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38 | May 23, 2019 | The winnetka Current SPORTS
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New Trier falls short in third-place match at state
Michael Wojtychiw, Sports Editor
New Trier’s girls water polo
team has become somewhat of
a regular at the water polo state
finals. For the fifth time in six
years, the Trevians advanced to
at least the state quarterfinals at
Stevenson.
However, unlike their previous
two appearances in 2016 and
2017, the Trevians would go on
to win their quarterfinal game
and guarantee themselves a state
trophy.
Unfortunately for New Trier,
that’s where the winning
stopped, as it dropped both
its semifinal game to Naperville
North and the third-place
game to Mother McAuley
11-6 on Saturday, May 18, in
Lincolnshire.
“We were able to beat Conant
and that was one of our big objectives,
to get to Saturday at
state and we achieved that objective,”
New Trier coach Matt
Wendt said. “We just fell flat.
“We got home after 11 p.m.
on Thursday and some of the
girls were up to 1:30 a.m. doing
homework. We were gassed,
there was nothing left in the
tank. It sucked the energy out of
our team, but I’m proud of the
girls, they battled.”
The game got off to a rough
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start for the Trevians, as the
Mighty Macs scored just 15 seconds
in. Emilia Zientara scored
her 11th goal of the year with
four-and-a-half minutes to play
in the period, as the Trevians
seemed to ease into the game
after a rough start.
The teams traded shot for
shot, save for save, for the majority
of the first period until
Mother McAuley scored on a
man-up and then a breakaway
on consecutive possessions in
the last 38 seconds of the period,
giving the Mighty Macs a
3-1 lead.
Taylor Jones would score to
cut the lead to 3-2 with just over
five minutes to go in the half, but
McAuley responded with a 3-1
run to extend the lead to 6-3 at
the half.
The Mighty Macs scored twice
early in the third, but the Trevians
would respond with backto-back
goals by Emma Wendt
and Leah Caywood but the deficit
would still be four, 9-5, going
into the final period.
Two more McAuley goals
and the game was all but sealed.
Kasey Umlauf would leave the
way with two goals and goalie
Maddie Beacom had 10 saves,
including four in the first period.
For seniors like Caywood and
New Trier’s Taylor Jones backpedals to escape pressure by Mother McAuley’s Maddie Schultz
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Beacom, this ends their careers
with the highest finish the program
has achieved since a state
runner-up finish in 2015.
“Leah Caywood was the third
Caywood sister I’ve had and
she’s been one of our big scorers
for us,” Wendt said. “Maddie
Beacom played really well
in the goal. She’s had some ups
and downs but when she came to
play, she played really well.”
Beacom was really happy
and proud about how her team
showed up this season.
“All the work we put in really
showed in the pool,” she
said. “I’m proud of everything
we did this year and
so thankful to have spent the
season with these girls.”
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