3A quarterfinals: Hill-Murray defeats Annandale 66-44

A 21-5 run over nine minutes in the second half helped the Pioneers pull away.

March 17, 2010 at 6:42PM

No. 4 seed Hill-Murray pulled away in the second half from Annandale, and walked away with a 66-44 win in the Class 3A girls' basketball state quarterfinals.

This one was close for awhile, but then Hill-Murray went on a 21-5 run over a nine-minute span to open it up.

Both teams emptied their benches with 2:00 to go.

Junior center Bethany Doolittle had 18 points to lead the Pioneers, who will play top-seeded DeLaSalle at noon tomorrow in the state semifinals.

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Brian Stensaas

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Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a Multiplatform Editing Team Leader, with reporting experience covering high school sports, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.

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