DeSmet Invite

FRIDAY
Chaminade 14 - Parkway West 1
Good start to the tournament. Glauber played very well in goal in the absence of regulars Hoette and Lauber. The 27 steals will be the highest total of the tournament, second highest total of the year.

Goals: Rose - 4, Meara - 3, Spilling - 2, Watkins - 2, Faust - 1, Glauber - 1, Gremp -1
Assists: Meara - 5, Faust - 1, Glauber - 1, Gremp - 1, Schott - 1, Schwartz - 1
Steals: Meara - 7, Entwistle - 5, Glauber - 4, Watkins - 4, Faust - 2, Gremp - 2, Rose - 2, Schwartz - 1
Kickouts: Entwistle - 1, Schwartz - 1
Saves: Glauber - 7, Watkins - 2

POTG: Meara

Lindbergh 8 - Chaminade 4
Could not solve Lindbergh's senior Parker Finlinson who lit us up for 5 goals. 2MD Chris Duncan's absence was sorely missed. Undoubtedly the worst played game of the tournament.

Goals: Meara - 2, Rose - 2
Assists: Entwistle - 1, Lauber - 1, Schott - 1
Steals: Entwistle - 9, Faust - 4, Rose - 2, Watkins - 2, Lauber - 1, Meara - 1, Schott -1
Kickouts: Watkins - 2
Saves: Lauber - 9

POTG: Entwistle

SATURDAY
SLUH 11 - Chaminade 3
Despite the score, a pretty well-played game. The starters were really feeling the absence of a couple key players and fatigue set in a bit. Offense struggled, but SLUH had to keep the starters in for 3 quarters (unusual for them) as our tough defense kept the game within reach until then. Gremp-O makes an appearance on the scoresheet with a strong move in front of the cage.

Goals: Faust - 1, Gremp - 1, Meara - 1
Assists: Watkins - 2, Entwistle - 1
Steals: Entwistle - 6, Meara - 3, Schott - 2, Watkins - 2, Faust - 1, Hoette - 1
Kickouts: Entwistle - 1, Meara - 1, Rose - 1
Saves: Hoette - 8

POTG: Entwistle

Chaminade 6 - Lindbergh 5
Best played game of the tournament. We ran a "non-Parker and Kyle" drop, which meant that we pressed Lindbergh's big two seniors and dropped off their teammates up top. Entwistle had his usual steals from the hole, but Rose and Meara benefited greatly from being the "drop man" tallying a combined 9 steals. The score doesn't show how completely we were in control of the game. A last minute goal from Parker made things interesting, but the Boys in Black dominated the other 27 minutes. Kudos to Lindbergh's goalie, Matt Baumgartner who was a brick wall in both our games against them and earned my vote for goalie of the tournament.

Goals: Meara - 3, Faust - 1, Rose - 1, Schott - 1
Assists: Watkins - 3, Entwistle - 1, Lauber - 1, Meara - 1
Steals: Entwistle - 5, Rose - 5, Meara - 4, Faust - 1, Glauber - 1, Watkins - 1
Kickouts: Entwistle - 1
Saves: Lauber - 5

POTG: Meara

MICDS 9 - Chaminade 8 (2OT)
The boys were upset about this loss, but this was a good game played by two exhausted teams at the end of a long tournament. We played a fantastic game under the circumstances and in only one area were we lacking: fouls outside 5M. I don't have a game tape, but I would guess that 6 of MICDS's goals, including the game winner, came off of shots after a foul outside 5M. I attribute to the fouling to fatigue, but the boys know that when a player is in front of the goal and outside 5M, I would prefer that they press-block and force the opponent to shoot with a hand in their face, rather than fouling and giving them space to shoot. MICDS played their usually tough physical game and they beat us by exploiting our tendency to foul.

Goals: Meara - 4, Watkins - 2, Entwistle - 1, Faust - 1
Assists: Schott - 2, Watkins - 2, Entwistle - 1, Glauber - 1
Steals: Entwistle - 8, Rose - 5, Meara - 4, Duncan - 2, Faust - 2, Lauber - 2, Watkins - 2
Kickouts: Entwistle - 1
Saves: Lauber - 12

POTG: Meara

Tournament Highlights:
- Player of the tournament, Jack Meara, had 13 goals, 6 assists and 19 steals in 5 games
- Four different goalies used
- Nine different goal scorers
- Juniors Kevin Glauber and Jake Schott really started to assert themselves. Kevin made stronger and stronger moves in the hole as the tournament went on and Jake touched the ball more than anyone with great outlet cuts and made quite a few strong moves of his own on the perimeter and in front of the cage. Both were very reliable on the defensive end.
- Entwistle kicked out in three straight games
- Participated in double overtime game, the second of the tournament. First time I've ever seen 4 on 4 polo.
- Participated in Oakville coach Dan Schoenfeldt's favorite game of the tournament, the 6-5 win over Lindbergh. Coach Schoenfeldt mentioned that we "played great and were in control the whole game."
- SLUH's legendary winning streak ended in a loss to Miami's Belen Jesuit. It was a great game and I was very impressed by how SLUH played against such a tough and experienced opponent. My favorite non-CCP player of the tournament was SLUH's John Heafner who was playing on a bum knee (he could barely walk) and still stepped up with a big performance in the final game.
- What an exhausting weekend. Referee John O'Sullivan summed it up best: "Nothing like spending all day at the Rec-Plex".