Spurred by success from behind the 3-point line, Sacred Heart went up 39-34 at halftime ... was the Eagles’ ability to push the ball down low, drawing in the defense and opening the shots ...

As a freshman, she made the game-winning 3 pointer at the buzzer in the second round of states against Line Mountain to put Sacred Heart in the Elite 8 of States for the first time in school history.

No. 1-ranked Sacred Heart (30-3) — winner of four straight state titles and five consecutive regional titles — will face Manual at 8 p.m. Saturday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.