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MARSHFIELD – Eighteen hours after suffering a stunning home loss to Wausau West, the Marshfield girls basketball team was back in action Saturday afternoon and regrouped with a huge win.
The Tigers blasted Waunakee 63-33 in a nonconference matchup at The Boson Company Fieldhouse at Marshfield High School, improving to 12-4 on the season.
Ema Fehrenbach had 21 points, Natalie Zuelke added 17 points and Caitlin Michaelis had seven points, eight rebounds and six assists for Marshfield.
Waunakee is now 6-9 this season.
The Tigers return to action Tuesday at Eau Claire North. The nonconference game will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com at 7:30 p.m.
The Tigers used a 19-7 second quarter to bust out to a 27-16 halftime lead. Marshfield continued to pound the ball inside to Fehrenbach and Zuelke in the second half, outscoring Waunakee 36-17.
Tigers 63, Warriors 33
Waunakee 9 7 12 5 – 33
Marshfield 8 19 19 17 – 63
WAUNAKEE (33): Statistics not reported. Record: 6-9
MARSHFIELD (63): McKayla Scheuer 2-5 0-0 5, Caitlin Michaelis 2-3 1-2 7, Natalie Zuelke 8-17 1-3 17, Maddie Nikolai 1-1 1-2 3, Martha Kupfer 0-2 0-0 0, Ellie Kummer 1-4 0-0 2, Ema Fehrenbach 10-16 1-2 21, Hannah Meverden 2-2 4-4 8. FG: 26-50. FT: 8-13. 3-pointers: 3-10 (Michaelis 2-3, Scheuer 1-3, Zuelke 0-1, Kupfer 0-1, Kummer 0-2). Rebounds: 32 (Michaelis 8, Fehrenbach 7). Assists: 14 (Michaelis 6). Record: 12-4.