By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WAUSAU – After having two weeks off since its first game, the Marshfield girls basketball team picked up right where it left off, cruising to a 73-38 victory over Wausau West on Friday at West High School.

The Tigers, who beat Rhinelander by 41 points in their opener on Nov. 20, is now 2-0 and 1-0 in the Wisconsin Valley Conference. West falls to 0-4 and 0-1 in the WVC.

Makayla Scheuer scored 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, to lead the Tigers. Caitlin Michaelis added 18 points and Ellie Kummer had 17.

Marshfield made 12 of 24 shots from 3-point range, led by Kummer’s 5-for-9 shooting.

Marshfield’s next game is Tuesday at La Crosse Central.

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

Tigers 73, Warriors 38

Marshfield 22 22 13 16 – 73
Wausau West 11 10 9 8 – 38
MARSHFIELD (73): Makayla Scheuer 7-9 3-3 20, Meg Bryan 2-6 0-0 5, Caitlin Michaelis 6-10 3-6 18, Ana Jensen 0-0 1-2 1, Sara Dasler 0-0 0-0 0, Dani Bender 0-0 0-0 0, Maddie Nikolai 0-2 2-4 2, Martha Kupfer 1-3 0-1 2, Ellie Kummer 6-13 0-0 17, Hannah Meverden 3-4 2-3 8. FG: 25-47. FT: 11-19. 3-pointers: 12-24 (Kummer 5-9, Michaelis 3-7, Scheuer 3-4, Bryan 1-4). Rebounds: 21 (Meverdan 5, Michaelis 5). Assists: 13 (Kummer 5). Fouls 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-0, 1-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.
WAUSAU WEST (38): Alexa Sheehan 0-1 0-0 0, Madie Mayer 0-0 0-0 0, Miranda Clausen 0-1 0-0 0, Helena Winterhoff 2-3 0-2 4, Christina Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Jessyka Wiskofske 4-10 0-0 10, Karissa Murphy 0-3 0-0 0, Ashley Bender 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Conley 5-7 1-1 11, Shelby Samz 1-4 0-0 3, Jasmin Samz 3-13 2-2 9, Madeleine Helke 0-0 0-0 0, Adrianna Truax 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Snoeyenbos 0-7 0-0 0. FG: 15-50. FT: 4-9. 3-pointers: 4-12 (Wiskofske 2-2, J. Samz 1-5, S. Samz 1-3, Sheehan 0-1, Murphy 0-1). Record: 0-4, 0-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.