Girls' basketball: Eden Prairie shocks 3-time defending champ Hopkins

Girls basketball

CLASS 4A

• SECTION 6: All good thing must come to an end, even for Hopkins.

The three-time defending state champions were upset by Eden Prairie 51-46 on Saturday in the Section 6 semifinals at Minneapolis Roosevelt High School. Hopkins (24-4) beat Eden Prairie 63-59 and 73-38 during their two regular-season matchups in the Lake Conference.

"It's amazing to win three in a row," Hopkins coach Brian Cosgriff said. "In order to win four in a row would have to be a historical event."

Eden Prairie (17-9) raced to a 19-point halftime lead, 34-15, and then held on. The Eagles were outscored 31-17 following the intermission.

"They really shot the ball well in the first half," Cosgriff said. "We fought back in the second half. I'm really proud of my team."

"It's a weird game," Cosgriff said. "How can we just beat them by 35 [on Feb. 25] and lose today."

In the other semifinal game, Minnetonka jumped out to a 16-point halftime lead en route to a 63-37 win over Edina. Courtney Fredrickson led the Skippers with 20 points.

Ron Haggstrom

• SECTION 2: Down by two with less than three seconds left, Taylor Koenen made a shot from her own side of midcourt to give Shakopee a 60-59 victory over Chaska in the semifinals. … Kenisha Bell scored 25 points as Bloomington Kennedy held off Lakeville South 57-55 to advance to the championship game. Tonoia Wade added 18 points for the Eagles. Brianna Miller led the Cougars with 17 points.

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

• SECTION 4: Senior Kathleen Piepkorn scored her 1,000th career point as Christ's Household of Faith knocked off Minneapolis North 67-56 to advance to the section semifinals. Piepkorn finished with 19 points. Ariel Pindegayosh scored a game-high 21 points for North.