By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

FOND DU LAC — Derrick Shivers scored 26 points and hauled down 10 rebounds but the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County men’s basketball team came up just short against UW-Fond du Lac, losing 68-64 on Friday night on the road.

The Marauders fall to 4-8 with the loss.

Hunter Busse added 13 points and six rebounds, and Logan Fulwiler had 11 points for the Marauders.

Recent games

Marshfield won at UW-Barron County in Rice Lake last Monday 88-76. Joseph Estrict dominated for the Marauders, scoring 38 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Busse added 24 points, making 5 of 12 3-pointers.

On Dec. 3 Marshfield lost 100-82. Estrict had 24 points, Covon Rudolph added 19, and Shivers had 18.

The Marauders lost at UW-Marinette 76-68 on Dec. 2. Busse scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

The Marauders are off for a month now for semester break and return to action Jan. 10 at UW-Washington County in West Bend.

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

Falcons 68, Marauders 64

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 32 32 – 64

UW-Fond du Lac 31 37 – 68

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (64): Covon Rudolph 2-8 0-0 5, Derrick Shivers 12-16 0-0 26, Brandon Woodall 1-3 1-2 3, Ben Grieser 1-5 0-0 3, Terrence Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Fulwiler 3-6 4-5 11, Kwame Adam 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter Busse 4-11 3-3 13, Devon Klein 1-3 0-0 3. FG: 24-53. FT: 8-10. 3-pointers: 8-23 (Busse 2-9, Shivers 2-4, Rudolph 1-3, Grieser 1-2, Fulwiler 1-2, Klein 1-3). Rebounds: 32 (Shivers 10). Turnovers: 21. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none.

UW-FOND DU LAC (68): Craine 8-15 2-5 19, Ozabaikan 4-10 1-4 10, Robb 0-0 1-2 1, Hoff 3-5 0-0 9, Turnage 0-1 0-0 0, Mueller 2-5 1-2 5, Glosh 1-1 0-0 2, Pickart 8-17 5-8 22, Cluppert 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 26-54. FT: 10-21. 3-pointers: 6-15 (Hoff 3-3, Pickart 1-4, Ozbaikan 1-4, Craine 1-3). Rebounds: 30 (Pickart 8). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none.