Barneveld coach Jim Myers cuts down the nets after the Golden Eagles qualified for a 13th WIAA State Tournament
DIVISION 5 | BRACKET
Friday, March 13
#1 Eleva-Strum (29-0) vs. #4 Fall River (17-11) - 9:05 a.m.
#2 Pacelli (23-4) vs. #3 Barneveld (22-7) - 11:00 a.m.
Championship Final - Saturday, March 14 - 11:05 a.m.
Eleva-Strum (29-0)
Conference: Dairyland-Large; 20-0, 1st Place
State Tournament Seed: #1
Bound Power Index: #1 in D5; #16 overall
Final Bound WI/Zaleski Media Poll Rank: #1
Strength of Schedule Rank: #24 in D5, #259 overall
Combined Opponents’ Record: 422-406
Points Per Game: 65.1
Points Allowed Per Game: 35.4
Top Players:
Avery Glenz, Jr. - 18.0 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 2.9 APG
Maddea Brown, Jr. - 11.8 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 2.6 APG
Avaya Zwiefelhofer, Jr. - 9.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 1.6 APG
Notes: Eleva-Strum is making its second WIAA state tournament appearance, and first since 2008…The Cardinals have just two seniors on their roster, with the top three and six of the top seven scorers being underclassmen…Webster (#55), the team the Cardinals beat 64-44 in the sectional final, is the only team in the top 100 of the Bound Power Index that Eleva-Strum defeated this year…The only single digit victory for the undefeated Cardinals was a 46-40 win over Independence/Gilmanton in the season opener.
Pacelli (23-4)
Conference: CWC-South; 10-0, 1st Place
State Tournament Seed: #3
Bound Power Index: #2 in D5; #51 overall
Final Bound WI/Zaleski Media Poll Rank: #2
Strength of Schedule Rank: #21 in D5, #253 overall
Combined Opponents’ Record: 449-311
Points Per Game: 64.8
Points Allowed Per Game: 39.8
Top Players:
Jaedyn Zdroik, Jr. - 17.6 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 5.3 SPG, 6.9 APG
Ella Van Order, Sr. - 15.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 1.0 APG
Haylee Ciesewski, Jr. - 12.2 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 2.3 SPG, 1.1 APG
Notes: Pacelli lost just four games during the regular season: D3 sectional semifinalist Aquinas, D4 state qualifier Saint Mary Catholic, D3 state qualifier Mosinee, and D3 sectional semifinalist Wittenberg-Birnamwood…This is the first WIAA state tournament appearance for the Cardinals…Pacelli narrowly snuck past Columbus Catholic in a controversial regional final when Ella Van Order made a pair of free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining after a technical foul on Columbus Catholic.
Barneveld (22-7)
Conference: Six Rivers-East; 11-3, 3rd Place
State Tournament Seed: #3
Bound Power Index: #5 in D5; #78 overall
Final Bound WI/Zaleski Media Poll Rank: #5
Strength of Schedule Rank: #2 in D5, #149 overall
Combined Opponents’ Record: 440-304
Points Per Game: 57.4
Points Allowed Per Game: 39.0
Top Players:
Izabel Durst, Sr. - 20.7 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.7 SPG, 5.2 APG
Hannah Esch, Sr. - 11.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.2 SPG, 1.5 APG
Rowan Valcheff, So. - 6.8 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 2.1 SPG, 0.9 APG
Notes: This is the 13th state tournament appearance for Barneveld, which moves into a tie with Newman Catholic for the second-most in WIAA history…The Golden Eagles have six state titles, also tied for second…All six championships and 12 of 13 state tournament appearances have come under head coach Jim Myers…Myers has the most head coaching victories for a girls basketball head coach with 743…Myers also coached the boys team at Barneveld to 48 wins and a state title…Barneveld has won 14 games in a row after sitting at 8-7 midway through January.
Fall River (17-11)
Conference: Trailways-West; 9-5, 3rd Place
State Tournament Seed: #4
Bound Power Index: #24 in D5; #236 overall
Final Bound WI/Zaleski Media Poll Rank: UR
Strength of Schedule Rank: #39 in D5, #323 overall
Combined Opponents’ Record: 412-357
Points Per Game: 61.7
Points Allowed Per Game: 48.8
Top Players:
Natalie Fietz, Sr. - 19.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.8 SPG, 1.7 APG
Emma Sampson, Sr. - 17.1 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 4.0 SPG, 3.1 APG
Nevaeh Schultz, So. - 8.3 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.6 SPG, 1.1 APG
Notes: Fall River’s 17-11 record is the worst record of any of the state qualifiers this year…The Pirates lost their final regular season game of the year against Lourdes Academy, but avenged that loss in a 58-48 win over Lourdes in a sectional final...This marks the school’s fourth appearance at the state tournament, all under head coach Jim Doolittle, and first since 2019…Fall River fell in the state semifinals in the previous three trips…Fall Rivers sports one of the state’s top pep bands.
Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].
