The Lady Saints defeated Norfolk Collegiate Tuesday to advance to the Tidewater Conference Independent Schools tournament semifinals.

The Saints defeated Norfolk Collegiate at home 51-35.

Alisa Waddy led the way for the Lady Saints with 18 points. Alivia Giles and Kaylah Brown both added 11 points each. Abby Herrod recorded six assists, while Brown added five. NSA did most of its damage in the second, third and fourth quarters. They outrebounded Norfolk Collegiate 34-19 and totaled nine steals for the game defensively.

NSA, the No. 4 seed, will take on Steward School at 7 p.m. Thursday at Norfolk Christian. The Lady Saints hosted Steward School back in January and took a 48-23 loss. However, they believe if they do the things that they do well, there could be a different outcome this time.

“The most important thing we have to do is play as a team,” Brown said. “We have to come in the game with a mindset determined to win. We also have to play good defense and get rebounds while limiting our turnovers, and we should be fine.”

“We have to make sure we are playing good defense, and we are executing what we do offensively efficiently,” Giles said.

If NSA defeats Steward School, the Lady Saints will play in the TCIS championship game at 4 p.m. Saturday at Norfolk Christian.

NSA 51, Norfolk Collegiate 35

NSA—Waddy 18, Giles 11, Brown 11, Saunders 9, Bush 2

NC—Dawson 13, Powell 10, Grinnan 8, Krantz 4