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AUGUSTA – Spencer erased an early deficit with a 19-0 surge in the second quarter and went on to beat Augusta 48-23 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Thursday night at Augusta High School.
Spencer trailed 10-7 after the first quarter before going on a dominating 19-0 run in the second quarter and outscored the Beavers 22-13 in the second half to preserve the victory.
Courtney Schulz scored 15 points and Tara Matter added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who improve to 11-4 and 8-3 in the Cloverbelt East, maintaining a third-place tie with Colby in the standings.
Augusta drops to 9-7 and 5-7 in the conference. The Beavers had won six of their previous seven games heading into Thursday’s contest.
Spencer held a huge advantage at the free throw line, making 23 of 29, including 7 of 9 by Schulz. Augusta was just 2 of 6 on free throws.
Spencer returns to action Tuesday at home against Marshfield Columbus Catholic.
Rockets 48, Beavers 23
Spencer 7 19 15 7 – 48
Augusta 10 0 11 2 – 23
SPENCER (48): Krystal Weier 1-7 4-4 6, Alicia Endreas 0-3 4-7 4, Claire Drews 0-1 0-0 0, Kailyn Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, Courtney Schulz 4-7 7-9 15, Tara Matter 5-12 0-0 11, Aubrie Bissonette 0-3 4-5 4, Kyleigh Hebert 1-3 4-4 6, Tara Kramer 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 12-39. FT: 23-29. 3-pointers: 1-5 (Matter 1-2, Hebert 0-1, Weier 0-2). Rebounds: 25 (Matter 10, Schulz 6). Record: 11-4, 8-3 Cloverbelt East.
AUGUSTA (23): Amy Schick 1-1 0-0 2, Catherine Shaffer 2-5 2-3 6, Allie Nelson 4-13 0-1 9, Molly Perkovich 1-3 0-0 2, Dani Nelson 0-0 0-0 0, Mandi Raether 0-1 0-0 0, Chanel Ludwig 0-2 0-0 0, Amber Herrick 1-3 0-0 2, Amanda Schneider 1-1 0-0 2, Simone Sommers 0-0 0-0 0, Desyre Klindworth 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 10-29. FT: 2-6. 3-pointers: 1-5 (A. Nelson 1-4, Raether 0-1). Rebounds: 15 (A. Nelson 4). Record: 9-7, 5-7 Cloverbelt East.