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MARSHFIELD – The Neillsville girls basketball team continued its dominance of the Cloverbelt Conference East Division with a 65-15 win over Marshfield Columbus Catholic on Tuesday night at Columbus High School.
Jenny Lindner scored 15 points for the Warriors, who improve to 11-0 overall and 8-0 in the Cloverbelt East. Neillsville has won 10 of its 11 games by at least 25 points and in holding the Dons to 15 points, it has kept an opponent under 20 points for the fifth time this season.
Elizabeth Manlick scored 11 of the Dons’ 15 points.
Neillsville led 19-4 after one quarter and 35-9 at halftime.
Columbus (4-7, 3-5 Cloverbelt East) hosts Augusta on Thursday.
Warriors 65, Dons 15
Neillsville 19 16 3 27 – 65
Columbus 4 5 2 6 – 15
NEILLSVILLE (65): Alyssa Anding 2 0-0 4, Sammie Larabee 0 0-0 0, Kaitlynne Crothers 3 2-2 8, Jenny Lindner 6 0-0 15, McKenzie Trunkel 2 0-0 6, Caitlynne Naughton 2 1-2 7, Lindsey Opelt 3 0-0 7, Katrina Peterson 0 0-0 0, Kendie Pfeiffer 1 0-0 2, Taylor Gleissner 3 0-0 6, Wendy Barth 2 0-0 4, Corina Craig 1 0-0 2, Molly Attoe 1 2-4 4. FG: 26. FT: 5-8. 3-pointers: 8 (Lindner 3, Trunkel 2, Naughton 2, Opelt 1). Fouls: 7. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-0, 8-0 Cloverbelt East.
COLUMBUS (15): Paige Thornton 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Manlick 4 2-3 11, Abby Strobel 0 0-0 0, Kayla Selz 1 0-0 2, Hannah Kruse 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Hertel 0 0-0 0, Alisha Reigel 0 0-0 0, Rachel Roehl 0 0-0 0, Tara Brock 0 0-0 0, Hannah Stratman 0 0-0 0, Katie Weister 0 0-0 0. FG: 6. FT: 2-3. Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-7, 3-5 Cloverbelt East.