Mother McAuley Basketball Team Finishes As State Runner-Up

NORMAL, IL - The Mother McAuley High School basketball team finished as the IHSA Class 4A state runner-up. The Mighty Macs fell to Maine West, 58-46 in the state championship game at Redbird Arena Saturday night. It is the best finish for the Mighty Macs in more than 20 years.

Maine West 58, Mother McAuley 46 final. Macs finish 34-3, Class 4A state runner-up, best state finish since 1995. Jenna Badali 13 pts, Grace Hynes 12 pts/7 rebs, Bella Finnegan 8 pts, Hannah Swiatek 6 pts, Nikki Murphy 5 asts. Heck of a run for the Mighty Macs.
— Tim O'Brien (@Tim_OBrien10) March 3, 2019

The Mighty Macs advanced to Saturday's championship with a 48-38 win over Benet Academy on Friday night. Jenna Badali had 21 points for Mother McAuley in the win.

Drought over: Mother McAuley finishes second in Class 4A for first state trophy since 1995 https://t.co/drrM2DLLW4
— Tony Baranek (@TBaranek) March 3, 2019

As always, the Mother McAuley fans were at their best.

Thanks to our amazing faculty and staff for all their support at school and in Bloomington pic.twitter.com/WNEGP27HGc
— McAuley Athletics (@MMCAthletes) March 3, 2019