Courtney Carson of Eastview stripped the ball from Prior Lake's McKenna Hofschild in the Class 4A quarterfinal Wednesday at Target Center. Photo: JERRY HOLT • jerry.holt@startribune.com
It took a little while to show itself, but Eastview’s extensive big-game experience proved too much for Prior Lake to handle.
After playing a spotty first half, the No. 1-seeded Lighting played a nearly flawless second half, pulling away to defeat the Lakers 78-44 in the Class 4A quarterfinals Wednesday at Target Center.
“We came out a little spastic, like our hair was on fire, but we recovered,” Eastview coach Molly Kasper said. “But we recovered.”
After an up-and-down first half, No. 1-seeded Eastview looked the part in the second half, cruising past Prior Lake 78-44 in the first Class 4A quarterfinal.
Megan Walstad scored 21 points and Mariah Alipate added 20 for Eastview (30-0), which shot 64.5 percent from the field (20-of-31) after halftime.
McKenna Hofschild paced Prior Lake (16-14) with 27 points.
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