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MARSHFIELD – Superior overcame a six-point halftime deficit to send the Marshfield girls basketball team to its first loss of the season, defeating the Tigers 56-50 in the championship game of the Marshfield Girls Basketball Holiday Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Marshfield High School.
Marshfield led 32-26 at halftime before the Spartans stormed back, holding the Tigers to just 18 points in the second half to earn the victory.
Superior was 10 of 22 from 3-point range with five different players hitting from deep. Kloe Zentowksi had 16 points and Emma Raye added 13 for the Spartans (9-1).
Dani Minsaas had 15 points, Ashley Grancorvitz scored 13, and Ayana Bousum had 10 points and nine rebounds for Marshfield (10-1). The Tigers shot just 18 of 52 from the field, 8-for-28 on 3-pointers, and committed 19 turnovers in the loss.
Marshfield returns to action Tuesday with a nonconference game at Eau Claire Memorial.
Spartans 56, Tigers 50
Superior 26 30 – 56
Marshfield 32 18 – 50
SUPERIOR (56): Annabel Manion 2-3 0-0 5, Kloe Zentkowski 5-8 4-8 16, Savannah Leopold 2-6 1-2 7, Eva Peterson 3-9 0-0 7, Ava Stratton 2-3 0-0 6, Emma Raye 5-13 1-2 13, Lauren Gunderson 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 19-44. FT: 6-12. 3-pointers: 10-22 (Stratton 2-2, Zentkowski 2-5, Leopold 2-5, Raye 2-5, Manion 1-1, Peterson 1-4). Rebounds: 16 (Manion 4, Zentkowski 4). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-1.
MARSHFIELD (50): Sam Kilty 0-2 0-0 0, Zaida Kolbeck 3-6 0-1 8, Kylie Charron 0-1 0-0 0, Dani Minsaas 5-19 3-5 15, Ashley Grancorvitz 5-8 0-0 13, Raella Schueller 1-4 0-0 2, Ayana Bousum 4-12 1-1 10. FG: 18-52. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 8-28 (Grancorvitz 3-5, Kolbeck 2-4, Minsaas 2-10, Bousum 1-8, Charron 0-1). Rebounds: 25 (Bousum 9). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Minsaas. Record: 10-1.