Pius girls rally to knock off top-ranked Skutt 48-44
The No. 2 Thunderbolts outscored No. 1 Skutt 12-2 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Skyhawks 48-44.
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Pius girls avenged their only loss of the season thanks to late-game heroics.
The No. 2 Thunderbolts outscored No. 1 Skutt 12-2 in the fourth quarter to defeat the Skyhawks 48-44.
Ellie Wells gave Pius its first lead since early in the second quarter with under one minute to play with a pair of free throws. The senior then made a basket while being fouled to put Pius up by three.
Ava Markowski led Pius in scoring with 11, while Wells and Keeleigh Knobbe also hit double digits with 10.
Molly Ladwig scored a game high 17 for Skutt in the defeat.
Check out highlights in the video above!
#1 SKUTT (11-1) 15 11 16 2 - 44
#2 PIUS (10-1) 16 6 14 12 - 48
SCROING
S: M. McMahon-8, M. Ladwig-17, L. Shotkoski-3, Laini Michaelis-3, K. Kasner-3, L. Stobbe-8
P: H. Bedient-6, K. Knobbe-10, A. Markowski-11, K. Miller-6, E. Wells-10, A. Davis-4, K. Heimes-1