ST. PETER — A 13-0 run to start the second half was the difference as No. 1-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s advanced in the Section 2A playoffs with a 58-44 victory over No. 4-seeded BOLD at St. Peter High School.

The win means the Knights (24-2) will play in the North Subsection championship game at 6 p.m. on Monday at Gustavus Adolphus College. It was the 14th straight victory for the Knights.

Madison Mathiowetz led all scorers with 25 points. Sydney Windschitl scored 12 points and Liz Schwint finished with 6 points.

Brenna Weis led the Warriors with 13 points. Makayla Snow and Leslie Snow each finished with 11 points for BOLD, which ended the season 18-10.

The Knights quickly turned their halftime lead into double digits in the second half and never looked back.

The Warriors took a 5-0 lead to start the game, but St. Mary’s soon was up 11-5. After another 5-0 BOLD run, the teams traded the lead four different times the rest of the first half.

With BOLD up 22-19, Sydney Windschitl hit a 3-pointer to tie the game. Mathiowetz then hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Knights a 25-24 lead.

The St. Mary’s defense took over in the second half and stretched the lead to 50-40. Later, a layup from Windschitl upped St. Mary’s lead to 57-40 and the Knights held on, ending BOLD’s season.