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AUBURNDALE – Nicole Nikolay scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Auburndale, but Wisconsin Rapids Assumption was able to squeak out a 26-21 defensive battle in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Tuesday at Auburndale High School.
Nikolay was 5 of 14 shooting for the Apaches, but the rest of the team was just 2 of 22 and the Royals made 8 of 12 free throws to earn the win.
Assumption improves to 15-1 and 9-1 in the Marawood South, while Auburndale falls to 11-5 and 7-3 in the conference. The Apaches had won eight of their last nine games.
Mary Sigler had 12 points to lead the Royals. Assumption struggled equally from the field, making just 9 of 36 shots, and was outrebounded 30-19 but held an 8-4 advantage from the free-throw line which provided most of the scoring difference.
Auburndale returns to action Friday when it hosts first-place Wausau Newman Catholic.
Royals 26, Apaches 21
Assumption 8 2 4 12 – 26
Auburndale 3 2 6 10 – 21
ASSUMPTION (26): Jenny Wanta 0-2 0-0 0, Katie Sigler 1-1 0-0 2, Carley Weisenbeck 0-1 1-2 1, Mary Sigler 4-10 4-4 12, Kallie Reinke 0-4 1-4 1, Britney Birkhauser 0-1 2-2 2, Emily Freundl 2-6 0-0 4, Hannah Skibba 2-11 0-0 4. FG: 9-36. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 0-2 (Wanta 0-1, Weisenbeck 0-1). Rebounds: 19 (Skibba 6). Record: 15-1, 9-1 Marawood South.
AUBURNDALE (21): Sam Karl 1-5 0-0 3, Mikayla Jankowski 0-6 0-0 0, Nicole Nikolay 5-14 4-5 16, Emma Steines 0-3 0-0 0, Becky Willfahrt 0-3 0-0 0, Melanie Brandl 1-3 0-0 2, Kendra Kundinger 0-0 0-0 0, Brianna Meyer 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Gotz 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 7-36. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Nikolay 2-5, Karl 1-4, Jankowski 0-1, Steines 0-2). Rebounds: 30 (Nikolay 12). Record: 11-5, 7-3 Marawood South.