http://qui.live.mediaspanonlinen.com/rss/ Quincy Herald Whig en-us By THE HERALD-WHIG STAFFThe second half of the season has been full of challenges for the Quincy Notre Dame girls basketball team.The Lady Raiders have made those challenges look easy.Despite playing 17 of their final 18 regular-season games away from The Pit, QND finished the regular season 27-0, capping it with Saturday afternoon's 64-43 victory at St. Louis Notre Dame."We had some really tough games the past month or so," QND coach Eric Orne said. "Being able to get through the regular season is a great feat for us. All of the girls' hard work paid off. I'm very excited for them."QND, ranked No. 2 in the Illinois Class 3A state poll, led St. Louis Notre Dame 31-26 at halftime before kicking its pressure defense and transition offense into high gear. A 22-9 third-quarter advantage pulled the Lady Raiders out to a 53-35 lead.Chloe Barnes led QND with 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Karlee Gengenbacher finished with 17 points and six rebounds. Natalie Siebers added 12 points, while Renita Bunte had six rebounds and seven assists.It's only the second time in school history QND has finished the regular season undefeated. The 1982-83 team didn't lose on its way to the Class A state championship.The Lady Raiders open the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the Jacksonville Regional. They will play either Springfield Lanphier or Jacksonville at 6 p.m. Tuesday."It's going to be a challenge," Orne said. "But I wouldn't want to go anywhere in the world without this team." —sports@whig.com/221-3365 http://qui.live.mediaspanonline.com/new_story/2-10-QND-girls-win