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Stephanie Kostowicz of Oak Creek girls basketball has been selected as the Sport Ngin Athlete of the Week for the week of March 17 through the 24 after a statewide vote on WisSports.net. 

She finished with 3,711 of the 9,325 votes this week. Mollie Wedige of Cuba City girls basketball came in second in the voting with 3,173 votes. 

Kostowicz finished with 19 points and 7 rebounds to help the Knights defeat Superior 73-52 and claim the Division 1 state title at the Resch Center. She shot 8-for-9 from the field in the contest.

In their state semifinal win over Kimberly, the Milwaukee recruit scored 8 points, including a layup to tie the game and force overtime before winning 46-40. 

Stephanie averaged 13.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for coach Steve Hluchnik and the Knights who finished with a 26-2 record and Division 1 State Champs. 

Remember, the only way your favorite player can be named WSN's Athlete of the Week is to vote and spread the word. Nominations can be sent to norbert.durst@sportngin.com. Look for next week's nominees to be posted on Sunday evening.