This story is sponsored by: High Street Salon, Spa & Travel
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
WAUSAU – The Marshfield girls basketball team finished its regular-season schedule with a narrow 46-44 win over Wausau West on Thursday night at West High School.
Ellie Fehrenbach made a basket in the final seconds to give the Tigers’ the two-point win.
The Tigers finish 15-7 and 10-2 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, good enough for a second-place finish in the conference one game behind champion D.C. Everest. Marshfield won its final nine regular-season games.
West is 12-9 and ends up 7-5 in the WVC.
West led 17-9 after the first quarter before the Tigers came back to cut the deficit to three by halftime.
Marshfield outscored West 19-14 in the second half to pull out the win.
Ellie Fehrenbach finished with 13 points and Caitlin Michaelis had 11 for Marshfield.
Marshfield will host Eau Claire Memorial in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal on March 7 at 7 p.m.
Tigers 46, Warriors 44
Marshfield 9 18 15 4 – 46
Wausau West 17 13 7 7 – 44
MARSHFIELD (46): McKayla Scheuer 8, Caitlin Michaelis 11, Natalie Zuelke 6, Ellie Kummer 3, Ema Fehrenbach 3, Ellie Fehrenbach 13, Kailey Hubler 2. Record: 15-7, 10-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU WEST (44): Kierra Kohlbeck 10, Jessyka Wiskofske 3, Erin Bardonner 2, Jasmin Samz 15, Katrina Cihlar 14. Record: 13-9, 7-5 Wisconsin Valley Conference.