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AUBURNDALE – Nicole Nikolay led three Auburndale players in double figures with 13 points as the Apaches beat Northland Lutheran 54-34 in a Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Tuesday night at Auburndale High School.
Sam Karl added 12 points and Melanie Brandl had 10 for the Apaches, who improve to 5-3 and 2-2 in conference.
Auburndale jumped out to a 10-2 lead after the first quarter and led 26-6 by halftime.
The Apaches shot 23 of 48 from the field in the victory.
Morgan Thums scored 14 points for the Wildcats (0-5, 0-4 Marawood South).
Auburndale is off until next Tuesday when they host Pittsville.
Apaches 54, Wildcats 34
Northland Lutheran 2 4 19 9 – 34
Auburndale 10 16 16 12 – 54
NORTHLAND LUTHERAN (34): Brittanie Brock 3-5 0-1 6, Emily Warden 0-2 0-0 0, Greta Nelson 1-4 2-4 4, Jessie Sargent 0-1 0-0 0, Emilie Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Morgan Thums 4-12 6-9 14, Kelsey Kliteman 0-0 0-0 0, Jessica Kuhl 3-7 0-0 8, Ellen Smith 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 12-35. FT: 8-17. 3-pointers: 2-7 (Kuhl 2-5, Nelson 0-1, Warden 0-1). Rebounds: 10 (Thums 4). Record: 0-5, 0-4 Marawood South.
AUBURNDALE (54): Sam Karl 5-6 0-0 12, Mikayla Jankowski 1-4 0-0 2, Nicole Nikolay 5-8 3-4 13, Emma Steines 2-8 0-0 4, Becky Willfahrt 1-2 0-0 3, Melanie Brandl 5-6 0-0 10, Kendra Kundinger 3-6 1-1 8, Brianna Meyer 1-6 0-0 2, Shannon Yohnke 0-0 0-0 0, Stefani Karl 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 23-48. FT: 4-5. 3-pointers: 4-7 (Karl 2-3, Kundinger 1-2, Willfahrt 1-1, Nikolay 0-1). Rebounds: 22 (Nikolay 7). Record: 5-3, 2-2 Marawood South.