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SPENCER – Spencer outscored Owen-Withee 15-3 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 46-45 Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball victory on Friday night at Spencer High School.
Tara Matter played through a toe injury to score 16 points to lead the Rockets (4-1 overall and Cloverbelt East) past the previously undefeated Blackhawks (7-1, 5-1 Cloverbelt East). Kyleigh Hebert added 13 points, five rebounds and three assists for Spencer.
Owen-Withee held a narrow 21-20 lead at halftime, then opened up a nine-point lead with a 21-13 advantage in the third quarter.
The Rockets responded with a huge fourth quarter to earn the victory.
Bailey Karaba scored 16 points to lead Owen-Withee.
Spencer plays at West Salem on Thursday.
Rockets 46, Blackhawks 45
Owen-Withee 9 12 21 3 – 45
Spencer 10 8 13 15 – 46
OWEN-WITHEE (45): Bailey Karaba 5-13 4-5 16, Emily Heggemeier 4-7 0-0 9, Kenadi Batchelor 1-6 2-5 5, Alyssa Gordon 1-6 1-2 4, Aleyna Goerlitz 3-8 1-5 7, Krysara Mueller 1-2 1-2 4. FG: 15-42. FT: 9-19. 3-pointers: 6-15 (Karaba 2-4, Heggemeier 1-2, Batchelor 1-3, Gordon 1-4, Mueller 1-2). Rebounds: 27 (Gordon 8, Goerlitz 8). Record: 7-1, 5-1 Cloverbelt East.
SPENCER (46): Krystal Weier 2-7 0-0 4, Alicia Endreas 1-2 0-0 2, Claire Drews 0-1 0-0 0, Kailyn Anderson 2-5 0-0 4, Tara Matter 6-11 3-4 16, Aubrie Bissonette 1-1 1-3 3, Kyleigh Hebert 5-15 3-4 13, Tara Kramer 0-0 0-0 0, Tynae Phillips 1-4 2-2 4. FG: 18-48. FT: 9-13. 3-pointers: 1-4 (Matter 1-3, Weier 0-1). Rebounds: 28 (Matter 6). Record: 4-1 overall and Cloverbelt East.