2019 Men's CWPA Club Championships - IL players update (11/15-11/17)
Summary:
Seth Hughes (Whitney Young) scored 15 goals as Utah defeated Alabama &
Florida en route to a 4th place finish. Hughes was named the MVP of the
event and was an obvious choice for the All-Tournament First Team.
Jon-Jon Pettinger (Naperville North) scored 2 goals and Reilly McDonnell
(Naperville North) added one score to help Michigan State beat Boston
College and Florida for a 5th place finish for the Spartans at the event.
Brennan O'Brien (LWW) stopped 33 shots and Frank McCarter (Lyons) chipped in
with one score as Notre Dame defeated Alabama and USMA as the Fighting Irish
claimed an 11th place finish at the event.
Chris Popiolek (Naperville North) recorded 7 goals, Colin Szczesny (Metea
Valley) and Joe Tomashek (Naperville North) each tallied 5 scores and Drake
McClure (Naperville North) netted 3 scores in a 15th place finish for
Alabama.
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Game Recaps:
Seth Hughes (Whitney Young) scored 5 goals to help lead Utah past Alabama
18-4 in the first round of the CWPA Championships. Drake McClure (Naperville
North) and Joe Tomashek (Naperville North) each scored once in the loss for
the Crimson Tide.
Florida defeated Notre Dame 16-9 in the first round of the CWPA
Championships. Brennan O'Brien (Lincoln-Way West) stopped 4 shots in the
losing effort for the Fighting Irish.
Jon-Jon Pettinger (Naperville North) scored once as Michigan State beat
Boston College 14-7 in the opening round of the CWPA Championships.
Brennan O'Brien (Lincoln-Way West) rejected 14 shots to help knock off
Alabama 13-10 in the CWPA Championships. Colin Szczesny (Metea Valley)
tallied 3 goals while Chris Popiolek (Naperville North) and Joe Tomashek
(Naperville North) each scored twice in
the loss for 'Bama.
Seth Hughes (Whitney Young) totaled 3 goals as Utah defeated Florida 9-6 in
the quarterfinal round of the CWPA Championships.
Texas beat Notre Dame 12-9 in the consolation bracket of the CWPA
Championships. Frank McCarter (Lyons) scored once and Brennan O'Brien
(Lincoln-Way West) made 8 saves in the loss for the Irish.
Seth Hughes (Whitney Young) tallied 4 scores for Utah in a 10-5 loss to USC
in the semifinals of the CWPA Championships.
Navy posted a 17-12 victory over Alabama in the 13th/15th place game of the
CWPA Championships. Chris Popiolek (Naperville North) scored 5 goals while
the trio of Colin Szczesny (Metea Valley), Drake McClure (Naperville North)
and Joe Tomashek (Naperville North) each scored 2 times in the losing effort
for the Tide.
Brennan O'Brien (Lincoln-Way West) made 7 saves as Notre Dame edged the US
Military Academy 10-9 in the 11th place game of the CWPA Championships.
Jon-Jon Pettinger (Naperville North) and Reilly McDonnell (Naperville North)
each scored once to help lift Michigan State over Florida 13-11 in the
fifth-place game of the CWPA Championships.
UCSD defeated Utah 15-13 in the third-place game of the CWPA Championships
despite a 3-goal performance from Seth Hughes (Whitney Young). Hughes was
named the MVP of the event and was an obvious choice for the All-Tournament
First Team.
