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MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Columbus Catholic’s Elizabeth Manlick scored 24 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, but the Dons couldn’t overcome a slow start and dropped a 43-40 Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game to Augusta on Thursday night at Columbus Catholic High School.
Augusta (8-5, 4-5 Cloverbelt East) jumped out to a 17-4 lead after the first quarter and led 27-16 by halftime.
The Dons closed the game by two more points heading into the fourth when they outscored Augusta 15-9 but couldn’t quite catch up. Columbus was hurt by making just 10 of 21 free throws.
Allie Nelson scored 19 points to lead Augusta.
Columbus drops to 4-8 and 3-6 in the Cloverbelt East. The Dons play at Gilman on Tuesday.
Beavers 43, Dons 40
Augusta 17 10 7 9 – 43
Columbus 4 12 9 15 – 40
AUGUSTA (43): Schick 0 0-0 0, Shaffer 1 1-2 3, Allie Nelson 7 4-4 19, Perkovich 2 0-0 5, Raether 0 0-0 0, Ludwig 2 4-7 8, Herrick 2 4-5 8, Schneider 0 0-0 0, Sanneis 0 0-0 0, Klingworth 0 0-0 0. FG: 14. FT: 13-18. 3-pointers: 2 (Nelson 1, Perkovich 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Schneider. Record: 8-5, 4-5 Cloverbelt East.
COLUMBUS (40): Elizabeth Manlick 8-17 8-15 24, Tara Brock 0-0 0-0 0, Kayla Selz 0-1 0-0 0, Lindsey Hertel 2-6 1-3 5, Hannah Kruse 3-3 0-1 6, Paige Thornton 1-4 1-2 3, Abby Stroebel 1-4 0-0 2, Hannah Stratman 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 15-35. FT: 10-21. Rebounds: 18 (Kruse 6). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Thornton. Record: 4-8, 3-6 Cloverbelt East.