6:00pm - Wheeling at Conant

Wheeling returns to the MSL title game on Thursday after successfully fending off Hersey and Prospect to win the East division. Meanwhile, the Cougars hope to cap off a perfect season in the MSL West with their first conference title. The teams did not meet during the regular season, making it tough to predict who will raise the conference trophy on Thursday night.

Palatine 7 Prospect 0

Kim Butler and the Palatine defense earned a 7-0 shutout win over Prospect in an MSL crossover game on Monday night. Butler made 17 saves to lead the defensive effort, while Caroline Wojtas (4 goals), Rachel Chumbook (2 goals), and Tess O'Brien (1 goal) provided the offensive firepower.

Wheeling 11 Conant 10 (OT)

Argelia Diaz scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period and goalie Jenna Pink made a key steal late in the game to help Wheeling win their first Mid-Suburban League title game over Conant 11-10 on Thursday. Theresa Godlewski poured in 7 goals, scored the game-tying goal, and drew the key ejection that led to Diaz' heroics.

The Cougars led throughout most of the game, with Carmen Rosas' 5 goals pacing the offense and Maddy Demaret making several key saves to lead the defensive effort. After Godlewski had given the Wildcats a late 8-7 lead, Conant called on Demaret to provide a lifeline as she nailed a buzzer-beater from mid-pool at the buzzer to send the game to overtime.

Along with Rosas' 5 goals, Kaitlyn Claffey tallied 2 scores, and Demaret, Angie Skittone, and Sam Wooley each scored one goal in the loss for the Cougars.

LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY

QUARTER 1: Theresa Godlewski scored from outside 9m to give Wheeling a 1-0 lead, but Carmen Rosas netted the equalizer from 3m to tie the score at 1-1 after the opening period.

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QUARTER 2: Godlewski put the Wildcats ahead just twelve seconds into the period, but Rosas responded with two straight goals to give Conant a 3-2 lead. Kaitlyn Claffey scored from the right wing to give the Cougars a 4-2 advantage, but Emily Sowa answered with her first goal to cut the lead to 4-3. Conant's Angie Skittone increased the lead to two goals with a powerplay goal, but Godlewski put in her third goal of the half to make the score 5-4 at the break.

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QUARTER 3: Conant had a chance to go ahead by two quickly after an ejection, but Jenna Pink made a big save to keep the Cougars at bay. After a stop on the other end, Rosas fought through a double-team to catch, shoot, and score to give Conant a 6-4 advantage. Shannon Richards got the Wildcats back on the scoreboard with a goal from 7m, but Claffey answered with her second goal on the other end to put the Cougars ahead 7-5 late in the period.

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QUARTER 4: Rebound goal for Sowa to start the final period cuts the Cougars' lead to 7-6. Conant has a chance at the other end, but again Pink comes up big in goal to make a key save. Wheeling takes a TO with 4:58 left. Godlewski scores the equalizer coming out of the timeout to tie the game at 7-7. The teams trade possessions before Conant looks to have a great scoring opportunity, but Ropski makes a big steal with 1:31 left. Nothing doing on the offensive end for the Wildcats, but they make another key stop to set up their offense. Godlewski!!!!!!!!! The junior scores from 7m out with 0:40 left in regulation to give the Wildcats an 8-7 lead! Pink makes a save at the other end with 0:10 left...and now we have a long delay due to a clock malfunction. And...Conant has one last chance with 0:06 left, and it's an unbelievable shot from mid-pool from goalie Maddy Demaret to send the game to overtime! Unbelievable!

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OVERTIME 1: Rosas draws a penalty and converts to give Conant a 9-8 lead. After a stop, Sam Wooley nets her first goal to give the Cougars a 10-8 lead midway through the first overtime period. Godlewski tallied her sixth goal to slice the lead to 10-9, then nearly scores from outside 9m at the buzzer as Conant will take a one goal lead into the second overtime period.

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OVERTIME 2: Godlewski strikes first from 7m and with less than two minutes in OT #2 we are all knotted up at 10-10. Backhand from Rosas just misses, then superhero Demaret with a huge block to come up big for Conant again. Godlewski draws another ejection, Wheeling calls timeout with 1:42 left, and just about everyone needs a breather (in the crowd). Argelia Diaz scores from 2m out after the ejection as Wheeling takes an 11-10 lead! Conant looks to respond but Pink comes out of the net to make a steal, the Wildcats play keep away until the Cougars get the ball back and call timeout with :04 left in the second overtime. Demaret will try her luck again from mid-pool, but the shot comes up just short and Wheeling wins their first-ever MSL title!

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