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EAU CLAIRE – The Marshfield girls basketball came responded after suffering its first loss of the season with a huge road win, taking down Eau Claire Memorial 69-62 in a nonconference battle between top sectional contenders on Tuesday night at Memorial High School.
The Tigers shot 55 percent from the field (23-for-42) and were 8 of 14 from 3-point range behind the hot shooting of Dani Minsaas and Ashley Grancorvitz as both were 4-for-5 from deep.
Minsaas finished with a game-high 30 points and Grancorvitz added 16 for Marshfield, which improves to 11-1 this season.
Jordyn Peed had 22 points for Eau Claire Memorial (6-2).
Marshfield will have a week off before hosting Stevens Point as part of a girls-boys doubleheader on Tuesday, Jan. 10. The girls game will start at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow.
Tigers 69, Old Abes 62
Marshfield 37 32 – 69
Eau Claire Memorial 31 31 – 62
MARSHFIELD (69): Sam Kilty 0-0 2-2 2, Zaida Kolbeck 4-7 1-2 9, Kaylie Charron 0-1 0-0 0, Dani Minsaas 10-16 6-8 30, Kaci Abney 1-1 0-0 2, Ashley Grancorvitz 5-6 2-2 16, Raella Schueller 2-4 4-6 8, Ayana Bousum 1-7 0-0 2. FG: 23-42. FT: 15-20. 3-pointers: 8-14 (Minsaas 4-5, Grancorvitz 4-5, Kolbeck 0-1, Bousum 0-3). Rebounds: 16 (Schueller 5, Minsaas 5). Turnovers: 12. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-1.
EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL (62): Lily Cayley 5-12 1-2 11, Jordyn Peed 9-12 3-6 22, Ashlynn Schroeder 1-3 0-0 2, Bella Tangley 2-4 2-2 7, Lydia Paulmeier 0-3 1-4 1, Brenna Lasher 1-7 0-0 3, Raya Shaw 4-7 0-0 9, Rayna Welsch 3-3 1-3 7. FG: 25-51. FT: 8-17. 3-pointers: 4-17 (Tangley 1-2, Shaw 1-2, Peed 1-3, Lasher 1-6, Cayley 0-2, Paulmeier 0-2). Rebounds: 17 (Welsch 6). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-2.