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Hoops run dry in final game
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Monroe senior Chelsea Brice looks to pass up the court during the first half of the Cheesemakers 31-30 WIAA Division 2 semifinal loss to Winneconne Friday.
MADISON - The Monroe girls basketball team lost a game of inches in stunning fashion to Winneconne in the WIAA Division 2 state semifinals Friday, 31-30. After trailing much of the game, Monroe rattled off an 11-0 run, capped by a jumper by Chelsea Brice.Winneconne came back and senior Maggie Peerenboom hit a 12-foot jumper with under a minute left to lift the Wolves. The Cheesemakers had an unusual final 16 seconds with timeouts, tipped balls and a potential game-winning 3-pointer by Brice that just glanced off the rim.