Bishop Neumann dominates to return to semi-finals
LINCOLN - It's been five years since Bishop Neumann played at the NSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament, but the Cavaliers settled back into the groove pretty quickly.
The five-seed stifled #4 Cross County, beating the Cougars 61-40 to advance to the Class C2 semi-finals.
The win is Neumann's fourth straight at the state tournament, albeit with a five-year break since they won the 2019 Class C1 title. They face a familiar foe in the semis - Yutan, who they lost to in the sub-district tournament less than two weeks ago.
Cross County was making just their third appearance at state all-time, and their second in a row.
SCORING SUMMARY
BISHOP NEUMANN (19-6) - 14 16 14 17 - 61
CROSS COUNTY (23-4) - 10 11 7 12 - 40
INDIVIDUAL SCORING:
BISHOP NEUMANN: AJ Bosak - 15 pts; Nicole Blum - 7 pts; Graycen Cernik - 6 pts; Aubree Milliken - 2 pts; Caitlyn McGuigan - 9 pts; Brooke Thiele - 2 pts; Jill Johnson - 10 pts; Bridget Whitney - 10 pts
CROSS COUNTY: Lilly Peterson - 9 pts; Shyanne Anderson - 19 pts; Bricelynn Larson - 12 pts