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Four Advance in Shoreline Girls' Tournament

Semifinals will be held Tuesday night

The Shoreline Conference girls' basketball semifinals are set for Tuesday night at Coginchaug in Durham.

The first game will have Cromwell facing Coginchaug at 6 p.m. The Blue Devils defeated Old Saybrook 59-42 Saturday night behind 24 points from Audrey Biesak, including six three-pointers. Sam Mancinelli chipped in with 19 points. Cromwell, which beat Haddam-Killingworth 65-34, is 18-3 this season, but two of those losses were to Coginchaug (18-3).

In the other matchup, two former members of the Charter Oak Conference will meet. Portland (18-3) will look to avenge it's only loss in the conference this season when it plays East Hampton (17-4) at 7:30 p.m. The Bellringers beat the Highlanders 47-43 in overtime on Dec. 21 in East Hampton. Senior Kelly Coleman will be looking to avenge more than that. Portland's all-time leading scorer has yet to win against East Hampton.

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Portland defeated Old Lyme on Saturday, 64-39, while East Hampton beat Morgan 30-29 on Kelsey Booth's three-pointer at the buzzer.

Last season, Cromwell won the Shoreline tournament title, defeating Portland, 45-39.

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Between games Tuesday, the Shoreline girls' All-Conference teams will be announced.

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