Fox Valley Lutheran girls basketball falls to top-seed Shawano in WIAA Division 2 regional final

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SHAWANO – Top-seeded Shawano held Fox Valley Lutheran to 30 percent shooting and cruised to a 54-31 win over the Foxes in a WIAA Division 2 girls basketball regional final Saturday night at Shawano High School.

The Foxes (10-14) finished just 12-for-39 from the field and 4-for-15 from 3-point range as their attempt at a second-straight upset fell short. FVL, seeded fifth in the bracket, upended No. 4 Waupaca on the road on Friday.

Brianna Dahlke was the bright spot for Fox Valley Lutheran, finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds, making 7 of 12 shots. The rest of the team went only 5-for-27.

Shawano (20-5) moves on to a Division 2 sectional semifinal against No. 2 seed Marinette (22-4), the North Eastern Conference champion, on Thursday at Pulaski.

Hawks 54, Foxes 31
FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (31): Halle Rademacher 0-1 0-0 0, Jessica Steinke 1-3 0-0 3, Reese Volhard 0-3 0-0 0, Izzie Beyer 0-1 0-0 0, Brianna Dahlke 7-12 2-2 17, Anna Hess 0-1 0-0 0, Julie Nielsen 1-2 0-0 2, Jaci Volp 0-0 1-2 1, Grace Meier 2-6 0-1 6, Taylor Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Gwen Pfefferle 0-0 0-0 0, Eden Last 1-7 0-0 2. FG: 12-39. FT: 3-8. 3-pointers: 4-15 (Meier 2-5, Steinke 1-2, Dahlke 1-2, Rademacher 0-1, Volhard 0-1, Last 0-4). Rebounds: 37 (Dahlke 11). Record: 10-14.
SHAWANO (54): Statistics not provided. Record: 20-5.