Iowa-Grant’s girls basketball season came to an end last Tuesday night with a 62-31 loss at No. 8 seed Prairie du Chien in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal.
The host Blackhawks (5-19) built a 34-21 halftime advantage, then held the Panthers to just 10 points in the second half, turning the game in favor of the Blackhawks.
Junior Claire Kennedy erupted for a game-high 32 points to lead the Hawks.
Sophomore Rena Pettit and freshman Leah Nelson scored 10 points each to lead the Panthers. Sophomore Trinity Loeffelholz chipped in six points for IG.
Coach Jessica Schultz’s Iowa- Grant Panthers finished the year 4- 21 overall after going 2-12 in the Southwest Activities League to tie Southwestern (6-19, 2-12) for seventh place, just behind Boscobel (7- 18, 3-11).
Mineral Point (21-5, 12-2) and Cuba City (17-8, 12-2) share the SWAL title for a second straight year.
This was the Cubans’ four-straight conference title overall.
WIAA Division 4 Regional Quarterfinal
Score by Halves
Iowa-Grant 21 10 31
Prairie du Chien. 34 28 62
Iowa-Grant 31: Rena Pettit 10, Brynne Pettit 2, Kylie Breuer 1, Leah Nelson 10, Reese DiVall 2, Trinity Loeffelholz 6.
Prairie du Chien 62: Claire Kennedy 34, Camryn Knapp 10, Kristin Nolan 10, Emory Campbell 7.