Undefeated Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic holds off Xavier girls basketball

AppletonSportsPage.com

BROOKFIELD – No. 1 Milwaukee Pius XI Catholic survived a tight matchup with No. 4 Xavier 49-47 in a battle of top-five ranked Division 2 girls basketball teams on Saturday at Brookfield Central High School.

The game was a make-up from a postponed contest originally scheduled for Nov. 29.

Nine of Xavier’s 14 made field goals were 3-pointers as Brynn Krull and Kayla Standish each made three from long range. Krull led the Hawks with 18 points.

Sydney Tilley topped Pius XI Catholic with 13 points. The Popes remain undefeated at 9-0.

Xavier (5-2) hosts West De Pere (3-4) for a nonconference game on Monday.

Popes 49, Hawks 47
Xavier   24   23   –   47
Pius XI Catholic   26   23   –   49
XAVIER (47): Hailey Hafner 6, Brynn Krull 18, Braelee Kiepert 8, Kayla Standish 9, Chloe Pfefferle 6. FG: 14. FT: 10-12. 3-pointers: 9 (B. Krull 3, Standish 3, Kiepert 2, Pfefferle 1). Record: 5-2.
PIUS XI CATHOLIC (49): Maricella Rivera 6, Chelinda Spector 11, Lillie Jackson 5, Sydney Tilley 13, Lizzie Jackson 8, Vonna Shill 4, not reported 2. FG: 19. FT: 8-19. 3-pointers 3 (Tilley 2, Spector 1). Record: 9-0.