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SCHOFIELD – The Marshfield girls basketball team had first-place D.C. Everest on the ropes but couldn’t hold on in the second half and dropped a 48-42 decision to the Evergreens in a Wisconsin Valley Conference contest Friday night at D.C. Everest High School.
Marshfield led 25-24 at halftime, but scored only 17 points in the second half in the loss.
D.C. Everest is now 15-3 overall and remains unbeaten at 10-0 in the WVC. Marshfield drops to 8-10 and 4-6 in conference play.
Jenna Jakobi scored 14 points for lead Marshfield.
The Tigers host Chippewa Falls in a nonconference game Tuesday.
Evergreens 48, Tigers 42
Marshfield 25 17 – 42
D.C. Everest 24 24 – 48
MARSHFIELD (42): Kaydee Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Meg Bryan 2-7 0-0 6, Maddie Michaelis 0-4 0-0 0, Hannah Meverden 4-5 0-0 8, Corianne Johnson 1-1 2-2 5, Katie Osinski 4-7 1-2 9, Jenna Jakobi 5-9 4-4 14. FG: 16-34. FT: 7-8. 3-pointers: 3-13 (Bryan 2-7, C. Johnson 1-1, K. Johnson 0-1, Michaelis 0-4). Rebounds: 15 (Meverden 4). Turnovers: 12. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-10, 4-6 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
D.C. EVEREST (48): Malorie Schmoll 1-7 6-8 9, Natalie Mohring 2-5 5-8 9, Madison Simpson 0-2 0-0 0, Taylor Petit 4-8 0-0 9, Sarah Lehrke 3-5 1-1 7, Krista Koenig 0-1 0-0 0, Alexis Wojnowiak 1-2 0-0 2, Lexie Higgins 4-10 3-4 12. FG: 15-40. FT: 15-21. 3-pointers: 3-10 (Petit 1-2, Higgins 1-3, Schmoll 1-5). Rebounds: 23 (Petit 6). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-3, 10-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.