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MERRILL – The Marshfield girls basketball team finished its regular season with a 43-32 victory over Merrill on Thursday night at Merrill High School.
The Tigers won their sixth game in a row and wrap up the Wisconsin Valley Conference season with a perfect 12-0 record. It is the fourth straight WVC championship for Marshfield (19-3 overall). Merrill finishes 8-14 overall and 6-6 in the Valley.
Eleni Seitz scored 20 points to lead Marshfield. Taylor Varsho scored nine points and is just 11 points away from breaking Jamie Braun’s single-season team scoring record of 465 points.
Marshfield has received a bye in the first round of the WIAA Division 1 playoffs and will host a regional final on March 12 against the winner of the Hudson-D.C. Everest semifinal game that is scheduled for Tuesday.
Tigers 43, Bluejays 32
Marshfield 14 13 8 8 – 43
Merrill 8 6 9 9 – 32
MARSHFIELD (43): Eleni Seitz 20, Taylor Varsho 9, Leah Ripp 7, Sarah Wolff 5, Tiffany Stargardt 2. 3-pointers: 4 (Varsho 2, Ripp 1, Wolff 1). Record: 19-3, 12-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
MERRILL (32): Renee Sladek 10, Andi English 6, Jourdyn Mootz 5, Aly Brandvold 4, Ruth Leland 3, Liz Smith 2, Emma Sowieja 2. 3-pointers: 1 (Leland 1). Record: 8-14, 6-6 WVC.