D2 State Semifinals: LIVE NOTEBOOK

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'll have a live notebook from each semifinal game in D5. D2, and D1. Follow along with D2 here. I'll update this at the end of the first period and the end of the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 1 Pewaukee vs. No. 4 West Salem</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1st Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Josie Brudos opens the scoring with a long two</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pewaukee having offensive issues early</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>West Salem's 2-3 shifts heavily to the ball side</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='448223' first='Anna' last='Terrian'] gets Pewaukee going with a 3</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pewaukee will blow up every DHO West Salem tries to run with [player_tooltip player_id='448247' first='Megan' last='Johnson']</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>West Salem's already tired</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pewaukee has incredible defense on the defensive end of the floor</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='536013' first='Giselle' last='Janowski'] picks up her third foul (8:42 left up 10-7)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>West Salem couldn't keep that pace for long</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Already a tall task for the Panthers</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pewaukee leads 37-17 at the break</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2nd Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='448247' first='Megan' last='Johnson'] is much better than I thought</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>West Salem's defense has been ok out of the break</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='374229' first='Amy' last='Terrian'] has been excellent</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pewaukee has too many offensive weapons for West Salem to cope with for 36 minutes</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='533086' first='Kylie' last='Pieper'] stepped up on both ends of the floor this afternoon</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='536013' first='Giselle' last='Janowski'] rebounded with a nice second half for Pewaukee</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='374229' first='Amy' last='Terrian'] never stops competing</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pewaukee wins XX-XX to advance to their third consecutive D2 state title game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Wauwatosa East</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1st Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='842199' first='Kaia' last='Waldrop'] gets the scoring started with an and one</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='400915' first='Mikaia' last='Litza'] floater ties it</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kaia is killing Tosa East around the basket</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Notre Dame has been on it tonight</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The focus Notre Dame has is unbelievable</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='400915' first='Mikaia' last='Litza'] has been a solid scorer tonight</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Tritons make everything look effortless</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Everytime Notre Dame forces a miss it feels like they get a good shot in less than ten seconds if they want</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Notre Dame cuts better than any team I've seen</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tosa East hasn't played poorly</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Notre Dame leads 35-19 at the break</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2nd Half</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='338948' first='Peyton' last='Musial'] opens the scoring in the last half with a right-wing three</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The defensive effort Notre Dame gives is unreal</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='509715' first='Sadie' last='Kubacki'] plays with a ton of hustle and makes a bunch of effort plays</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='209879' first='Trista' last='Fayta'] is so fun to watch</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='400915' first='Mikaia' last='Litza'] does a noce job pinning a defender behind her</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tritons have been in full control since the tip</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Pewaukee is the only thing that'll stand in the way of an unprecedented four-peat</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tosa East has the tools to get back here the next two seasons</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Notre Dame has 21 assists and counting</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tritons win 82-44 and we'll see Notre Dame-Pewaukee for a third year in a row</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->