 12-4. Mackenzie Bonk also made 9 saves in the Friars' win. Jillian Eiken, Meghan Anderson, Sofi Prorok, and Taylor Bridgman each scored once in the loss for the Huskies.

Homewood-Flossmoor 11 Oak Park 6

Rebecca Mathews scored 6 goals and Anna Shirer denied shots as the Vikings trumped Oak Park 11-6. Maddy Morris and Tess Adamonis each added 2 scores in the H-F win. Hannah Legatze and Katie Appell both scored 2 times in the loss for the Huskies.

Fenwick 10 Fremd 3

Colleen Barron registered 4 goals and both Cara Borkovec and Haley Wickham tallied 3 scores to lift Fenwick to a 10-3 victory over Fremd. Mackenzie Bonk also made 13 saves in the Friars' win. Sam Matuszewski scored 2 goals and Julie Conrath made 11 saves in the Vikings' loss.

Championship Round - Recaps

Naperville North 9 Oak Park 1 (7th place)

Sofi Prorok helped ensure that Naperville North ended the weekend on a high note, scoring 5 goals in the Huskies' 9-1 victory over Oak Park in the seventh-place game of the NC Tournament. Rebecca Robinson tallied the only goal of the game for OPRF.

Mother McAuley 9 Mundelein 4 (5th place)

Clare Bryar scored 4 goals, Kristen Kleist added 3 scores, and Sarah Abbott registered 15 saves in the Mighty Macs' 9-4 win over Mundelein. The victory helped seal a fifth-place finish at the NC Tournament for McAuley. Allie Boothe led the Mustangs with 2 goals in the loss.

Fremd 10 Homewood-Flossmoor (OT) (3rd place)

Fremd overcame a 7-6 deficit entering the fourth quarter to send their game to overtime tied at 8-8 and then outscored H-F 2-1 in the extra session to secure a third-place finish at the NC Tourney. In a back-and-forth battle, Fremd took a 4-1 lead after one period before H-F came roaring back to tie the score at halftime at 4-4. Lauren Zambelli, Sam del Prado, and Sam Matuszewski each scored 2 times and Julie Conrath made 16 saves in the win. Rebecca Mathews scored 4 goals and Tess Adamonis tallied 3 scores in the loss for H-F.

Naperville Central 5 Fenwick 4 (3 OT) (1st place)

Abbey Kerth scored 2 goals, including the game-winner on a backhand shot in sudden death overtime, as Naperville Central stunned Fenwick 5-4 in triple-overtime to win their own tournament on Saturday. Julia Campbell stopped 24 shots for the Redhawks, including a key five-meter block in the fourth quarter. Alexa Ovalle, Cara Borkovec, Colleen Barron, and Haley Wickham provided the goals for the Friars.