Aliso Niguel’s girls basketball team cooled off one of the hottest teams in the Southern Section in the Division 2 quarterfinals Wednesday night.
And even accomplished the feat on the road.
Senior Madelyn Brauer scored the Wolverines’ final four points off steals by Abby Miller and Sarah Matossian to help visiting Aliso Niguel edge host and second-seeded Camarillo, 53-52, to reach its first semifinal.
The South Coast League champion Wolverines (19-7) will play host on Saturday night to third-seeded Lynwood, a 58-47 winner against JSerra in another quartefinal Wednesday. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m.
Camarillo (25-3) had won 20 consecutive games before being derailed by Coach Lindsey Sundin’s squad.
Brauer, a senior guard, led Aliso Niguel with 16 points and five assists while sophomore post Catherine Swanson added 10 points and nine rebounds.
In Division 3AA:
Oxford Academy 55, La Salle 50: Junior center Austyn Masuno racked up 24 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks and five assists to lead the host and top-seeded Patriots (28-1) to the semifinals for the third consecutive season.
Oxford will play host to Flintridge Prep in the semifinals Saturday night.
La Salle’s Julia Macabuhay scored 33 points, including 24 of her team’s 26 points in the second half.
In Division 5AA:
Anaheim 51, Fillmore 47: Senior Shawnee Covarrubias scored 13 points, junior Eileen Sanchez had 11 and sophomore Jayleena Perez added 10 to lead the host and second-seeded Colonists into Saturday’s semifinals.
Anaheim plays at St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy in the semifinals.