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NEENAH – The Marshfield girls basketball team took fourth-ranked Neenah to the brink, but couldn’t overcome a seven-point halftime deficit and dropped a nonconference game 62-54 on Tuesday night at Neenah High School.
Neenah, ranked fourth in this week’s Wissports.net Division 1 state coaches poll, led 28-21 at halftime. Despite 23 points from Marshfield senior guard Dani Minsaas in the second half, the Tigers were not able to make up any ground.
Minsaas finished with a game-high and season-best 32 points, which included six 3-pointers, for the Tigers, who are now 12-4.
Allie Ziebell, a University of Connecticut recruit and candidate for state player of the year honors, had 28 points for Neenah, which improves to 15-1 this season.
Marshfield returns to Wisconsin Valley Conference play on Friday night at home against Merrill.
Rockets 62, Tigers 54
Marshfield 21 33 – 54
Neenah 28 34 – 62
MARSHFIELD (54): Sam Kilty 1 2-2 4, Zaida Kolbeck 2 2-3 6, Kaylie Charron 0 0-0 0, Dani Minsaas 12 2-4 32, Ashley Grancorvitz 0 0-0 0, Raella Schueller 1 0-0 2, Ayana Bousum 3 3-4 10. FG: 19. FT: 9-13. 3-pointers: 7 (Minsaas 6, Bousum 1). Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-4.
NEENAH (62): Allie Ziebell 10 4-7 28, Ava Kok 2 0-0 4, Kayla White 1 0-0 2, Sophia Kok 1 0-0 2, Rachel Dietrich 0 0-0 0, Rowan Klesmit 2 2-2 6, Abbie Fischer 1 2-2 4, Sammie Buss 3 2-3 10, Autumn Schabo 1 0-0 2, Sagie Kirklewski 0 0-0 0, Amaya Jones 1 2-2 4. FG: 21. FT: 12-16. 3-pointers: 6 (Ziebell 4, Buss 2). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-1.