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NEENAH – The Auburndale girls basketball team’s season came to end with a 77-56 loss to No. 1 seed Neenah St. Mary Catholic on Saturday night at St. Mary Catholic High School.
The Zephyrs (25-1) were efficient throughout the game, shooting 53 percent (28-for-53) overall and 9-for-16 from 3-point range.
St. Mary Catholic led 38-28 at halftime and fourth-seed Auburndale was unable to make it much closer in the second half, eventually falling by 19.
Auburndale finishes its season with a 16-10 record.
St. Mary Catholic moves on to a sectional semifinal against No. 2 seed Westfield next Thursday.
Annamarie Aue went 9-for-9 at the free throw line and finished with a team-high 23 points for Auburndale. Ashlyn Grimm made four 3-pointers and added 20 points in the loss.
Emily Vogel had 27 points and Chloe Vogel scored 20 for the Zephyrs.
Zephyrs 77, Eagles 56
Auburndale 28 28 – 56
St. Mary Catholic 38 39 – 77
AUBURNDALE (56): Kylie Anderson 0-0 0-1 0, Gracie Krings 1-7 0-0 3, Delaney Becker 0-2 0-0 0, Sidney Wolff 1-1 2-2 4, Mya Krings 1-2 0-0 2, Ashlyn Grimm 6-16 4-5 20, Josie Ertl 0-3 0-0 0, Hope Schulte 0-0 0-0 0, Annamarie Aue 6-13 9-9 23, Lilly Hasenohrl 2-4 0-0 4. FG: 17-48. FT: 15-17. 3-pointers: 7-23 (Grimm 4-10, Aue 2-7, G. Krings 1-6). Rebounds: 19. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 16-10.
ST. MARY CATHOLIC (77): Chloe Vogel 8-12 2-5 20, Emily Vogel 9-17 6-6 27, Lauren Ripley 3-6 2-2 8, Audrey Norville 3-7 1-2 8, Nolie Anderson 2-4 1-2 5, Sienna Anderson 3-6 0-0 9, Kate Nackers 0-0 0-0 0, Gabrielle Callan 0-0 0-0 0, Brityn Voss 0-1 0-0 0, Nevaeh Saringer 0-0 0-0 0, Elianna Brenn 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 28-53. FT: 13-17. 3-pointers: 9-16 (E. Vogel 3-6, Anderson 3-6, C. Vogel 2-3, Norville 1-1). Rebounds: 30. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: none. Record: 25-1.