Mater Dei claims first-ever girls basketball state championship
NORMAL, Ill. — For the first time in program history, the Mater Dei Knights are champions in girls' basketball. Mater Dei topped Byron 62-46 to cla...
NORMAL, Ill. — For the first time in program history, the Mater Dei Knights are champions in girls' basketball. Mater Dei topped Byron 62-46 to claim the Illinois 2A state crown in Normal, Illinois, on Saturday. The Knights' star sophomore center had a performance for the ages in the state championship. Alyssa Koerkenmeier registered a triple-double, with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks to lead Mater Dei to the title. It was a 27-2 season for the Knights on their way to the title, which comes in the program's first-ever trip to state.