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OWEN – Owen-Withee held off Marshfield Columbus Catholic to earn a hard-fought 36-33 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Tuesday night at Owen-Withee High School.
Owen-Withee held an 18-15 lead at halftime and finished with the same three-point lead.
Annika Brown had 13 points and Holly Dean scored 10 for the Dons, who fall to 8-9 overall and 7-5 in the Cloverbelt East.
Owen-Withee (7-9, 6-7 Cloverbelt East) had a balanced scoring attack with Hailey Geldernick leading the way with nine points.
Columbus Catholic plays at Gilman on Thursday.
Blackhawks 36, Dons 33
Columbus Catholic 15 18 – 33
Owen-Withee 18 18 – 36
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (33): Annika Brown 3 7-10 13, Emmalee Jicinsky 3 0-5 6, Meghan Kibbel 0 0-1 0, Kelsey Moore 1 0-0 2, Holly Dean 4 0-1 10, Erynn Meece 0 0-0 0, Jenna Kibbel 1 0-0 2. FG: 12. FT: 7-17. 3-pointers: 2 (Dean 2). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Brown. Record: 8-9, 7-5 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
OWEN-WITHEE (36): Jasmine Stock 2 3-4 8, Hailee Shelton 1 0-0 2, Serena Bakke 2 0-0 4, Kate Erickson 0 2-2 2, Brianna Simington 3 1-3 7, Lexi Nernberger 2 0-0 4, Grayce Bottlemy 0 0-0 0, Hailey Geldernick 2 5-9 9. FG: 12. FT: 11-18. 3-pointers: 1 (Stock 1). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-9, 6-7 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.