basket by Martha Miller with ….

basket by Martha Miller with 31 seconds left.

Somerset won its regional as a three-seed, tipping fourth-seeded Altoona 57-56 in Saturday’s final. Altoona upset top-seeded New Richmond 46-45 in Friday’s semifi nal round, while Somerset took out second-seeded Baldwin-Woodville 56-48.

Somerset went 9-5 in the Middle Border Conference and finished third behind New Richmond (11-3) and Prescott (13-0).

The Spartans are a balanced team offensively, led by Taylor Paulson, a senior guard who averages about 14 points per game and is a 40% shooter from 3-point range. Three more players average 10-11 points per game. The team split its games with New Richmond and lost 76-56 to Big Rivers champion Hudson on Feb. 5.