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Lourdes saw its 2017 season come to a close on Wednesday afternoon, falling 3-0 to Madonna in the quarterfinals of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament held at the Madonna Soccer & Lacrosse Field in Livonia, Mich.
 
"Overall I am very proud of the girls this season," head coach Jackie Donovan stated after the match.  "Our seniors took this program to new heights and left the program in good hands."
 
The seventh-seeded Gray Wolves looked to strike first as Karlie O'Keefe (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview H.S.) had a chance inside the penalty area less than three minutes into the match, but Madonna netminder Julia Stewart turned her attempt aside.
 
Madonna, the tournament's second seed, took advantage of a Lourdes turnover in the 12^th minute, and Julia Henning went one-on-one with Gray Wolf goalkeeper Kerstyn Williams (Taylor, Mich./Woodhaven H.S.), and scored to put the hosts in front 1-0.
 
Remy Houttekier (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover H.S.) nearly evened the match just before halftime, firing a shot from distance that just went above the crossbar.  Madonna took the one-goal lead into the break after outshooting the Gray Wolves 7-2.
 
The Crusaders added to the lead just 2:57 into the second half as Nicolette Vultaggio scored in close to make it 2-0 Madonna.  Caitlyn Lefebvre and Monica Brydges drew assists on the tally.
 
Tori Koontz (Chesterfield, Mich./L'anse Crevse North H.S.) had a chance to put the Gray Wolves on the scoreboard minutes later, but her shot rattled off of the crossbar.
 
Vultaggio added her second goal of the match with 34:38 to play to close the scoring.
 
Madonna (13-3-2) finished the match with a 24-6 shot advantage, including 12-2 on goal.  Williams made seven stops in goal for the Gray Wolves while Stewart turned aside a pair of Lourdes opportunities.  The Crusaders also had the only six corner kick opportunities in the match.
 
Lourdes' season comes to a close with an 8-8-2 record overall, matching the school record for victories in a year.  The Gray Wolves also posted their first .500 season in program history.