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Division 4 State Tournament Preview

Schedule:

Semifinals - Friday, March 25
Game 1 - New London (23-3) vs. Milton (22-3) - 1:35 p.m.
Game 2 - Luxemburg-Casco (25-1) vs. Whitefish Bay (21-5) - Approx. 3:15 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, March 26
Game 3 - Semifinal Winners - 6:35 p.m.

Division 2 Playoff Bracket

Team Previews:

New London Bulldogs

Records: 23-3, 14-2 Bay (2nd Place)
WSN/WBCA State Ranking: No. 6
Regionals: Def. Hortonville 67-24, Waupaca 63-38
Sectionals: Def. Medford 71-26, Sparta 41-34

State History: Third appearance

Notes: New London was runner-up in the Bay Conference behind fellow Division 2 state semifinalist Luxemburg-Casco. Its only other season loss was to sectional finalist Freedom... New London beat its playoff opponents by 30 points on average... New London gave up a Division 2-fewest 31.8 points per game, also ranking seventh in scoring average (54.9) and third in D2 RPI (.612)... The Bulldogs are led by junior Tara Knapstein's 12.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game average, while classmate Bridget Pethke adds 8.6 points per game...

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Milton Red Hawks

Records: 22-3, 11-1 Badger South (1st Place)
WSN/WBCA State Ranking: No. 7
Regionals: Def. Whitewater 53-30, Stoughton 65-56
Sectionals: Def. Delavan-Darien 48-39, Waunakee 55-46

State History: Third appearance

Notes: Milton won its first Badger South title since joining the league in 2007-08, beating Madison Edgewood in the final night of the season... Milton is the largest school in the Division 2 field with an enrollment of 1019... Milton's three losses this season came to Edgewood, Hamilton and Kettle Moraine... Milton ranks eighth in D2 scoring (54.9 per game) and D2 RPI (.597)... Milton is led by the scoring tandem of Liz Eide and Morgan Blumer who average 15.3 and 14.8 points per game and 6.4 and 5.8 rebounds respectively...

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Luxemburg-Casco Spartans

Records: 25-1, 14-0 Bay (1st Place)
WSN/WBCA State Ranking: No. 1
Regionals: Def. Kaukauna 51-33, Ashwaubenon 48-31
Sectionals: Def. Fox Valley Lutheran 55-38, Beaver Dam 46-36

State History: Sixth appearance, three titles (1988, 94, 2004)

Notes: Luxemburg-Casco won its second consecutive Bay Conference title with a perfect 16-0 league record... The Spartans' lone loss of the season came at Pulaski in late February... Luxemburg-Casco is 7-2 in its five previous state appearances... Luxemburg-Casco led all of Division 2 with a .649 RPI, ranked second in D2 scoring (58.2 ppg) and fourth in defense (34.4 ppg)... Senior Janelle VandenPlas led the Spartans with 22.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while classmate Kelsey Joniaux adds 10.3 points and 3.1 assists per game.

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Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes

Records: 21-5, 11-3 North Shore (2nd Place)
WSN/WBCA State Ranking: NR
Regionals: Def. Saint Joan Antida 55-15, Brown Deer 30-29
Sectionals: Def. Wauwatosa West 38-18, New Berlin Eisenhower 44-42

State History: Seventh appearance

Notes: Whitefish Bay's second place finish and 11-3 conference mark was its best since 2005... The Blue Dukes' five losses came to Nicolet (twice), Cedarburg, Hartford and Dominican... Whitefish Bay scored arguably the biggest upset in the entire tournament with a 44-42 victory over defending D2 champion New Berlin Eisenhower in the sectional final... Whitefish Bay averages just 42.5 points per game but ranks third in D2 giving up 32.8 points per contest... Whitefish Bay is led by freshman Maya Jonas and sophomore Elisabeth Johnston's 11.3 and 10.1 points per game respectively...

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