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Girls Basketball: Bolingbrook Muscles Up To Beat Naperville Central

Bolingbrook 67, Naperville Central 43. The Lady Raiders rode junior Morgan Tuck's strong effort on the block, which featured 26 points and eight rebounds, to a 24-point win and a spot in the Romeoville Sectional finals.

The Hot Read: Behind the efforts of junior forward Morgan Tuck, the Bolingbrook Lady Raiders took one more step toward earning a third-straight state title. Tuck's 26 points and eight rebounds powered Bolingbrook to a 67-43 win in the first semi-final of the Romeoville Sectional. The Lady Raiders gutted out a win in a game that was physical from the opening tip. Tuck's interior dominance helped set up Bolingbrook's perimiter attack as junior guard Allie Hill knocked down four 3-point field goals en route to a 14-point night.

Patch’s MVP: Junior Morgan Tuck contributed 26 points and eight rebounds to spur the Lady Raiders past a physical foe in an intense Redhawks defense.

Key stats: Bolingbrook scored 18 points off five 3-point field goals. The Lady Raiders came away with 12 steals. Emma Donahue and Emma Odnik combined to score 24 points for Naperville Central—51 percent of the team's scoring output.

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Bolingbrook’s leaders: Morgan Tuck (26 points, eight rebounds, two steals), Allie Hill (14 points, four 3-pointers), Ariel Massengale (10 points, 4 steals).

Naperville Central’s leaders: Emma Donahue (13 points, six rebounds, two steals), Emma Ondik (11 points, three steals).

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Quotable I:  "The first half, the kids were probably taking some opportunities that were there but they didn't finish. We had to just tell them that those opportunities are there, but you're not finishing, so let's give it to a player that can finish. And Morgan Tuck can definitely do that." - Bolingbrook head coach Tony Smith

Quotable II: "It's real tough because you know you could always do better. But overall, I think we played them tough. I'm really proud of us. I'm sad that the season is over, but I'm proud." -Emma Donahue

Team records: Bolingbrook (24-2), Naperville Central (24-9).

What’s next: The Lady Raiders face the winner of Tuesday night's match-up between Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) and Lisle (Benet Academy) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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