Girls basketball: Clinton knocks off Whitewater in playoff preview

Mayte Navejas led three Whippets in double figures with 16 points, including 10 before half. Danielle DePorter scored all 12 of her points from beyond the arc and Cali Kopecky tallied eight of her 10 after halftime. Navejas hit three 3s for the Whippets (5-19, 4-14), who hit 11 times from 3-point range.

Tenth-seeded Whitewater plays at seventh-seeded Clinton in a Division 3 regional semifinal tonight at 7 p.m. 

CLINTON 67, WHITEWATER 57

Clinton…………….38 29—67

Whitewater……..27 30—57

CLINTON (fg ft-fta pts)—Wellnitz 2 1-1 6, Mueller 3 2-5 8, Nortier 10 4-8 28, Bobolz 2 5-6 9, Roehl 3 5-7 11, Shinkus 2 1-4 5. Totals: 22 18-31 67.

WHITEWATER (fg ft-fta pts)—DePorter 4 0-0 12, Kopecky 5 0-0 10, Kilar 2 0-0 5, Amundson 1 1-2 4, Gillette 6-6 6, Navejas 6 1-2 16, Martin 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 8-10 57.

3-pointers: Clinton 5 (Nortier 4, Wellnitz), Whitewater 11 (DePorter 4, Navejas 3, Kopecky 2, Kilar, Amundson). Fouled out: Kilar, Grosinske. Total fouls: Clinton 12, Whitewater 19.