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MERRILL – Marshfield senior Zaida Kolbeck scored a career-high 30 points as the Tigers rolled past Merrill 88-41 in its girls basketball regular-season finale Thursday at Merrill High School.
Kolbeck went 10-for-24 from the field, which included six 3-pointers, for her first career 30-point game.
Marshfield dominated the first half, cruising out to a 51-19 lead by halftime and had little trouble, forcing 27 turnovers and owning a 33-18 rebounding advantage.
McKenzie Holm added 19 points and Hailey Klumb chipped in 11 for the Tigers, who finish the regular season with a 13-11 record and a 9-2 mark in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Click here to view the final WVC girls basketball standings
MacKenzie Ellenbecker hit five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 19 points for Merrill (5-18, 1-10 WVC).
Marshfield will open WIAA postseason play on Friday, Feb. 28, at home against Holmen.
Tigers 88, Bluejays 41
Marshfield 51 37 – 88
Merrill 19 22 – 41
MARSHFIELD (88): McKenzie Holm 8-14 0-0 19, Delaney Varsho 0-5 0-0 0, Gracie Ridgway 2-2 0-0 4, Zaida Kolbeck 10-24 4-4 30, Devyn LeMoine 2-2 0-0 4, Lily Adler 0-0 0-0 0, Hailey Klumb 6-10 1-1 13, Lauryn Katzenberger 2-4 0-0 4, Ella Allar 3-7 0-0 6, Kylie Laufenberg 1-1 0-0 2, Emma Ridgway 3-4 0-0 6. FG: 37-73. FT: 5-5. 3-pointers: 9-28 (Kolbeck 6-15, Holm 3-7, Allar 0-1, E. Ridgway 0-1, Varsho 0-4). Rebounds: 33 (Klumb 5, Katzenberger 5). Record: 13-11, 9-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
MERRILL (41): Grace Reimann 1-5 0-0 2, Madilyn Sell 2-8 0-0 4, Jacey Lyon 0-1 0-0 0, MacKenzie Ellenbecker 7-12 0-0 19, Haley Rindt 1-5 0-0 2, Kaela Clerveaux 3-4 0-0 6, Brenna Jirvoec 0-2 2-2 2, Takiyah Sell 2-5 2-5 0-0 6, Gracelee Gentile-Hall 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 16-42. FT: 2-2. 3-pointers: 7-22 (Ellenbecker 5-10, T. Sell 2-5, Reimann 0-1, Lyon 0-1, Clerveaux 0-1, Jirovec 0-1, M. Sell 0-3). Rebounds: 18 (Clerveaux 11). Record: 5-18, 1-10 Wisconsin Valley Conference.