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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Marshfield girls basketball team took one step closer to an undefeated Wisconsin Valley Conference season on Thursday, beating Wisconsin Rapids 60-43 on the road at Lincoln High School.
Marshfield used a 16-6 first quarter to pull ahead, then maintained the lead throughout by outscoring the Raiders in each quarter.
Alyssa Brenner had the hot hand for the Tigers, scoring a game-high 19 points. She hit 6 of 8 shots from the field including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.
Taylor Varsho added 15 points despite a poor shooting night (6 of 20) for Marshfield (18-3, 11-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference). She now stands 19 points shy of breaking Jamie Braun’s single-season team scoring record of 465 points. Varsho also had nine assists and didn’t commit a turnover.
Hailee Frank led Wisconsin Rapids (10-11, 7-5 WVC) with 16 points.
Marshfield wraps up its regular season next Thursday at Merrill. The WIAA playoff brackets will be released Sunday, with the Tigers looking at a probable No. 1 seed in their regional.
Tigers 60, Raiders 43
Marshfield 16 18 14 12 – 60
Wisconsin Rapids 6 16 10 11 – 43
MARSHFIELD (60): Alyssa Brenner 6-8 2-2 19, Taylor Varsho 6-20 2-6 15, Eleni Seitz 3-5 3-3 9, Sarah Wolff 1-3 4-4 7, Tiffany Stargardt 2-4 0-0 4, Leah Ripp 2-7 0-0 4, Courtney Bauer 1-2 0-1 2, Mary Wolff 0-0 0-0 0, Becky Boehning 0-0 0-0 0, Brianna Hill 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 21-49. FT: 11-16. 3-pointers: 7-17 (Brenner 5-6, Varsho 1-7, S. Wolff 1-2, Ripp 0-2). Rebounds: 22 (Seitz 7). Assists: 13 (Varsho 9). Turnovers: 4. Total fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 18-3, 11-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS (43): Hailee Frank 7-12 2-2 16, Nicole Slovensky 3-13 2-2 9, Victoria Gurtler 3-5 0-0 6, Erica Langholff 1-3 2-4 4, Mariah Richardson 2-2 0-0 4, Maisie Langholff 1-5 0-0 2, Elizabeth Morrison 1-3 0-0 2, Shelby Steinke 0-1 0-0 0, Ariel Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Ashlyn Wagner 0-0 0-0 0, Christine Nielson 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 18-44. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 1-6 (Slovensky 1-3, Frank 0-3). Rebounds: 17 (Slovensky 4). Assists: 9 (Frank 3). Turnovers: 8. Total fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-11, 7-5 Wisconsin Valley Conference.