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LOYAL – Loyal ran out to a nine-point lead by halftime and held on to defeat Marshfield Columbus Catholic 45-43 in the Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball finale for both teams on Friday night at Loyal High School.
The Dons trailed by seven late before mounting a comeback that came up just short as Sam Casperson made a 3-pointer in the final seconds to provide the final two-point margin.
Jenna Kibbel had 16 points, and Hailey Zimmermann and Hailey Klumb each added 11 for the Dons, who finish 10-4 and in second place in the Cloverbelt East, and fall to 14-9 overall.
Alyssia Zvolena had 12 points and Olivia Nikolai added 10, with both hitting a pair of 3-pointers, for Loyal (11-11, 9-5 Cloverbelt East).
Columbus Catholic will play in the second-place game of the Cloverbelt Conference crossovers against Cadott on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Neillsville. Click here to view the Cloverbelt East girls basketball standings
Greyhounds 45, Dons 43
Columbus Catholic 17 26 – 43
Loyal 26 19 – 45
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (43): Maggie Callaghan 0 0-0 0, Cierra Dieringer 0 0-0 0, Sam Casperson 1 0-1 3, Hailey Zimmermann 2 6-6 11, Lily Stratman 0 0-0 0, Courtney Sommer 1 0-0 2, Jenna Kibbel 3 9-12 16, Hailey Klumb 5 1-2 11. FG: 12. FT: 16-21. 3-pointers: 3 (Casperson 1, Zimmermann 1, Kibbel 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-9, 10-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
LOYAL (45): Alyssia Zvolena 4 2-4 12, Anna Lindner 2 0-0 4, Addysen Wolf 3 3-4 9, Autumn Zvolena 2 0-0 4, Sheila Tellock 2 2-3 6, Olivia Nikolai 4 0-0 10, Courtney Rakovec 0 0-0 0. FG: 17. FT: 7-11. 3-pointers: 4 (Al. Zvolena 2, Nikolai 2). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Au. Zvolena. Record: 11-11, 9-5 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.