CLASS AA

SEMIFINALSNo. 6 Pine Grovevs. No. 2 MarianTIPOFF:Tuesday, Feb. 23 at Martz Hall, 6 p.m.COACHES:MAR - Paul Brutto; PG - Bill EvansRECORDS:Pine Grove (13-10); Marian (23-2)LEADING SCORERS:MAR - Vanessa Whitecavage (11.68

p.p.g.), Savanna Krusinsky (11.50

p.p.g.), Brenna Karnish (8.68

p.p.g.), Madison Stoyer (3.88

p.p.g.), Brianna Raabe (3.28

p.p.g.); PG - Morgan Edge (10.3

p.p.g.), Carlee Conrad (6.6

p.p.g.), Rachel Edge (5.8

p.p.g.), Jen Kaufman (6.2

p.p.g.), Faith Shiffer (6.0

p.p.g.)GAME NOTES:Pottsville is the only other Schuylkill League Division 1 opponent that Marian faced this season. The Fillies topped the Tide in the SL playoffs, 46-40…The Fillies convincingly defeated Salisbury in the quarterfinal round of the Class AA tournament last Friday, 46-28…Marian ripped off 10 regular season games in a row to end the season…Marian averages 45.6 points per game and holds opponents to just 28.36 points per game…These two teams last met in 2013, when Pine Grove was victorious, 47-29…Both squads met just three times in the past 10 years, and Marian has won twice…Pine Grove topped No. 3 Palisades on Friday, 55-38. Trailing during the second quarter, the Lady Cardinals ripped off an 11-0 run andnever looked back. Pine Grove had four players reach double-figures during the victory. The Lady Cardinals average 44.7 points per game offensively, and hold opponents to 41.2 points per contest. They shoot 54 percent from the line...Pine Grove head coach Bill Evans is in his first year. His daughter, is Becky Evans, the former Pine Grove standout, who is currently playing at Mansfield University.QUOTABLE:"I guess it's kind of a shock record-wise and they did a great job against No. 2 Palisades. We watched them on tape, so we kind of got an idea. Anytime you have to face another Schuylkill League team, it kind of makes you nervous, and Pine Grove has a long history of being a veteran program in our league. We know we have our work cut out for us on Tuesday. Anytime you get to play at Martz Hall it's a different environment. All of our kids were fortunate to play there a bit over the past few years, that's a plus. He has an aggressive personality, so he has them playing like that; they're all over the court. I was impressed that they have four or five solid players, and they're not a one-man-band by any means. They're scrappy, they get up and down the floor, and they're tough to defend. We're trying to not slow the game down, but get it to a more moderate tempo." - Marian head coach Paul Brutto.