Tosa East moves on to the D1 state finalWauwatosa East will play for a state championship for the second consecutive year after topping
Notre Dame Academy 62-58 in a state semifinal.
The Red Raiders led nearly the entire contest, but it was close the entire way. They held a 33-27 lead at halftime and held off a late push by Notre Dame before closing out the win with a pair of free throws by senior
Mikaia Litza.
Four players scored in double figures for Tosa East, led by senior
Emma Close, a Northern Illinois signee, who tallied 21 points, shooting five of eight from behind the arc.
Litza, a DePaul signee, finished the game with 14 points and eight assists for coach Mary Merg and the 29-0 Red Raiders, which enter the D1 state final with a 41-game winning streak.
Wauwatosa East, last year’s Division 2 state champion, will play Arrowhead in the state title game.
Notre Dame (24-5) was paced by senior
Kaia Waldrop, a D-II Grand Valley State signee, who totaled 16 points, 13 rebounds, and four assists.
Kussow, the Ms. Basketball award-winner, leads Arrowhead to title game Arrowhead will try to claim its second state championship in the past three seasons after routing
Pewaukee 72-49 in state semis.
The Warhawks built a 43-20 lead and cruised the rest of the way.
Senior
Natalie Kussow scored 23 of her 26 points in the first half. The WBCA Ms. Basketball award-winner shot 10 of 15 from the floor and four of five on triples.
Other key contributors for Arrowhead included junior
Karina Klemz (11 points), and seniors
Presly Samz (9 points) and Libby Gilmore (9 points, 9 rebounds).
Pewaukee was led by senior
Giselle Janowski, a Wisconsin signee, who tallied 21 points and seven rebounds.
Arrowhead, 27-2 overall, will meet undefeated Wauwatosa East in the Division 1 state championship game on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
