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STEVENS POINT – The Marshfield girls basketball team won its Wisconsin Valley Conference opener, beating Stevens Point 42-37 on Friday night at Stevens Point Area Senior High.
The Tigers improve to 2-1 overall and are tied with D.C. Everest, one-half game behind Wisconsin Rapids in the WVC standings.
Marshfield led 18-4 after the first quarter and 22-14 at halftime before SPASH stormed back.
The Panthers outscored Marshfield 17-8 in the fourth quarter but it wasn’t enough in the end.
Taylor Varsho led Marshfield with 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Leah Ripp added a season-high 13 points and six rebounds.
Marshfield plays a nonconference game at Eau Claire North on Tuesday.
Tigers 42, Panthers 37
Marshfield 18 7 9 8 – 42
Stevens Point 4 10 6 17 – 37
MARSHFIELD (42): Taylor Varsho 18, Leah Ripp 13, Elena Seitz 8, Alyssa Brenner 3, Tiffany Stargardt 0, Sarah Wolff 0, Courtney Bauer 0, Becky Boehning 0. 3-pointers: 5 (Varsho 2, Ripp 2, Brenner). Rebounds: 18 (Ripp 6). Total fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-1, 1-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
STEVENS POINT (37): Heather Woyak 11, Cassie Lepak 9, Morgan Cebula 5, Lauren Thompson 5, Kallie Krueger 3, Abby Crotteau 2, Taylor Smola 2, Haley Kolbeck 0, McKenzie Taggatz 0, Nicki Hauser 0, Bryana Reisenauer 0. 3-pointers: 6 (Lepak 2, Woyak 2, Thompson, Krueger). Total fouls: 15. Fouled out: Cebula. Record: 2-4, 1-1 WVC.