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SPENCER – The Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team took control in the first half and went on to a 52-35 victory over Spencer in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Friday at Spencer High School.
The Dons pulled out to an eight-point lead by halftime and held Spencer to just 16 points in the second half, cruising to the 17-point win.
Hailey Zimmermann drilled four 3-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points for Columbus Catholic, which is now 3-4 overall and 2-1 in conference play. Jenna Kibbel chipped in eight points for the Dons.
Autumn Davis continued her solid start to her freshman season for Spencer (1-3, 1-1 Cloverbelt East) with 18 points. Hallie Meyer also scored eight for the Rockets.
Spencer plays at Owen-Withee on Tuesday and at home against Greenwood on Friday, Dec. 9. Columbus Catholic is off until Dec. 9 when it hosts Owen-Withee.
Dons 52, Rockets 35
Columbus Catholic 27 25 – 52
Spencer 19 16 – 35
COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (52): Maggie Callaghan 0 1-2 1, Cierra Dieringer 0 0-0 0, Sam Casperson 2 0-0 4, Callie Hanson 1 0-0 2, Mira Torbey 1 1-2 3, Gracie Wilczek 0 2-3 2, Hailey Zimmermann 7 1-1 19, Lily Stratman 2 1-1 5, Courtney Sommer 0 1-2 1, Jenna Kibbel 1 6-8 8, Hailey Klumb 3 1-2 7. FG: 17. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 4 (Zimmermann 4). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-4, 2-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (35): Hallie Meyer 3 1-2 8, LeeAnn Lang 0 1-2 1, Claudia Krause 0 0-2 0, Alexis Mlsna 0 0-0 0, Kaelyn Schreiner 1 0-1 2, Hannah Schreiner 0 2-4 2, Sam Soback 1 0-1 2, Jaela Krause 0 2-3 4, Autumn Davis 5 5-5 18, Emma Nieman 0 0-0 0. FG: 10. FT: 11-20. 3-pointers: 4 (Davis 3, Meyer 1). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-3, 1-1 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.