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COLBY – The Spencer girls basketball team nearly pulled off a big road upset, but in the end came up just short, losing 54-51 to Colby in overtime on Thursday night at Colby High School.
Courtney Buss, Nadia King and Melissa Lehman each scored 11 points for the Rockets, who are now 3-8 overall and 3-7 in the Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
Jenna Jicinsky had 17 points for Colby (7-8, 7-3 Cloverbelt East).
Spencer plays at Abbotsford on Monday and at Granton on Tuesday.
Hornets 54, Rockets 51
SPENCER (51): Courtney Buss 4-5 2-4 11, Nadia King 3-11 4-6 11, Melissa Lehman 5-9 1-3 11, Kallie Reckner 3-12 2-2 8, Liz Endreas 2-5 2-4 6, Lexi Baehr 1-5 1-2 3, Katelynn Walter 0-0 1-2 1. FG: 18-47. FT: 13-23. 3-pointers: 2-7 (Buss 1-2, King 1-2, Reckner 0-3). Rebounds: 37. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-8, 3-7 Cloverbelt East.
COLBY (54): Jenna Jicinsky 8-21 1-1 17, Samantha Hayes 6-13 2-3 14, Hannah Gurtner 4-6 2-6 10, Haylee Geiger 2-8 0-0 6, Neilana Golz 2-5 1-2 5, Paige Bruesewitz 0-1 1-2 1, Kendra Bellendorf 0-1 1-2 1. FG: 22-55. FT: 8-16. 3-pointers: 2-4 (Geiger 2-4). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-8, 7-3 Cloverbelt East.