Free throws lift Marshfield girls basketball past Chippewa Falls

Marshfield senior Ema Fehrenbach, center front, surpassed 1,000 points for her career during the Tigers’ win at Chippewa Falls on Tuesday night. (Submitted photo)

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CHIPPEWA FALLS – Marshfield made 27 of 33 free throws and shot 52 percent from the field to overcome 18 turnovers and defeat Chippewa Falls 73-64 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday at Chippewa Falls High School.

Marshfield is now 10-8, while Chippewa Falls drops to 13-6.

Ema Fehrenbach made 8 of 10 from the line and finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, Jenna Jakobi and 17 points, and Corianne Johnson had 13 points and six rebounds for the Tigers.

Fehrenbach, a senior, surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the victory.

Marshfield was 21 of 40 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range to go along with its stellar performance at the free throw line.

Meg Bryan added 12 points, making 6 of 8 at the free throw line, for Marshfield. The junior guard hit a pair of 3-pointers and now has 100 in her three-year career.

Marshfield plays at Wausau East on Friday and will host East on Saturday.

Tigers 73, Cardinals 64
Marshfield 34 39 – 73
Chippewa Falls 29 35 – 64
MARSHFIELD (73):
Meg Byran 2-8 6-8 12, Jenna Jakobi 6-9 5-6 17, Corianne Johnson 3-4 5-6 13, Maddie Nikolai 3-6 1-1 7, Ema Fehrenbach 5-8 8-10 18, Hannah Meverden 2-4 2-2 6, Katie Osinski 0-1 0-0 0, Sophie Koehn 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 21-40. FT: 27-33. 3-pointers: 4-9 (Johnson 2-3, Bryan 2-6). Rebounds: 30 (Fehrenbach 8). Assists: 14 (Nikolai 4, Fehrenbach 4). Turnovers: 18. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-8.
CHIPPEWA FALLS (64): Alexis Zenner 3-7 1-2 8, Brooke Rooney 0-2 0-0 0, Caelan Givens 7-17 3-6 19, Carley Meinen 1-7 0-1 2, Bailee Sillman 4-10 2-3 12, Lexi Hanley 7-19 6-7 23, McKenna Erickson 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Houle 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 22-66. FT: 12-19. 3-pointers: 8-18 (Hanley 3-5, Sillman 2-5, Givens 2-5, Zenner 1-1, Rooney 0-2). Rebounds: 28 (Givens 7, Hanley 7). Turnovers: 10. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Sillman. Record: 13-6.