The Lyle/Pacelli girls basketball team kept its season alive with a second half turnaround and it beat No. 6 seeded Janseville/Waldorf/Pemberton (8-18 overall) 63-53 on the road in the first round of the subsection 1A West tournament Tuesday night.

No. 11 seeded L/P (2-22 overall) trailed 23-20 at the break but it picked up the pace in the second half to get its first postseason win in at least six years.

“We were aggressive on the offensive rebounds and we got a few turnovers off of our press,” L/P head coach Brad Walter said. “This was a huge win for us and our players now believe we can win.”

L/P out-scored J/W/P 43-30 in the second half and it was just the sixth time this season the Athletics scored 43 or more in an entire game.

The Athletics were led by Ann Rysavy, who had 17 points, while Madison Truckenmiller pulled down 12 rebounds, Dani Felten had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Haley Meyer had 13 points and six rebounds.

L/P will play at No. 3 Blooming Prairie (11-10 overall) Friday at 7 p.m.

“If we play with the intensity we did tonight, then anything can happen,” Walter said.

L/P scoring: Ann Rysavy, 17; Jordan Lewison, 14; Dani Felten, 13; Haley Meyer, 13; Madison Truckenmiller, 6; Whitney Hinz, 2; free throws: 53 percent (16-for-30)