LINCOLN, Neb. — Yutan's stifling defense has the Chieftains heading to the Class C2 semifinals.

Yutan defeated Niobrara/Verdigre 60-28 on Wednesday morning after taking a 26-5 lead into halftime.

Mylee and Maura Tichota led the Chieftains in scoring with 16 and 13 respectively.

Niobrara/Verdigre's Josilyn Miller led all scorers with 20 points and become the 18th girl in Nebraska High School history to hit the 2,000-point mark. Her career ends with 2,008.

Yutan will face Cross County or Bishop Neuann in the C2 semifinals at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Bob Devaney Center.

Check out highlights in the video above!

YUTAN (22-2) 14 12 15 19 - 60

NIOBRARA/VERDIGRE (19-7) 5 0 6 17

SCORING

YHS: Jade Lewis-8, Haley-6, Delaney Shield-2, Emelia Tederman-1, Jenna Benjamin-4, Reagan Wilson-2, Mylee Tichota-16, Maura Tichota-13, Madison Wilson-2, Amelia Dieckman-6

NV: Taylen Stark-3, Delani Runnels-3, Summer Vesley-2, Josilyn Miller-20