Burlington Notre Dame enjoyed a successful state tournament debut.

Taylor Hickey scored 17 points and fifth-ranked Notre Dame, playing in the tournament for the first time, pulled away late in the first half en route to a 60-43 victory over No. 7 Colo-Nesco in a Class 1A game.

Riley Kilbride added 12 points for the Nikes, who will take a 22-3 record into a semifinal game at 10 a.m. Thursday. The 22 victories are a school record.

Notre Dame jumped to an early nine-point lead before Colo-Nesco rallied with a 9-2 run to chop the deficit to 21-19 midway through the second quarter. But the Royals would get no closer.

The Nikes answered with a 16-4 run to open a 37-23 halftime lead and they were in control the rest of the way. Hickey helped finish that burst by scoring on a drive and knocking down two 3-pointers in the final 2 minutes of the half.

Hickey and Kilbridge helped Notre Dame survive a subpar shooting game by leading scorer Morgan Meyers, who finished with nine points. Kori Mesecher had seven points and six rebounds for the Nikes.

Haley Stoeffler led Colo-Nesco with 16 points, including four 3-pointers. Teammate Caitlyn Riese scored seven points to go with 14 rebounds, while Madison Farren had 12 rebounds and eight points.

Colo-Nesco, in the tournament for the seventh time, finished 23-3.