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WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Natalie Pospyhalla had a season-high 21 points to lift the Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team to a 52-37 win over Nekoosa in a semifinal at the Cranberry Classic on Friday afternoon at Assumption High School.
Pospyhalla added eight rebounds for the Dons, who are now 4-0 and will take on Assumption in the championship game of the tournament at 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
Maren Seefluth and Marissa Immerfall each had 10 points for the Dons, and Kendra Baierl added nine points and nine rebounds in the win.
Jenna Baker led Nekoosa (1-1) with 13 points.
Dons 52, Papermakers 37
Columbus Catholic 27 25 – 52
Nekoosa 17 20 – 37
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (52): Morgan Albrecht 0-7 1-2 1, Hailey Roehl 0-1 0-0 0, Maren Seefluth 2-6 6-10 10, Kendra Baierl 4-8 1-2 9, Katie Hall 0-1 1-2 1, Natalie Pospyhalla 8-15 1-4 21, Zoe Stratman 0-0 0-0 0, Marissa Immerfall 5-14 0-0 10. FG: 19-52. FT: 10-20. 3-pointers: 4-10 (Pospyhalla 4-7, Albrecht 0-3). Rebounds: 38 (Baierl 9). Assists: 12 (Albrecht 4). Turnovers: 26. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: Roehl. Record: 4-0.
NEKOOSA (37): Haylee Glaza 2-3 0-0 4, Helen Merritt 2-6 0-2 4, Amanda Schaefbaer 0-2 0-0 0, Cassandra Mortel 3-7 0-0 9, Tess Keenan 0-0 0-0 0, Jenna Baker 5-23 3-5 13, Shannon Sorbo 3-9 1-4 7, Danielle Henrikson 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 15-52. FT: 4-11. 3-pointers: 3-11 (Mortel 3-4, Glaza 0-1, Henrikson 0-1, Sorbo 0-2, Merritt 0-3). Rebounds: 20 (Merritt 5, Sorbo 5). Assists: 6 (Merritt 2). Turnovers: 20. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Baker, Sorbo. Record: 1-1.