Alivia Dawson and Jillian Sanderson scored 22 points each and Penn claimed the Northern Indiana Conference Championship in Girls Basketball with a 69-24 victory against South Bend St. Joseph.
Dawson’s 22 points is a career-high.
Penn finishes the NIC season with a perfect 7-0 record. The No. 14-ranked Kingsmen are 19-3 overall.
St. Joe is 17-4 overall and 5-2 in the NIC.
Lexi Werner scored 11 points and Anna McCullough contributed eight points.
Penn blasted off to a 27-5 lead in the first quarter.
PENN 69: Lexi Werner 11, Jillian Sanderson 22, Anna McCullough 8, Makenzie Juszczak 2, Quinn Driscoll 4, Anica Gensic 0, Bella Wroblewski 0, Alivia Dawson 22, Kyan Ukobizaba 0, Haven Skarritt 0, Knixley Brandy 0.
St. Joseph 24: Parker 0, Hickey 6, Brooke 0, Rowell 11, Walters 0, Martin 0, Woods 2, Byrne 4, Hayden 1.
PENN 27 39 57 69
St. Joseph 5 7 18 24
Three-pointers: PENN 6 (Alivia Dawson 4, Jillian Sanderson 2), St. Joseph 5 (Rowell 3, Hickey 2).
