By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

COLBY — The Spencer girls basketball team nearly pulled off a big road upset but in the end came up just short, losing 54-51 to Colby in overtime on Thursday night at Colby High School.

Courtney Buss, Nadia King, and Melissa Lehman each scored 11 points for the Rockets, who are now 3-8 overall and 3-7 in the Cloverbelt Conference East Division.

Jenna Jicinsky had 17 points for Colby (7-8, 7-3 Cloverbelt East).

Spencer plays at Abbotsford on Monday and at Granton on Tuesday.

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

Hornets 54, Rockets 51

SPENCER (51): Courtney Buss 4-5 2-4 11, Nadia King 3-11 4-6 11, Melissa Lehman 5-9 1-3 11, Kallie Reckner 3-12 2-2 8, Liz Endreas 2-5 2-4 6, Lexi Baehr 1-5 1-2 3, Katelynn Walter 0-0 1-2 1. FG: 18-47. FT: 13-23. 3-pointers: 2-7 (Buss 1-2, King 1-2, Reckner 0-3). Rebounds: 37. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-8, 3-7 Cloverbelt East.

COLBY (54): Jenna Jicinsky 8-21 1-1 17, Samantha Hayes 6-13 2-3 14, Hannah Gurtner 4-6 2-6 10, Haylee Geiger 2-8 0-0 6, Neilana Golz 2-5 1-2 5, Paige Bruesewitz 0-1 1-2 1, Kendra Bellendorf 0-1 1-2 1. FG: 22-55. FT: 8-16. 3-pointers: 2-4 (Geiger 2-4). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-8, 7-3 Cloverbelt East.