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MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield girls basketball team couldn’t hold on to a slight halftime lead and dropped a nonconference game to Chippewa Falls 61-54 on Tuesday at Marshfield High School.
Marshfield led 32-31 at halftime, but was held to 22 points in the second half in losing its second game in a row and falling to 8-11 this season.
Caelen Givens had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Ashley Hanley made all four of her 3-point attempts and scored 15 points to lead Chippewa Falls (12-7).
Meg Bryan made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to top the Tigers. Hannah Meverden was 9 of 11 at the free throw line and added 15 points, and Jenna Jakobi had 13 points and six rebounds for Marshfield.
Marshfield hosts Wausau East on Friday.
Cardinals 61, Tigers 54
Chippewa Falls 31 30 – 61
Marshfield 32 22 – 54
CHIPPEWA FALLS (61): Maria Friedel 0-0 0-0 0, Alexis Zenner 3-5 5-6 11, Brooke Rooney 1-4 0-0 3, Kailee Lien 0-2 0-0 0, Caelen Givens 9-13 5-7 24, Ashley Hanley 4-6 3-3 15, Aaliyah McMillan 3-5 2-2 8, Brystal Roshell 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 20-37. FT: 15-18. 3-pointers: 6-12 (Hanley 4-4, Givens 1-2, Rooney 1-4, McMillan 0-1, Zenner 0-1). Rebounds: 24 (Givens 9). Turnovers: 10. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-7.
MARSHFIELD (54): Kaydee Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Meg Bryan 6-16 4-5 21, Maddie Michaelis 1-7 0-0 3, Desirae Weisenberger 0-1 0-0 0, Hannah Meverden 3-5 9-11 15, Corianne Johnson 1-2 0-4 2, Katie Osinski 0-2 0-0 0, Jenna Jakobi 6-9 1-3 13. FG: 17-43. FT: 14-23. 3-pointers: 6-21 (Bryan 5-14, Michaelis 1-6, K. Johnson 0-1). Rebounds: 17 (Jakobi 6). Assists: 12 (Bryan 3, C. Johnson 3). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-11.