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ABBOTSFORD – Owen-Withee used an 18-2 second-quarter advantage to take control and blow past Marshfield Columbus Catholic 66-31 in a WIAA Division 5 girls basketball sectional semifinal Thursday night at Abbotsford High School.
The loss ends a miraculous run by Columbus Catholic, which was just 6-15 during the regular season before winning three straight road games to reach the sectional finals. The Dons end the season with a 9-16 record.
Owen-Withee (22-4) will play Northwood (19-5) in a Division 5 sectional final Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Spooner High School. The winner earns a berth in the WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison next week.
Columbus trailed 18-11 after one quarter before the Blackhawks grabbed all the momentum.
Bailey Karuba scored nine of her game-high 18 points in the second quarter for Owen-Withee as it pulled ahead 36-13 at halftime.
Liz Manlick led Columbus with 14 points, including eight in the third quarter when she hit a pair of 3-pointers. However, Owen-Withee still outscored the Dons 15-8 in the period and led 51-21 heading into the fourth.
Blackhawks 66, Dons 31
Columbus 11 2 8 10 – 31
Owen-Withee 18 18 15 15 – 66
COLUMBUS (31): Paige Thornton 0 0-0 0, Liz Manlick 6 0-0 14, Abby Strobel 1 0-0 2, Kayla Selz 0 0-0 0, Hannah Kruse 2 0-0 4, Lindsey Hertl 2 0-0 5, Rachel Roehl 1 0-0 2, 22 0 0-0 0, Hannah Stratman 1 2-2 4, Katie Weister 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Lamermayer 0 0-0 0. FG: 15. FT: 2-2. 3-pointers: 3 (Manlick 2, Hertl 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-16.
OWEN-WITHEE (66): Alisa Fritz 0 0-0 0, Valerie Niemi 1 0-0 2, Katie Beck 0 0-0 0, Bailey Karaba 6 3-4 18, Isabel Niemi 1 0-0 0, Emily Heggemeier 2 0-0 4, Kenadi Batchelor 4 1-2 9, Emily Gokey 0 0-0 0, Stephany Heggemeier 2 1-2 5, Alyssa Gordon 6 0-0 13, Aleyna Goerlitz 5 3-4 13, Krysara Mueller 0 0-0 0, Hunter Halida 0 0-0 0, Kristin Kitlica 0 0-0 0. FG: 27. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 4 (Karaba 3, Gordon 1). Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 22-4.