Diamond Wright leads Willamette by Southridge in Oregon (OSAA) high school girls basketball 6A quarterfinal

The second-seeded Willamette Wolverines face the seventh-seeded Southridge Skyhawks at the Oregon (OSAA) high school girls basketball 6A state tournament

Brynn Smith and Willamette take on Southridge in a 6A girls basketball state quarterfinal Wednesday at the University of Portland. / Naji Saker

The second-seeded Willamette Wolverines face the seventh-seeded Southridge Skyhawks in an Oregon (OSAA) high school girls basketball 6A state tournament quarterfinal Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. at the University of Portland's Chiles Center.

The winner will play Tualatin in a semifinal game Friday.

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Players to watch for Willamette

Brynn Smith, Willamette, senior

The University of Portland commit and first-team all-Southwest Conference pick returns to her future home this week looking to lead the Wolverines to their first title since winning in 5A in 2014, averaging 20 points per game and passing Lexi Bando as the school’s all-time leading scorer as she approaches 2,000 career points.

Diamond Wright, Willamette, senior

Wright transferred from Springfield over the summer and had an immediate impact for the Southwest Conference champion Wolverines, with the Grand Canyon University commit earning first-team all-SWC honors while averaging 15 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Izzie Harms, Willamette, senior

Harms, a first-team all-Southwest Conference selection and Boise State commit, averaged 17.5 points per game in helping the Wolverines snap South Medford’s streak of SWC titles at six and earn the program's first 6A conference championship.

Victoria Nguyen, Willamette, senior

The point guard sometimes gets overlooked as the facilitator (team-high five assists per game) for three high-scoring Division I commits, but the Western Washington commit and second-team all-Southwest Conference selection will play a critical role this week for the Wolverines.

Players to watch for Southridge

Addison White, Southridge, junior

The second-team all-Metro League pick led the Skyhawks in rebounding (7.5 per game) while chipping in 8.8 points per game.

Camryn Herzberg, Southridge, freshman

Herzberg added scoring punch to the Skyhawks lineup this season, with the first-team all-Metro League selection averaging 16.2 points while shooting 53.1% from the field to go with 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.6 steals.

Sara Mangan, Southridge, junior

The Metro League player of the year had a banner season for the Skyhawks, leading them in multiple categories — scoring (17.2), assists (4.8) and steals (2.8) while shooting 32.3% from 3-point range.

First quarter

Southridge starting five: Sara Mangan, Camryn Herzberg, Addison White, Faye Scott, Alex Lytchani

Willamette starting five: Brynn Smith, Isabella Harms, Diamond Wright, Victoria Nguyen, Harper Wagner

Southridge gets the first basket on a drive by Sara Mangan. It's 2-0 Skyhawks after just 10 seconds.

Isabella Harms gets the first basket for Willamette, tying the score at 2-2.

Mangan scores again for Southridge, and Diamond Wright answers for Willamette. It's 4-4 after a minute and a half.

Mangan drills a 3-pointer and has seven points after 4 minutes. It's 9-8 Southridge.

Harper Wagner knocks down a deep 3-pointer to give Willamette an 11-10 lead.

Addison White (Southridge) and Isabella Harms (Willamette) trade 3-pointers. Sara Mangan hits a jumper just before the courter ends. She has nine points for Southridge, which leads 17-16.

Southridge 17, Willamette 16, end of first quarter.

Second quarter

Addison White starts the quarter with a drive and nifty scoop for two Southridge points. Sara Mangan drills another 3-pointer, giving her 12 points. Willamette calls timeout. Southridge leads 22-16.

Brynn Smith hits a 3-pointer for Willamette, which is within one at 22-21, 6 minutes left in the half.

Victoria Nguyen with a steal and layup, and it's a 7-0 run for Willamette, which leads 23-22.

Faye Scott gives Southridge the lead back with a 3-pointer.

Sara Mangan buries another 3-pointer for Southridge, giving her 15 points and Southridge a 30-27 lead.

Willamette 34, Southridge 30, end of second quarter. Brynn Smith and Diamond Wright fuel a 7-0 Willamette run to close the half. Smith has 13 points; Wright has 11. Sara Mangan has a game-high 15 points for Southridge.

Third quarter

First basket of the second half belongs to Southridge freshman Camryn Herzberg. Diamond Wright answers for Willamette, which leads 36-32.

Southridge's Katrina Janowski is fouled on a 3-point attempt and makes 2 of 3 from the line. Willamette leads 38-34.

Harper Wagner makes a corner 3-pointer (after two offensive rebounds by Willamette), and the Wolverines have opened up a 43-34 lead with 2:39 left in the third quarter.

Diamond Wright converts on a fast-break layup, and it's 45-34 Willamette.

Willamette 49, Southridge 37, end of third quarter. That quarter was a tough one for the Skyhawks, who were outscored 15-7.

Fourth quarter

Diamond Wright is up to 21 points for Willamette, which leads 55-37.

Corner 3-pointer for Isabella Harms, and she has 14 points. It's 60-37, and Willamette can coast from here.

FINAL SCORE: Willamette 66, Southridge 42. Diamond Wright with a monster game for Willamette with 25 points and seven rebounds. Brynn Smith has 19 points; Isabella Harms has 14. Victoria Nguyen with nine assists. Sara Mangan has 23 points for Southridge. Willamette will face Tualatin in the semifinals.

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