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SPENCER – Spencer overcame an eight-point deficit at the end of the first quarter and stormed back to beat Marshfield Columbus Catholic 36-27 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Tuesday night at Spencer High School.
Columbus led 12-4 after the first period before the Rockets responded with a 13-4 run in the second quarter to take a 17-16 lead.
The Rockets extended the lead with a 13-6 run in the third quarter and held on from there to win their third straight game and improve to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the Cloverbelt East.
Spencer center Courtney Schulz dominated underneath the basket, making 7 of 9 shots and finishing with game-highs in points (17) and rebounds (11). Krystal Weier added 10 points for the Rockets.
Taylor Weister had 10 points to lead the Dons, who fall to 3-5 and 2-3 in the Cloverbelt East.
Rockets 36, Dons 27
Columbus 12 4 6 5 – 27
Spencer 4 13 13 6 – 36
COLUMBUS (27): Deanna Kaiser 1-4 0-0 2, Elizabeth Manlick 2-8 2-3 6, Taylor Weister 5-10 0-0 10, Lindsey Brandt 0-8 0-0 0, Kayla Selz 0-1 0-0 0, Angie Seubert 3-9 1-1 7, Abby Gotz 1-4 0-0 2. FG: 12-44. FT: 3-4. 3-pointers: 0-3 (Seubert 0-2, Kaiser 0-1). Rebounds: 25 (Weister 8, Kaiser 6). Record: 3-5, 2-3 Cloverbelt East.
SPENCER (36): Danica Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Krystal Weier 3-13 5-7 10, Alicia Endreas 0-0 0-0 0, Claire Drews 1-1 0-0 2, Courtney Schulz 7-9 3-6 17, Aubrie Bissonette 1-4 0-0 2, Kyleigh Hebert 1-6 1-3 3, Tynae Phillips 1-2 0-0 2. FG: 14-38. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 1-5 (Weier 1-4, Hebert 0-1). Rebounds: 29 (Schulz 11). Record: 4-1, 3-1 Cloverbelt East.