Wausau Pilot & Review
EAU CLAIRE – Eau Claire North outscored D.C. Everest by 21 points in the second half to pull away for a 61-41 win in a WIAA Division 1 girls basketball regional quarterfinal Tuesday at North High School.
D.C. Everest led 22-21 at halftime but North surged ahead in the second half, limiting the Evergreens to 19 points.
Kirsten Hall had 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Ella Eckhoff had five points and nine rebounds for D.C. Everest, which finishes its season with a 3-22 record.
Elli O’Keefe led Eau Claire North with 17 points.
Eau Claire (10-15) moves on to a Division 1 regional semifinal at Hudson on Friday.
Huskies 61, Evergreens 41
D.C. Everest 22 19 – 41
Eau Claire North 21 40 – 61
D.C. EVEREST (41): Kelsey Woolley 2 1-2 7, Brianna Cook 0 0-0 0, Ella Eckhoff 1 3-9 5, Aubrey Klatt 0 0-0 0, Piper Schulz 0 0-0 0, Alisa Chmielewski 0 0-0 0, Kirsten Hall 9 1-6 20, Clara Piette 0 0-0 0, McKenna Bullis 0 0-0 0, Ella Slavin 0 0-0 0, Megan Zemke 3 3-4 9. FG: 15. FT: 8-21. 3-pointers: 3 (Woolley 2, Hall 1). Rebounds: 32 (Eckhoff 9). Record: 3-22.
EAU CLAIRE NORTH (61): Elli O’Keefe 17, Jayden Smith 9, Ava O’Keefe 10, Ava Wright 2, Novalynn Sands-Hannah 3, Cortarra Smith 12, Elllie Jacobs 0, Andie Sikora 1, Adelynn Shepler 2, Hailey LaVoy 5, Ally Quashnick 0. Record: 10-15.
