The Trevians knew that Two Rivers/Gentry was a team on the rise in Minnesota, a very athletic and talented team that featured super star power in Maryland commit Jaylen Rosga, and it took a explosive offensive output in the first half and some key defensive stops for the Trevians to win 17-9 in Madison.
New Trier controlled the ball and time of possession by going up 6-0 and shutting out the Warriors for almost the first twelve minutes of the game. The Trevs first goal was off a beautiful interception by Audrey Rudolph on the ride, that led to a nice dodge and drive by Addie Shevitz at 23:07. New Trier's next goal was when Anna Seftenberg forced a turnover by the Trev's crease, and Lily Wallace raced the full field and buried a shot for a fast break goal to make it 2-0. The next four goals all came via great feeds, as Grace and Emma Curry combined on the next three goals, followed by Rudolph drawing a double and feeding to Claire Radke who was cutting off the elbow to score at 13:21.
Gentry finally got on the board with a goal at 13:12 on a fast break by Eva Anderson. The Trevs responded when Hanna Asghari dodged and drove to beat the goalie with a great lefty fake at 12:52. Rosga made it 6-2 when she got a feed Samantha Hohn around the crease at 11:33. New Trier's defense would hold off the Warriors for the next eleven minutes, led by caused turnovers by Courtney Laden, Grace Mawicke, Brooke Ross and Allie Trukenbrod.
New Trier went on another six goal run, kicked off by free position goals by Grace Curry and Ross. That's when Emma Curry stepped up with four straight goals, three of them being beautiful assisted goals by Ratke, who made some pin point passes into the eight meter to feed Curry. The Trevs thought they would go into halftime with the last goal at 1:37, but after a great save by Kate Keller, the Trevs turned the ball over and Rosga drew a foul and scored on a free position goal with 2 seconds left in the half.
After leading 13-3 at half, the Trevs picked up where they left off, with Rudolph forcing another turnover on the ride and Kennedy Meier scored off a dodge from the top of the eight to make it 14-3 with 22:25 remaining. But the Warriors showed tremendous resiliency and determination, winning the next several draws and dominating the time of possession. Elizabeth McLane made came in to play goalie and made three big saves, but the Trevs were not able to possess the ball and Gentry took advantage of the multiple offensive possessions to make a four goal run to cut the lead to 14-7. A save by McLane enabled the Trevs to stop the run with a goal by Asghari at 8:23, and then Shevitz made a stick check on the ride to force an errant pass and turnover and Grace Curry scored on a fast break at 7:22.
Rosga would score at 5:22 to make it 16-8 and the Warriors kept up their fight, but Keller came back in to make four saves in the next four minutes before Anderson would score on a free position at 1:38. Shevitz would finish off the scoring when she was awarded the next draw control when the ball was flicked toward the restraining line and she was fouled.
The Curry sisters combined for twelve points. Emma Curry had a season high six goals and an assist. Grace Curry had three goals and two assists. Ratke had a game high three assists and a goal. Shevitz and Asghari each tallied two goals.
Rudolph led the team with three caused turnovers, Ross led the team with five draw controls. Keller finished with a season high nine saves. The Trevs forced eight turnovers and outshot the Warriors 26-21.
Rosga led Gentry with six goals in a tremendous effort.
After a strong tradition of playing Minnesota power Blake for years, it was great to get a well coached rising team from Minnesota loaded with athletes back on the schedule to help grow the game and level of competition in the Midwest.
