Lourdes withstood a lightning delay and a change in playing surface on Wednesday evening and defeated Lawrence Tech 18-11 in the semifinals of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament.

"Tonight was a hard-fought team victory over a very good Lawrence Tech team," head coach Patrick Yannarelli said afterwards.  "We did the small things well when it counted and we showed a lot of heart and a never quit mentality.  We are now looking forward to getting better tomorrow."
 
The game began outdoors at the LTU Athletic Complex, and Lourdes built a 5-2 lead behind a pair of goals from Jared Yoshino (Toledo, Ohio/Southview H.S.) and Drew Gilhooly (Livonia, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central H.S.). 
 
Lightning arrived with 1:30 remaining in the first quarter and, after a delay of more than two-and-a-half hours, was moved indoors to Detroit Country Day School, where the Gray Wolves scored the first two goals of the second period to build a five-goal lead.
 
The Blue Devils responded with three goals in a 16-second span to pull within two, but Lourdes was able to stop the run, and eventually took a 10-7 lead into halftime.
 
After Lawrence Tech (10-3) scored the first goal of the third quarter, Bret Sproul (Chelsea, Maine/Cony H.S.) answered and Gilhooly followed with another tally.  Leading 13-10 late in the third, the Gray Wolves struck for five straight goals to put the game away.
 
Yoshino finished with five goals and an assist while Gilhooly added four goals and a helper. Dalton Vowles (Toledo, Ohio/Saint John's H.S.) tallied three goals while Tanner Jaramillo (Sylvania, Ohio/Northview H.S.) and D.J. Harris (Miamisburg, Ohio/Miamisburg H.S.) each found the back of the cage twice.  Mark O'Bryant (Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights H.S.) also had a goal for the Gray Wolves.
 
Lourdes was outshot by Lawrence Tech 43-37 for the game, but Conner Mishler (Lambertville, Mich./Bedford H.S.) made 15 saves in the victory.
 
Tristan Burkhard scored four times to lead Lawrence Tech in the loss.
 
The Blue Devils also held a 39-32 edge in ground balls for the game, with Casey Hilfinger (Whitehouse, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.) collecting seven for the Gray Wolves.
 
Lourdes will host the WHAC championship game on Saturday at Wildcat Stadium against fourth-seeded Aquinas, which upset top-seeded Indiana Tech 18-17 in overtime in the other semifinal.  The game time has yet to be announced.