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Mundelein’s big run grounds Grant

Mundelein closed out strong in Class 4A girls basketball regional action at Grant.

The Mustangs used a big second quarter to close out the first half with a big lead and a big fourth quarter to close out the game with a 54-34 victory over the host Bulldogs on Monday.

The Mustangs, who are now 13-17 and seeded 14th in their own sectional complex, outscored Grant by 13 in the second quarter and by 12 in the fourth quarter.

Olivia Dunigan and Amanda Davis led the way with 15 points apiece for Mundelein, which entered the game having lost six straight.

No. 17 Grant closes out the season with a 12-16 record.

The Bulldogs got 8 points from Donnie Taggart and 7 points from Kaylie Kanzler.

Mundelein advances to play to No. 3 Stevenson in the regional semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Deerfield 63, Round Lake 46: In Class 4A action, No. 16 Deerfield won on its own court and now advances to play top-seeded Libertyville in the regional semifinals at 6 p.m. today.

Kathleen Forrest led Deerfield with 14 points.

No. 18 Round Lake, which got 19 points from Chanae Brown and 13 points from Krystal Pitts, wraps up its season with an 8-20 record.

North Chicago 56, Grayslake North 40: In Class 3A action, No. 5 North Chicago won on its own court and now advances to play top-seeded Grayslake Central at 6 p.m. today. The Warhawks, who got a game-high 19 points out of Darniqua Hood, will host that game as well.

No. 4 Grayslake North closes out the season with a 9-19 record.

Kristina Freese led the Knights with 8 points.

Sullivan 40, CICS/Northtown 31: In Class 3A action at Vernon Hills, Sullivan advanced and will face top-seeded Wauconda at 6 p.m. today.

Schaumburg 53, Lake Park 49: Players on successful teams will often talk about taking it one game at a time.

After Monday’s play-in game at the Hoffman Estates Class 4A girls basketball regional, Schaumburg senior Alexis Carravetta was talking about taking it one free throw at a time.

Carravetta made four straight in the game’s final minute — two with 38.3 seconds left and two more with 27.5 left — and had a big steal in between to help lift the No. 16-seeded Saxons to a 53-49 triumph over No. 17 Lake Park.

The Saxons (13-15) advance to today’s 7:30 p.m. semifinal against No. 1 seed and state-ranked Fenwick (24-4).

Carravetta, a 5-foot-5 reserve guard, called her 4 free throws probably the biggest of her varsity career.

The first two came after a rebound layup by junior Nicole Moore (9 points) brought the Lancers to within 48-47 with 39 second lefts in the game.

After Carravetta calmly swished both, she came up with a big steal near half court and was fouled seconds later.

Her next two swishes at the line made it 52-47.

“Just make one, just make one — then think about the next,” Carrevetta said of her strategy. “And on the steal, I was just hoping to see an open ball and try to get it without fouling.”

Senior guard Alex Munoz made a nice baseline drive for a short jumper to get Lake Park (13-15) back to within 52-49 before Saxons sophomore Amanda Kelly (10 points, 6 assists) made 1 of 2 free throws with 13.9 seconds left for the game’s final point.

Lake Park hustled down the floor for a shot that missed and senior Jennifer Pomagier grabbed the rebound.

Pomagier (3 steals) finished with a team-high 13 points, including 7 in the first seven minutes.

“That’s what we need from our seniors,” said Saxons coach Ashley Berggren. “Alexis and Jennifer played great and showed their senior leadership.”

Pomagier’s 3-point play gave Schaumburg a 13-11 lead with 1:29 left in the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, a 3-pointer by Kelly, driving layup by Pomagier and scoop left-handed layin by junior Alyssa Saklak (12 points, 2 steals) gave Schaumburg its biggest lead at 27-14.

“We needed to get a good start and get some momentum,” said Pomagier, who made a nice recovery from ACL surgery as a sophomore. “Then when they came back on us, we had to calm down, run the offense and take care of the ball.”

Lake Park came back in the third quarter when sophomore forward Alyssa Hernandez scored 8 of her game-high 15 points. She scored 8 straight points, including a pair of 3-point plays, to get Lake Park to within 38-35 with 2:11 left in the third quarter.

— John Leusch

Images: Mundelein at Grant girls basketball

  Mundelein’s Brittany Froelich left, drives past Grant’s Megan Hanas during girls regional basketball action Monday night in Fox Lake. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Grant’s Caitlin Wedge, left, and Mundelein’s Olivia Dunigan battle for a rebound during girls regional basketball action Monday night in Fox Lake. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Grant’s Donnie Taggart, left, and Mundelein’s Olivia Dunigan battle for a rebound during girls regional basketball action Monday night in Fox Lake. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com