Girls water polo: Stevenson, Mundelein win big at Deerfield

Posted May 10, 2017 1:00 am

Daily Herald report

The top seed in the Deerfield girls water polo sectional rolled into the semifinals, as Stevenson got 5 goals from senior Claire Haas and 4 from junior Eileen Hoang in an 18-2 victory over Wheeling on Wednesday.

The Patriots (29-2) will meet No. 5 seed Buffalo Grove in the first of two Friday semifinals at Deerfield.

Estephania Diaz and Talia Kahn each had 1 goal and Elizabeth Wargo made 12 saves as the Wildcats (5-19) wrapped up their first season under coach Jessica Xenakis.

Mundelein 14, Palatine 4: The second-seeded Mustangs ended Palatine's season in a quarterfinal at Deerfield.

Next up for Mundelein is a 6 p.m. Friday semifinal against No. 3 seed Lake Forest.

Palatine wraps up its season with a record of 7-25.

Lake Forest 8, Libertyville 5: The third-seeded Scouts knocked off the sixth-seeded Wildcats to earn their spot in Friday's semifinals.

Libertyville concludes its season with a record of 10-20.

Buffalo Grove 8, Highland Park 2: Coach Jeff Skalon's fifth-seeded team sprung a first-round upset in topping the fourth-seeded Giants. Buffalo Grove (10-13) next meets top-seeded Stevenson at 5 p.m. Friday.

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