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MERRILL – The Marshfield girls basketball team won its fourth-straight game with a strong defensive performance as it topped Merrill 57-36 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup Thursday night at Merrill High School.
Marshfield led 28-22 at halftime before stifling Merrill in the second half, holding the Bluejays to 14 points.
Ema Fehrenbach had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Meg Bryan had a career-high 16 points, and McKayla Scheuer added 12 points for the Tigers, who improve to 11-1 overall and remain perfect at 4-0 in the WVC.
Merrill is now 8-3 and 2-2 in the conference. Patience Pyan had 11 points to lead the Bluejays.
Bryan was 4 of 7 from 3-point range and added six rebounds. Hannah Meverden also had 11 rebounds for the Tigers.
Marshfield’s next game is Tuesday at home against D.C. Everest, which is also 4-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference.
Tigers 57, Bluejays 36
Marshfield 28 29 – 57
Merrill 22 14 – 36
MARSHFIELD (57): McKayla Scheuer 5-15 2-2 12, Dani Bender 0-0 0-0 0, Jenny Scheppler 0-0 0-0 0, Ana Jensen 0-0 0-0 0, Sara Dasler 0-0 0-0 0, Meg Bryan 5-10 2-2 16, Maddie Nikolai 0-3 2-4 2, Ema Fehrenbach 8-20 4-5 20, Hannah Meverden 3-5 0-1 6. FG: 21-53. FT: 11-16. 3-pointers: 4-12 (Bryan 4-7, Scheuer 0-5). Rebounds: 37 (Fehrenbach 12, Meverden 11). Assists: 13 (Fehrenbach 4). Turnovers: 11. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-1, 4-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
MERRILL (36): Maddix Bonnell 3-8 1-2 8, Kennedy Soderberg 0-0 0-0, Emily Page 1-2 0-1 2, Rheanna Hinz 0-2 0-0 0, Allie Turenne 1-2 0-0 3, Lindsey Casper 1-5 0-0 3, Patience Pyan 5-11 0-0 11, Anna Finnell 2-10 1-2 5, Morgan Pettit 1-4 0-2 2, Malayna Beyer 0-4 0-0 0, Chelsey Lamonica 0-0 0-0 0, Rylee Folz 1-3 0-2 2. FG: 15-53. FT: 2-9. 3-pointers: 4-17 (Turenne 1-1, Casper 1-4, Bonnell 1-3, Pyan 1-6, Page 0-1, Hinz 0-2). Rebounds: 26 (Pettit 5). Turnovers: 11. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-3, 2-2 Wisconsin Valley Conference.