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SPENCER – The Spencer girls basketball team grabbed its second one-point win in a week as it edged Marshfield Columbus Catholic 37-36 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Thursday night at Spencer High School.
Tara Matter drilled a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to provide the Rockets with the winning margin.
The Rockets, who beat Colby 31-30 last Friday, improve to 7-5 overall with their third straight win. Spencer is now 4-5 in the Cloverbelt East, tied with Columbus Catholic (6-6 overall) after earning a split in the season series.
Matter had 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead Spencer, which held a 31-18 rebounding advantage.
Elizabeth Manlick had 18 points to top the Dons.
Columbus hosts Loyal and Spencer plays at Granton as both teams return to action next Tuesday.
Rockets 37, Dons 36
Columbus 9 6 9 12 – 36
Spencer 14 4 9 10 – 37
COLUMBUS (36): Paige Thornton 1-3 0-0 2, Elizabeth Manlick 6-12 4-5 18, Alishia Reigel 0-1 0-0 0, Abby Strobel 0-1 1-2 1, Tara Brock 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Selz 0-7 0-3 0, Rachel Roehl 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Stratman 2-7 1-2 5, Katie Weister 3-5 0-0 6, Hannah Kruse 1-5 2-5 4, No. 35 (name not listed) 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 13-40. FT: 8-17. 3-pointers: 2-9 (Manlick 2-5, Selz 0-3, No. 35 0-1). Rebounds: 18 (Kruse 6). Record: 6-6, 4-5 Cloverbelt East.
SPENCER (37): Karly Bump 1-3 0-0 3, Marisa Johnson 1-4 2-2 4, Alicia Endreas 1-3 2-2 4, Claire Drews 2-9 0-0 5, Kailyn Anderson 1-4 0-0 2, Macie Weber 1-4 0-1 2, Tara Matter 6-16 2-3 15, Abby Varsho 1-2 0-2 2. FG: 14-45. FT: 6-10. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Bump 1-2, Matter 1-4, Drews 1-6). Rebounds: 31 (Matter 16). Record: 7-5, 4-5 Cloverbelt East.