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WAUSAU – McKayla Scheuer scored 19 points and Ema Fehrenbach had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Marshfield girls basketball team held off Wausau West 53-49 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game on Friday night at West High School.
The game was tied at 26-26 at halftime before the Tigers pulled away late to win their seventh-straight win.
Marshfield is now 14-1 overall and 7-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference, while West drops to 8-5 and 3-3 in the conference.
Scheuer drilled three 3-pointers and made all four of her free throw attempts for the Tigers. In all, Marshfield was 17 of 23 at the free throw line.
Hannah Meverden added eight points and 10 rebounds for Marshfield.
Caitlin Deaton had 23 points, making 10 of 14 at the free throw line, to lead West.
The Warriors shot just 20 percent (13 of 62) from the field.
The Tigers plays at Waunakee on Saturday afternoon and will host Eau Claire North in a nonconference game Tuesday.
Tigers 53, Warriors 49
Marshfield 26 27 – 53
Wausau West 26 23 – 49
MARSHFIELD (53): McKayla Scheuer 6-15 4-4 19, Dani Bender 0-0 0-0 0, Meg Bryan 1-1 0-1 3, Sara Dasler 0-1 0-0 0, Jenna Jakobi 0-2 4-4 4, Maddie Nikolai 1-4 0-0 2, Ema Fehrenbach 4-14 9-14 17, Hannah Meverden 4-8 0-0 8. FG: 16-45. FT: 17-23. 3-pointers: 4-9 (Scheuer 3-8, Bryan 1-1). Rebounds: 33 (Meverden 10, Fehrenbach 10). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-1, 7-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU WEST (49): Alexa Sheehan 0-1 0-0 0, Kadie Deaton 1-6 0-0 2, Caitlin Deaton 5-22 10-14 23, Madeleine Helke 0-1 1-2 1, Brooke Jaworski 1-4 0-0 2, Shelby Samz 0-3 0-0 0, Maddie Schires 3-16 4-6 11, Tess Hauer 2-7 4-5 8, Sarah Snoeyenbos 1-2 0-0 2. FG: 13-62. FT: 19-27. 3-pointers: 4-17 (C. Deaton 3-7, Schires 1-7, K. Deaton 0-1, Samz 0-2). Rebounds: 32 (Jaworski 6). Turnovers: 9. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-5, 3-3 Wisconsin Valley Conference.