Sometimes, things just go your way.

So it was for Dover-Eyota in a 94-61 victory over Roseau in the Class 2A semifinals. The game looked like a mismatch on paper -- Dover-Eyota, with its size and experience, was the No. 2 seed in the 2A bracket while unseeded Roseau, despite presence of a pair of budding stars in the Borowicz sisters (Kiley, a sophomore and Kacie, an eighth-grader) weren’t even seeded No. 1 in their section.

And a mismatch it was. Dover-Eyota junior Madison Nelson, determined to rid herself of the bad memories of a foul-plagued quarterfinal game, dominated inside. She had a double-double at halftime – 16 points, 12 rebounds — as the Eagles ran out to a 46-35 lead.

“I was a little too excited for our first game,” said Nelson, who finished with 30 points and 16 rebounds. “I knew we had a height advantage and my teammates were able to find me inside. This has to be one of our best, if not the best, offensive game of the season.”

The statistics back that up. It was Dover-Eyota’s second-highest point total of the season. The Eagles shot an impressive 56.7-percent from the field and outrebounded Roseau 52-35.

“We knew we could do just about anything we wanted on offense,” coach Brian Harris said. “That’s the way we’ve been playing all season.”