By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

JANESVILLE — The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County basketball teams dropped a pair of Wisconsin Collegiate Conference games at UW-Rock County on Saturday.

The Marauders women fell behind early and lost 83-68. The men suffered a 105-97 loss in a shootout Saturday afternoon.

In the women’s game, UW-Marshfield fell behind 45-23 at halftime. The Marauders cut the deficit to 11 in the second half but could not get closer than that.

The Marauders held a 60-39 rebounding advantage but committed 28 turnovers and only shot 36 percent (27 of 74) in the loss.

Brooke Schultze had 21 points, and Paige Newman added 12 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists for the Marauders.

UW-Marshfield led 48-47 at halftime of the men’s game but gave up second half 58 points in suffering the loss.

The Marauders turned the ball over 34 times.

Joseph Estrict had 30 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists for the Marauders before fouling out. Covon Rudolph added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Derrick Shivers had 21 points and nine rebounds for Marshfield.

The Marauders women will host UW-Fox Valley on Monday, and both teams will travel to UW-Richland on Wednesday.

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

WOMEN

Rattlers 83, Marauders 68

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 23 45 – 68

UW-Rock County 45 38 – 83

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (68): Katie Meacham 0-7 0-0 0, Brooke Schultze 7-15 6-8 21, Mikayla Jankowski 3-4 0-4 6, Paige Newman 4-13 3-6 12, Karly Bump 0-3 1-2 1, Taylor Lynn 5-19 1-1 11, DeNecia Turner 4-7 1-2 9, Carrie Stroetz 4-6 0-0 8. FG: 27-74. FT: 12-23. 3-pointers: 2-5 (Newman 1-3, Schultze 1-1, Meacham 0-1). Rebounds: 60 (Newman 13, Lynn 10). Assists: 15 (Newman 6). Turnovers: 28. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-3, 2-1 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference.

UW-ROCK COUNTY (83): Lexie Wiegand 13-30 1-2 29, Molly Wellnitz 1-5 0-0 3, Leeanna Kinney 8-20 4-4 24, Danielle Wagner 0-2 0-0 0, Emilie O’Donnell 6-11 5-6 18, Jessica Rackow 4-8 0-0 9. FG: 32-76. FT: 10-12. 3-pointers: 9-32 (Kinney 4-15, Wiegand 2-10, Wellnitz 1-3, O’Donnell 1-3, Rackow 1-1). Rebounds: 39 (Rackow 11). Assists: 23 (Wiegand 10). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Wellnitz.

MEN

Rattlers 105, Marauders 97

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 48 49 – 97

UW-Rock County 47 58 – 105

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (97): Covon Rudolph 6-13 6-6 18, Derrick Shivers 5-13 7-8 21, Ben Grieser 2-6 0-0 4, Logan Fulwiler 3-6 1-2 7, Joseph Estrict 14-19 0-2 30, Kwame Adam 1-2 0-0 2, Hunter Busse 1-5 4-4 7, Devin Klein 3-8 1-2 8. FG: 35-72. FT: 19-24. 3-pointers: 8-22 (Shivers 4-8, Estrict 2-3, Busse 1-4, Klein 1-3, Fulwiler 0-2, Grieser 0-1, Rudolph 0-1). Rebounds: 53 (Estrict 11, Rudolph 10). Assists: 24 (Estrict 7). Turnovers: 34. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Rudolph, Estrict. Record: 3-5, 2-3 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference.

UW-ROCK COUNTY (105): James Spry 1-3 0-2 2, Montrell Presley 11-16 2-2 31, Safarii Hunt 5-16 9-10 23, Anthony Payton 0-6 0-0 0, Matt Smith 3-7 4-4 10, Jaivion Peacock 1-4 0-0 3, Brannon Thompson 3-4 0-1 6, Brandon Barnes 5-12 6-8 17, J.J. Scott 5-8 3-4 13, Daon Young 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 34-77. FT: 24-33. 3-pointers: 13-39 (Presley 7-11, Hunt 4-12, Peacock 1-4, Barnes 1-5, Spry 0-2, Payton 0-2, Smith 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Young 0-1). Rebounds: 38 (Scott 8). Assists: 20 (Hunt 5). Turnovers: 22. Fouls: 20. Fouled out: none.