Before Monday night no team had played within four points of No. 18 St. Viator through one quarter.
But the Lions held just a 10-6 advantage over St. Charles North entering the second quarter of their game in the St. Viator Snowflake Tournament on Thursday.
That was as close as the North Stars got. Lauren Weber scored six of her game-high 22 points during a 17-0 second-quarter run as St. Viator rolled past St. Charles North 62-32.
The Lions (11-1) will face Bartlett (12-2) at 7 p.m. Friday for the tournament championship.
Krista Mayyou scored 11 points for St. Viator, which has had four different leading scorers in as many games in the tournament. Meg Jenkins led the North Stars (4-9) with five points.
Also at St. Viator, Lindsay Schrader scored 24 points to lead Bartlett over Julian 74-23. Jamie Baird scored 14 points for the Hawks and Casey Baird added 11. . . . Monica Gupta’s 16 points led Wheeling (6-8) to a 53-27 win over Good Counsel.
South Bend Riley: Danielle Campbell poured in 30 points to lead No. 8 Young to a 70-58 win over South Bend Clay (7-4). Janene Maclin scored 12 points for the Dolphins (11-2) and Timilia Franklin added 10.
Luther South: Jenn Smith and Kari Zielke each scored 17 points to lead Walther Lutheran to a 50-47 win over Evergreen Park in the championship game. . . . Cameron Todd scored 18 points and Casima Tines added 17 as De La Salle beat Kenwood 58-37 for third place.
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