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GIRLS STATE FINALS (5/19)

Third place game

Ignatius 13 Stevenson 3 (FINAL)

Quarter 1

Bartman makes a save on Maloney's shot from 4m

Ridgeway fires over the goal from 7m

Brankin makes a steal; Kennelly draws an ejection, but Stevenson forces a turnover to prevent a scoring chance

Kennelly scores at 2m, assisted by Durkin, as Ignatius takes a 1-0 lead

Sidney Gorman ties the score for Stevenson midway through the period with a goal from outside 4m

O'Malley draws an ejection on the counterattack, but Kennelly hits the crossbar and the ball goes out of bounds

Michelau makes steal with 0:31 left in the period; Durkin records a steal with 0:12 remaining

O'Malley sets to Kennelly at 2m and she draws a penalty shot; Kennelly scores her second goal to give Ignatius a 2-1 advantage

IGNATIUS 2 STEVENSON 1

Quarter 2

Kennelly makes a steal on the offensive end and scores to give Ignatius a 3-1 lead

Kennelly draws her second penalty shot and scores to put the Wolfpack ahead 4-1 at the 4:56 mark

Almarez hits the post on a drive but Ignatius retains possession

Kennelly scores from just inside 5m as Stevenson takes a timeout trailing 5-1

Cliburn scores after picking up a loose ball after a Hybinette save to make the score 5-2

Bartman makes a save on an outside shot by Durkin near the end of the period as Ignatius heads to the break with a 5-2 lead

IGNATIUS 5 STEVENSON 2

Quarter 3

Both teams turn the ball over in the first minute as Ignatius holds on to a 5-2 advantage

Kennelly gets open at 2m and scores with the left-hand to make the score 6-2 in favor of Ignatius

Ridgeway scores from 7m on the left side with 3:35 left in the quarter to make the score 7-2

Bartman makes a save on Ridgeway's outside shot

Almarez comes up with a steal but Kennelly shoots over the net on the counterattack

Durkin picks up a loose ball on defense and passes to Hybinette, who finds Kennelly open for a breakaway goal with 1:39 left in the period

Maloney makes a steal and Hybinette shoots over the net at the buzzer as Ignatius heads to the final period leading 8-2

IGNATIUS 8 STEVENSON 2

Quarter 4

Bartman makes a save on Ridgeway's outside shot, but Kennelly scores on the rebound to increase the lead to 9-2

Almarez connects from 7m on the right side

Ridgeway finds Kennelly open on the right post and Kennelly scores to make the score 11-2

Bartman makes a steal and finds Michelau on the left side, but Durkin comes up with a steal and Ignatius goes on the counterattack

Bartman takes a loose ball away from Almarez at the 3:45 mark

Cliburn pushes in a rebound goal to make the score 11-3

Kennelly scores from outside 5m after a foul; Ignatius calls timeout

Alma Juarez scores with 1:24 left on the counterattack to make the score 13-3

IGNATIUS 13 STEVENSON 3

Leading Scorers

Ignatius - Nora Kennelly 10, Lydia Ridgeway 1, Celeste Almarez 1, Alma Juarez 1

Stevenson - Rachel Cliburn 2, Sidney Gorman 1