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STEVENS POINT – Marshfield came back from a seven-point deficit in the final minute but Stevens Point made four free throws in the final 22 seconds to top the Tigers 63-62 in a wild Wisconsin Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday night at Stevens Point Area Senior High.
Marshfield trailed 59-54 after a basket by Ema Fehrenbach with 1 minute to go.
The Tigers rallied with five more points following a pair of SPASH turnovers. Ellie Kummer hit a 3-pointer to knot the score at 59-59.
On the inbounds pass, Marshfield was called for a foul and Abby Bohanski made two free throws to put the Panthers back on top.
After a missed shot by the Tigers, Stevens Point scored two more at the free throw line to open up a four-point lead.
Kummer hit another 3-pointer with 1 second to go but it was too late for Marshfield, which drops to 13-5 overall and 5-3 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. SPASH is now 9-10 and 5-4 in the conference.
Caitlin Michaelis passed the 1,100-point mark in her career at Marshfield with a team-high 18 points. McKayla Scheuer added 16 points for the Tigers.
The Tigers’ next game is Tuesday at home against Wisconsin Rapids as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 7:45 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.
Panthers 63, Tigers 62
Marshfield 11 15 16 20 – 62
Stevens Point 14 19 13 17 – 63
MARSHFIELD (62): McKayla Scheuer 16, Meg Bryan 3, Caitlin Michaelis 18, Natalie Zuelke 4, Maddie Nikolai 0, Martha Kupfer 0, Ellie Kummer 13, Ema Fehrenbach 8, Hannah Meverden 0. Record: 13-5, 5-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
STEVENS POINT (63): Taylor Beadles 3, Sarah Warner 13, Abby Bohanski 9, Sydney Neale 2, Rachel Sullivan 4, Morgan Drake 5, Maggie Negaard 27. record: 9-10, 5-4 Wisconsin Valley Conference.