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MARSHFIELD – The Columbus Catholic girls basketball team overcame a six-point halftime deficit to defeat Loyal 51-42 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Friday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
Loyal led 20-14 before the Dons turned it on, using a 37-22 advantage in the second half to win going away.
The Dons finished 19-for-22 from the free throw line with Katelyn Casperson making 11 of 12 to end up with a game-high 24 points. Casperson also hit three of Columbus Catholic’s eight 3-pointers in the victory as they improve to 10-8 overall and 5-6 in the Cloverbelt East.
Autumn Zvolena had five 3-pointers and 22 total points for Loyal (6-9, 4-7 Cloverbelt East).
Columbus Catholic hosts Wausau Newman Catholic for a nonconference game Monday at 7:15 p.m.
Dons 51, Greyhounds 42
Loyal 20 22 – 42
Columbus Catholic 14 37 – 51
LOYAL (42): Summer Smith 0-2 1-2 1, Autumn Zvolena 8-15 1-1 22, Alexis Meyer 0-0 0-0 0, Olivia Nikolai 2-7 1-2 6, Annika Schley 0-6 2-4 2, Jordynn Corder 3-8 0-0 8, Mallory Jakobi 0-5 0-0 0, Payten Wolf 1-2 0-0 3. FG: 14-45. FT: 5-9. 3-pointers: 9-19 (Zvolena 5-7, Corder 2-3, Wolf 1-2, Nikolai 1-3, Smith 0-1, Jakobi 0-3). Rebounds: 22 (Zvolena 9). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-9, 4-7 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (51): Katelyn Casperson 5-13 11-12 24, Izzy Holz 3-7 0-0 8, Sophie Wilczek 2-6 0-0 6, Hailey Hargraves 1-1 1-2 3, Gracie Wilczek 1-4 6-6 9, Chayse Blenker 0-2 1-2 1, Maddie Bernick 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 12-33. FT: 19-22. 3-pointers: 8-16 (Casperson 3-5, Holz 2-4, S. Wilczek 2-5, G. Wilczek 1-2). Rebounds: 24 (G. Wilczek 9). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-8, 5-6 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.