The smallest player on the floor made of the game's biggest shots for WCLT.

Allyson Gross, a 5-foot-3 senior, hit a 3-pointer and a driving layup to give the 14th-ranked Tigers the lead in overtime and they went on to beat Highland 68-59 in the Class 1A quarterfinals.

WCLT was trailing 58-57 when Gross came through. Her 3-pointer made it 60-58 with 2:38 left. Then she rebounded a Highland miss and took the ball the length of the floor for a layup that made it 62-58.

The Tigers secured the victory with free throws and advance to Wednesday night's semifinals with a 25-1 record. They'll meet 12th-ranked Graettinger-Terril, a 49-37 winner over Bedford.

Gross finished with 17 points, five rebounds and three assists. Stacey Schutjer led WCLT with 24 points and a state tournament-record 24 rebounds. Alyssa Schwartz added 18 points for the winners.

The old rebounding record was 21 by Muscatine's Jenny Noll against Cedar Rapids Kennedy in 1991 and Cedar Rapids Regis' Jenny Jacobsen against Sioux City East in 1989.

Highland (17-7) scored nine straight points to get back into the game after trailing by 13 early in the fourth quarter. The Huskies sent the game into overtime when Kristi Branham made two free throws to tie it at 54 with 15 seconds remaining.

Branham led Highland with 21 points, 14 rebounds and five steals. She had 12 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. Ashley Stout scored 14 points for the Huskies and Rebecca Lampe had 13.

WCLT finished 21-for-25 on free throws, including 9-of-10 in the overtime.