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APPLETON – The Marshfield girls basketball team had its six-game winning streak come to a screeching halt as it lost to Appleton North 80-55 in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon at Appleton North High School.
North, which defeated Marshfield by two points in a WIAA Division 1 sectional final last season, is ranked No. 1 in this week’s WisSports.net Division 1 state coaches poll and is now 17-0 this season.
North shot 56 percent overall (30 of 54) and was a sizzling 13 of 21 from 3-point range in the victory. The Lightning charged out to a 53-17 lead by halftime.
Meg Bryan hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Ema Fehrenbach added 16 points as she made 8 of 9 free throws for Marshfield (8-7).
The Tigers return to Wisconsin Valley Conference action Tuesday at Merrill.
Lightning 80, Tigers 55
Marshfield 17 38 – 55
Appleton North 53 27 – 80
MARSHFIELD (55): Meg Bryan 5-12 3-3 17, Jenna Jakobi 3-6 0-1 6, Corianne Johnson 2-4 2-4 7, Maddie Nikolai 1-5 0-2 2, Ema Fehrenbach 4-12 8-9 16, Hannah Meverden 0-1 0-0 0, Katie Osinski 3-3 1-1 7, Sophie Koen 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 18-43. FT: 14-20. 3-pointers: 5-13 (Bryan 4-11, Johnson 1-2). Rebounds: 16 (Jakobi 5). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-7.
APPLETON NORTH (80): Brekke 4-6 0-0 10, Sieg 2-4 0-0 6, Squier 1-1 0-0 2, Van Wyk 2-3 0-2 5, Laux 3-7 0-0 8, Erickson 1-1 0-0 2, Pohlman 5-7 0-0 10, Beecher 0-1 0-0 0, Klitzke 1-3 2-2 5, Levy 5-12 5-5 18, Van Handel 1-1 0-0 2, Schabo 5-7 0-0 12, Lukashewich 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 30-54. FT: 7-9. 3-pointers: 13-21 (Levy 3-6, Schabo 2-2, Brekke 2-3, Sieg 2-3, Laux 2-4, Klitzke 1-1, Van Wyk 1-2). Rebounds: 28 (Levy 5). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-0.