Nicolet Girls Seeded No. 1 in Basketball Regional

A dominating regular season led the Nicolet Knights to a No. 1 seed in the WIAA Division 1 girls basketball regional.

Pairings were drawn Sunday and the Knights (19-2) picked up a bye and face the winner of Germantown and Waukesha North on March 12.

Nicolet has lost only to Pius — ranked No. 1 in the state at the time — and Montini Catholic of Illinois. The Knights are 13-0 in the North Shore Conference with an astonishing victory margin of 33.6 points per game. Four players average in double figures, according to WisSports.net, led by Ashley Green (17.6).

Hamilton drew the fifth seed in that bracket, and faces Waukesha South, the No. 4 team, on March 12. The Chargers (13-7) have two- and three-point losses to a ranked Brookfield Central team and a three-point loss to Pius. Dan Carey's team plays a low-scoring style with Courtney Lemon (12.2 ppg) the top scorer.

Waukesha South is 14-6.

Also in that regional is Menomonee Falls, a No. 7 seed which opens at home March 8 against No. 10 seed Homestead. The Indians are 11-9 and face Hamilton on Monday night in a conference matchup. Menomonee Falls has four players averaging between 7.6 and 8.9 points per game.

Homestead, from the North Shore Conference, is just 6-15. The Highlanders and Indians played a non-conference game back on Dec. 3, with Menomonee Falls taking a 53-49 decision.