The Greenwich Cardinals girls basketball team won the first CIAC championship in program history by defeating three-time champ Northwest Catholic 51-46 in the CIAC Division I final Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Sophomore Zuri Faison had 18 points and senior Madi Utzinger had 16 for the Cardinals, who finished the season 25-2 with FCIAC and CIAC championships. Greenwich is the only Connecticut team to beat Northwest Catholic this season.
CIAC Division Girls Basketball Championship
Greenwich 51, Northwest Catholic 46
Greenwich 13 15 7 16 – 51
Northwest Catholic 10 8 15 13 – 46
Greenwich: Mikayla Kiernan 2 2-2 8, Elsa Xhekaj 2 3-4 7, Madi Utzinger 5 5-6 16, Zuri Faison 7 4-6 18, Juliette Pelham 1 0-2 2, Maddie Young 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 14-20 51
Northwest Catholic: Maeve Staunton 3 0-0 6, Lilyan Johnson 2 2-2 6, Zoey Canning 0 0-0 0, Samantha Casper 3 0-0 9, Abigail Casper 7 2-3 18, Azjah Lizotte 0 0-0 0., Lyla Diaz 2 3-4 7. Totals 17 7-9 46
3-pointers: G – Kiernan 2, Utzinger 1; NWC – S Casper 3, A Casper 2