Mercer Island takes 5th at KSA Tourney | Prep girls basketball

The Mercer Island girls basketball team beat Segerstrom High School to win fifth place at the KSA Events Holiday Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

The Mercer Island girls basketball team beat California’s Segerstrom High School 61-26 to win fifth place Monday, Dec. 30 at the KSA Events Holiday Tournament in Orlando, Fla.

After losing to Ohio’s Olentangy High School 60-50 on Friday, the Islanders won their consolation matchup against New Jersey’s Ramapo High School 43-34 on Saturday before cruising through Monday’s fifth-place game against the Jaguars.

The Islanders will travel to Federal Way to take on Todd Beamer High School at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4.