Chicagoland Holiday Challenge: No. 4 Loyola used a 10-2 third-quarter spurt to pull away from Lake Zurich in a 55-41 win. Julie Bumgardner had six of her 16 points during the run. Beth Schillen finished with 13 points and 10 boards for the Ramblers (11-1). Lake Zurich’s Alicia Ratay scored 15 of her game-high 23 in the first half.
Downers Grove South (4-9) went on a 13-0 third-quarter run for a 50-41 win over Hoffman Estates. Nicole Lamb’s 13 points led the way.
Crystal Lake Central: St. Scholastica (6-1) downed Mundelein 51-42, led by Shannon McGowan’s 28 points.
Mother Guerin: LaDonna Mills and Rachel Porter scored 18 each to lead Curie (14-3) to a 61-53 semifinal win over Trinity.
Theresa Gray scored 12 as Lane Tech beat Notre Dame 51-37. Erin Gallagly scored 11 as Mother Guerin edged Madonna 58-53.
Naperville North/Benet: Brooke Bell scored 10 of her 19 points in overtime as Wheaton-Warrenville South (9-4) downed No. 11 Joliet 63-57. Samantha Cartwright had 15 for Joliet (12-2), 13 in the second half. Kelly Sieck added 13 points and 10 rebounds for South.
No. 10 Naperville North (15-1) jumped to a 38-13 halftime lead and went on for the 70-35 win over Benet. T.J. Williams had 20 points, all in the first three quarters, and made 10 of her first 11 shots. Suzie Rizek added 17 points, including 3 three-pointers.
Glenbard West scored 14 straight points and held on for a 60-51 win over East Aurora. Kristi Faulkner led the way with 16 points.
Niles North: Dominika Wawrzyniak scored 16 and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Niles West (5-8) past Mather 66-35.
Leyden (8-6) slipped past Hyde Park 59-52, led by Lia Bartolotta’s 18 points and Kari Bauknecht’s 15.
Plainfield: Andrea Filipek scored 28 as No. 15 Morton edged Argo 56-50.
Ridgewood: Nazareth improved to 9-3 with a 74-38 trouncing of University High. Val Halek led the way with 19 points.
Tammy Czeszewski poured in 30 points to lead Elmwood Park past Taft 69-42. Ridgewood rolled to a 60-23 victory over Von Steuben as Kristin Keglovitz scored 18.