Fisher’s efforts helps Andrew swim past Marian

Updated: May 11, 2011 10:00PM

Andrew’s and Marian Catholic’s girls water polo teams traded blows throughout an intense quarterfinal Wednesday at the Lincoln-Way North Sectional. Thunderbolts senior Allie Fisher had the knockout punch.

Fisher scored three of her four goals in the final 5:19 as Andrew used a 4-0 fourth-quarter run to earn an 11-8 win in Frankfort.

“It was a great game,” Fisher said. “Going into the fourth quarter we were thinking that we wanted it more and it was our game. We just tried to get about everything that happened before.”

Kelly Baumgartner and Abigail Wrobel added two goals each for the fourth-seeded T-bolts (21-7), who will meet Homewood-Flossmoor in Friday’s semifinals. Jordan Bartolini made 11 saves.

Carlee Wieser scored four goals and Devin Green made 14 saves for No. 5 seed Marian (13-14-2).

Down 4-2 at halftime, the Spartans fought back to tie the game at 6 after three. Wieser scored three times in the third.

What seemed to be a major momentum-turner came in the final minute of the third. Andrew had a power play with a chance for a two-goal lead, but Green made the save and delivered a perfect nearly pool-length pass to Wieser, who scored on a breakaway to tie the game.

After Marian took its first lead on Paige Wieser’s goal in the opening minute of the fourth, the T-bolts struck back with some fast-breaking of their own. Fisher scored on a breakaway and Wrobel off a Fisher pass on a power play as Andrew re-gained the lead with 4:36 to play.

Fisher then found herself wide open in transition on back-to-back possessions, burying two goals to seal the win.

“We’ve been preaching all year to fast break,” Andrew coach Mike Kuziel said. “We always want to look up and find a long pass and get multiple girls on the run.”

For Marian, it was a frustrating end to a successful season that saw the Spartans compete well against a brutal schedule.

“After that third quarter, we had them,” Marian coach Sean Scanlon said. “We were using our speed and doing what we wanted to do. Then we just got away from it.”

Homewood-Flossmoor 18, Lincoln-Way West 4: Top-seeded H-F (27-3) scored 15 straight goals to take control. Rebecca Mathews (6 goals), Hannah Ongman (3 goals), Michelle Mayer (2 goals, 5 assists) and Sophie Schloen (14 saves) led the Vikings. Lauren Majewski led West (9-18) with three goals.

Bremen co-op 12, Lincoln-Way North 10: Emma Martinus scored six goals and Hannah Schultz four as second-seeded Bremen co-op (21-7) held off North’s upset bid. Jenna Tasic scored four goals and Sam Klosak added two for the Phoenix (12-12).

Lincoln-Way East 15, Lincoln-Way Central 7: Mary Reilly scored seven goals, Emily Koss three and Brittany Becvar and Zoe McCabe two each to lead East (17-8). Danijela Jackovich scored six goals for Central (15-15).

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