By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Covon Rudolph had a season-high 25 points, Joseph Estrict added 22, and both players grabbed nine rebounds to lead the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County men’s basketball team to a 97-93 victory over UW-Baraboo/Sauk County in a Wisconsin Collegiate Conference matchup Monday night at the Marauder Gym.

The difference came in shooting as the Marauders shot 43.6 percent (34 of 78) while holding Baraboo to 36.5 percent (31 of 85).

Rudolph hit 9 of 15 shots and was 6 of 9 at the free throw line. He also grabbed three offensive rebounds.

Hunter Busse added 17 points, and Brandon Woodall added nine points and dished out 10 assists for UW-Marshfield (3-3, 2-2 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference).

The Marauders are off until Nov. 29 when they play at UW-Rock County in Janesville.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Marauders 97, Fighting Spirit 93

UW-Baraboo/Sauk County 44 49 – 93

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 46 51 – 97

UW-BARABOO/SAUK COUNTY (93): Chris Williams 2-10 0-0 6, Immanuel Oby 3-15 11-13 18, Blake Farr 2-12 0-2 5, Martin Luckey 11-18 5-8 27, Marcus Robinson 4-9 1-4 10, Dequan Seymore 8-19 6-10 25, Tyler Cardon 1-1 0-2 2, Koby Friend 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 31-85. FT: 23-39. 3-pointers: 8-27 (Seymore 3-5, Williams 2-6, Robinson 1-4, Farr 1-5, Oby 1-5, Luckey 0-2). Rebounds: 59 (Seymore 19). Assists: 17 (Oby). Fouls: 25. Fouled out: Robinson, Cardon.

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (97): Covon Rudolph 9-15 6-9 25, Derrick Shivers 2-8 0-4 4, Brandon Woodall 3-9 2-3 9, Ben Grieser 1-1 0-0 3, Terrence Banks 1-3 0-0 2, Logan Fulwiler 1-4 2-4 4, Cody Gessert 0-2 1-2 1, Joseph Estrict 9-14 3-4 22, Kwame Adam 0-1 2-2 2, Hunter Busse 6-13 3-3 17, Devin Klein 2-8 2-2 8. FG: 34-78. FT: 21-33. 3-pointers: 8-24 (Busse 2-6, Klein 2-4, Grieser 1-1, Estrict 1-2, Woodall 1-3, Rudolph 1-4, Shivers 0-2, Banks 0-2). Rebounds: 54 (Rudolph 9, Estrict 9). Assists: 26 (Woodall 10). Fouls: 26. Fouled out: Busse.