Photo gallery: QND loses to Breese Mater Dei in Class 2A state semifinals

March 3, 2023 | By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor

Quincy Notre Dame's Abbey Schreacke, left, applies pressure to Breese Mater Dei's Amelia Beer during the Class 2A state semifinal matchup Thursday at Illinois State University's Redbird Arena in Normal, Ill.

NORMAL, Ill. — The chance to defend its Class 2A state championship eluded the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team after the Raiders fell 61-54 to Breese Mater Dei in Thursday’s semifinals of the state tournament at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena.

Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman put together this gallery of images he collected courtside: