For the second time this school year, Fallston's Monica Fischer is headed to a state championship game with an undefeated team. This time, however, she hopes the outcome will be a little different.

Fischer, a two-time All-Metro pick in soccer, led the Cougars to the state final last fall where they fell 2-0 to Bethesda-Chevy Chase and finished 17-1. Now, the senior is a key guard on the basketball team that is 27-0 after last night's 80-65 win over Largo in a state Class 3A semifinal.

The No. 11 Cougars face a tough challenge tomorrow night in defending champion Paint Branch, which pulled out a 76-66 win over No. 3 Western last night, but Fischer and her teammates seem confident. They were unfazed by a Largo team with a reputation for running over its opponents to the tune of 83 points a game.

"I really hope that we can step up again for one last game and work well together to bring out a win. It was really heart-crushing for soccer, making it all the way undefeated to the finals and ending up losing, so I hope we can pick it up, step up and keep playing the way we've been playing," said Fischer, who has committed to play lacrosse at Johns Hopkins.

The 3A title game closes out the three-day state girls tournament, tipping off at 8 tomorrow night at UMBC's RAC Arena.