By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Marshfield outscored Stevens Point 25-16 in a wild first quarter and went on to a 68-55 victory over the Panthers in a Wisconsin Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday night at The Boson Company Fieldhouse at Marshfield High School.

Stevens Point (4-4, 1-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference) trailed the Tigers 36-31 at halftime, but Marshfield was able to increase its lead to double digits in the second half.

Makayla Scheuer and Caitlin Michaelis each had 18 points to top Marshfield. Michaelis hit three 3-pointers, was 7 of 8 from the free throw line, and had a team-high eight rebounds and 10 assists. Freshman Hannah Meverden chipped in 13 points and five rebounds for Marshfield (4-0, 2-0 WVC).

The Tigers play a nonconference game at De Pere on Saturday.

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

Tigers 68, Panthers 55

Stevens Point 16 15 11 13 – 55

Marshfield 25 11 15 17 – 68

STEVENS POINT (55): Taylor Beadles 3-10 0-0 9, Sarah Warner 3-10 4-4 10, Abby Bohanski 3-10 4-6 10, Sydney Beale 1-3 0-0 2, Hannah Worzella 1-4 0-0 3, Rachel Sullivan 1-3 0-2 2, Morgan Drake 2-2 0-0 4, Maggie Negaard 5-11 2-5 12, Brooke Bandt 1-2 0-0 3. FG: 20-55. FT: 10-17. 3-pointers: 5-16 (Beadles 3-8, Worzella 1-3, Bandt 1-1, Negaard 0-1, Warner 0-1, Bohanski 0-2). Rebounds: 23 (Negaard 7). Record: 4-4, 1-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.

MARSHFIELD (68): Makayla Scheuer 8-13 0-0 18, Meg Bryan 1-5 1-2 4, Caitlin Michaelis 4-9 7-8 18, Natalie Zuelke 0-1 1-2 1, Maddie Nikolai 1-2 2-3 4, Martha Kupfer 0-2 2-2 2, Ellie Kummer 2-11 3-5 8, Hannah Meverden 2-11 3-5 13. FG: 22-55. FT: 17-24. 3-pointers: 7-18 (Michaelis 3-6, Scheuer 2-5, Bryan 1-1, Kummer 1-6). Rebounds: 29 (Michaelis 8). Assists: 16 (Michaelis 10). Record: 4-0, 2-0 Wisconsin Valley Conference.