Finally!

When New Trier's Amy Hart put her hand up to block Fenwick guard Anne Mullen's attempted three-point shot with only three seconds to play in the Dundee-Crown tournament championship game Wednesday night, you had to know this night belonged to the Trevians. So what if Fenwick forward Tricia Liston was out with an illness and had missed the tournament? Sure, the Friars missed Liston's presence and her 20 points per game average, but this Dundee-Crown title game was far from one-sided.
The game was tight the whole way through. Even during a six- to seven-minute stretch in the fourth quarter where New Trier's defense didn't allow a single Fenwick point, New Trier never really had the game in the bag.
Until Hart's block, that is.
"I was kind of in the moment and I'm glad I didn't foul [Mullen]," Hart said.
It was the first Dundee-Crown title for New Trier since 1986 --the first and only time the Trevians won the tournament.
This title came the day after coach Teri Rodgers' birthday and during her 10-year anniversary as New Trier's coach.
"This is a great birthday present for her and we've been in the championship a lot and we're really glad we pulled it through," Hart said.
New Trier has faced Fenwick for the D-C championship four times since 2005. With this title, New Trier ends Fenwick's run of five consecutive titles. Fenwick has won eight D-C championships in 10 years, with two Candace Parker-led Naperville Central teams stopping the Friars in 2002 and 2003. Fenwick coach Dave Power is now 41-3 at Dundee.
"It's nice to finally win here. Our program deserved it. This was a program win. We've competed really hard out here," Rodgers said. "Amy has had such a great tournament defensively, and we've had a different kid step up each time.
"What I thought was so good [Wednesday night] was that we fought. I don't think it was one of the most beautifully played games, but we didn't give up and we kept fighting. We didn't panic. We didn't start forcing things. We did play better defense in the fourth quarter and that turned it around. That's what changed the game for us."