Roland-Story 38, Camanche 31

After a shaky start, Roland-Story is headed to the Class 2A semifinals.

Ninth-ranked Roland-Story turned the ball over five times on its first six possessions and made only one shot in the first quarter. But the Norsemen then got their game together and beat No. 4 Camanche 38-31 on Tuesday to begin Day Two of the 2010 tournament.

Maddie Oliver, Roland-Story's 6-foot-2 junior center, posted a double-double to lead the way, scoring 16 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Britny Halleland added six points for the winners, including three key free throws in the final 1:12.

Ashtyn Dixon led Camanche with 20 points. Teammate Tiana Bark contributed seven rebounds, four points and four steals.

Roland-Story didn't make a basket until Oliver hit a jumper with 1:27 left in the first quarter. But the Norsemen never trailed by more than six points and they led the entire second half after Lindsay Hammes hit a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to put her team up 13-11.

Roland-Story led by as many as 10 before Camanche made a late run, cutting the lead to 32-31 on Dixon's long 3 with 3:31 left. But the Norsemen held the Indians scoreless the rest of the way.

Oliver fed Kayla Nielsen for a layup with a nice pass from the high post for a 34-31 lead and Halleland converted three of four free throws to make it 37-31 with 43.5 seconods left.

Roland-Story, a first-round loser in last year's tournament, advances to a 1:30 p.m. semifinal game on Thursday with a 25-1 record. Camanche, which made the tournament for the first time snce 1998, finished 19-4.