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Marion, Western Dubuque advance to 4A state tournament: Girls' basketball roundup
Marion 48, North Scott 40
It hurt for North Scott senior Olivia Schmidt to admit what she did Tuesday night after the Lancers fell to Marion, 48-40, in their Class 4A regional final.
But Schmidt gave credit where it was due.
'The better team won,' Schmidt said. 'We wanted it bad but they are a good team and they hit some big shots and you can't take that away from them.'
Schmidt did everything she could in her final game at The Pit, scoring a team-high 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. But the sixth-ranked Lancers (18-5) could not overcome long scoring droughts and some tough turnovers down the stretch when the game was close.
The Indians' Caitlyn Smith was a one-person wrecking crew in the second half. At one point, the sophomore scored 11 straight points to help her team pull free from the Lancers.
In a two-minute stretch at the end of the third quarter and into the first part of the fourth, Smith buried three 3-pointers to keep North Scott at bay. Smith's two foul shots with 52 seconds put Marion up 45-40 and put the Lancers in a scramble mode. Smith finished with a game-high 17 points. Chloe Rice added another 11 for the winners.
— Chris James, Quad Cities Times
Western Dubuque 55, Grinnell 51
Top-ranked and undefeated Western Dubuque, the 4A runner-up the past two seasons, gets a chance to see if the third time is the charm in Des Moines.
• Girls' state basketball tournament brackets
Megan Maahs scored 22 points, Morgan Pitz 12 as the Bobcats topped No. 14 Grinnell (16-9) Tuesday night in Epworth.
Waukee 70, Iowa City West 68 (OT)
The 2015 5A state champion earned the chance to defend its title by beating the 13th-ranked Women of Troy Tuesday night in Waukee.
Andie Mataloni hit the game-winner with seven seconds left in overtime to lift the No. 7 Warriors (17-5).
West finished 15-8. Logan Cook had 20 points and hit the basket to send the game into overtime.
Johnston 66, Cedar Rapids Washington 54
Linn-Mar 61, West Des Moines Dowling 49
The Marion bench 'dabs' after a made free throw during the fourth quarter of their girls high school basketball game at Marion High School in Marion on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
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