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WAUSAU – The Marshfield girls basketball team limited Wausau East to just seven made field goals and cruised to a 65-23 win in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup Thursday night at East High School.
Marshfield rolled out to a 40-11 lead by halftime and was able to build on that in the second half to improve to 17-4 overall and 9-1 in the WVC this season.
Dani Minsaas had 20 points and Ayana Bousum added 15 for the Tigers, who shot 50 percent overall (24-for-48) and 3-point range (7-for-14).
Hailey Valiska topped East (4-16, 2-8 WVC) with seven points.
Marshfield’s next game is Monday at home against Chippewa Falls.
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Tigers 65, Lumberjacks 23
Marshfield 40 25 – 65
Wausau East 11 12 – 23
MARSHFIELD (65): Lauryn Katzenberger 1-3 0-0 2, Sam Kilty 0-0 0-0 0, Zaida Kolbeck 3-5 0-0 6, Kaylie Charron 2-5 0-0 5, Dani Minsaas 6-7 5-5 20, Kacy Abney 0-1 0-0 0, McKenzie Holm 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Grancorvitz 3-9 0-2 6, Raella Schueller 3-4 3-4 9, Ayana Bousum 6-10 0-0 15, Cami Wucherpfennig 0-4 2-2 2. FG: 24-48. FT: 10-13. 3-pointers: 7-14 (Minsaas 3-3, Bousum 3-5, Charron 1-2, Abney 0-1, Grancorvitz 0-1, Kolbeck 0-2). Rebounds: 22 (Bousum 6). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-4, 9-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU EAST (23): Talia Schlindwein 0-2 0-0 0, Hailey Valiska 2-5 3-4 7, Claire Coushman 1-5 2-2 4, Graysen Burger 0-5 2-3 2, Olivia Schjoneman 1-3 0-1 2, Gevena Michlig 0-0 0-0 0, Nyasia Herrick 0-3 0-0 0, Charlie Place 1-2 0-1 2, Sydney Crawford 2-6 0-0 6, Catherine Lee 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 7-31. FT: 7-11. 3-pointers: 2-11 (Crawford 2-6, Schlindwein 0-1, Coushman 0-1, Herrick 0-1, Burger 0-2). Rebounds: 16 (Herrick 4). Turnovers: 25. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: Burger. Record: 4-16, 2-8 Wisconsin Valley Conference.