RALEIGH -- Nashika Williams posted 14 points and Hailey Yohn added 13 to lead the Northern Ladies past South Central 54-45 in the semifinals of the GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational on Saturday at Broughton's Holliday Gymnasium.
The Ladies (8-0) will face host Broughton, which beat Apex 63-41 in the other semifinal, for the championship on Wednesday at 5:40 p.m.
Northern trailed by a point after a slow first quarter, then outscored South Central 20-12 in the second period.
Williams added nine assists, six rebounds and three steals for Northern.
South Central (7-2) was led by Danielle Butts with 19 points, while Janesha Ebron added 10.
Glaxo Smith-Kline Tournament
At Raleigh Broughton
First Round
Northern 53, South Central 45
NORTHERN -- Nashika Williams 14, Hailey Yohn 13, Miyah Shaw 7, Jenna Frush 7, Ashante Richard 6, Tyler Holloway 6.
SOUTH CENTRAL -- Danielle Butts 19, Janesha Ebron 10, Amber Clark 6, Haley McCorkle 5, Tanese Newton-Love 3, Shavonte Mills 2.
Northern 5 20 19 9--53
South Central 6 12 17 10--45
3-point FG--Northern 5 (Yohn 3, Shaw 1, Frush 1), South Central 2 (Ebron 1, Newton-Love 1). Rebounds--Northern 26 (Williams 6). Assists--Northern 19 (Williams 9). Steals--Northern 10 (Williams 3). Blocks--Northern 1 (Williams 1).
Records--Northern 8-0, South Central 7-2.
