Lincoln-Way East Tournament

In the third place game, Hinsdale South fought off Richards in a closely contested 13-9 battle. The Hornets held an 8-6 lead in the third quarter, but Angie Drwal cut the lead to one for the Bulldogs and Jessica Nelson tied the score late in the period with a goal. But Hinsdale South's Heather Stephenson was in the right place at the right time twice in a row, as she responded with two rebound goals, and the Hornets never looked back in a 13-9 win.

In the title game, Lincoln-Way East rushed out to a 2-0 lead on scores by Rachel Peyton and Erin Reilly, before Emily Watson cut the lead in half off an assist from goalie Tricia Ramsey. Ramsey then denied Peyton on a breakaway chance at the buzzer at the end of the first period, only to see Peyton win the next one-on-one battle just ten seconds into the second quarter to give the Griffins a 3-1 advantage. Ava Caffarini responded with a goal on a penalty shot, but Peyton continued to excel, scoring her third goal on an outside shot with 4:00 left in the half, then adding her fourth tally just one minute later. Caffarini scored just seconds later from midpool to cut the lead down to 5-3, but Reilly tacked on her second score of the half to make it 6-3. Before the end of the half, Caffarini scored her third goal from outside seven meters after drawing a foul to narrow the deficit to 6-4.

In the third period, Watson scored twice in a row to tie the game at 6-6, and Central appeared to have the momentum early in the second half. She recovered a loose ball at two meters and scored to get the lead down to one, then her third goal of the game came from outside seven meters. Lincoln-Way East was able to respond, as the Griffins scored twice before the end of the period to lead 8-6. Both defenses then took over in the fourth period, as neither team was able to score, and Lincoln-Way East won their own tournament 8-6 on Saturday night.