By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

EAU CLAIRE — Marshfield shot just 27 percent from the field but made 19 of 25 free throws and forced 18 turnovers as it defeated Eau Claire North 48-33 in a nonconference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Eau Claire North High School.

Ema Fehrenbach led the Tigers (13-4) with 15 points and eight rebounds and made 7 of 10 free throws.

McKayla Scheuer added 12 points and four steals, and Caitlin Michaelis had 10 points and seven rebounds for Marshfield.

The Tigers trailed 13-9 after the first quarter and 18-17 at halftime before outscoring North (9-6) 31-15 in the second half.

Marshfield plays at Stevens Point as part of a girls-boys Wisconsin Valley Conference doubleheader on Friday. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. with the boys game to follow at 7:45 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on WDLB-AM 1450 and wdlbwosq.com.

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

Tigers 48, Huskies 33

Marshfield 9 8 16 15 – 48

Eau Claire North 13 5 9 16 – 33

MARSHFIELD (48): McKayla Scheuer 3-8 4-5 12, Caitlin Michaelis 2-12 5-6 10, Natalie Zuelke 0-3 0-0 0, Martha Kupfer 0-1 0-0 0, Ellie Kummer 2-11 3-4 7, Ema Fehrenbach 4-8 7-10 15, Hannah Meverden 2-4 0-0 4. FG: 13-47. FT: 19-25. 3-pointers: 3-15 (Scheuer 2-6, Michaelis 1-6, Kummer 0-3). Rebounds: 31 (Fehrenbach 8, Meverden 7, Michaelis 7). Turnovers: 10. Fouls: 6. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-4.

EAU CLAIRE NORTH (33): Carcyn Wathke 0-1 0-0 0, Mariah Kent 1-2 0-0 2, Mattea Peplinski 1-5 0-0 2, 12 1-2 0-0 2, Brianna Banks 1-8 0-0 2, Emma Fischer 0-1 0-0 0, Kylea Davis 0-3 0-0 0, Alaina Quaranta 6-14 1-2 15, Nikki Kilboten 5-6 0-0 10, Markeysha Hazelton 0-6 0-0 0. FG: 15-48. FT: 1-2. 3-pointers: 2-11 (Quaranta 2-4, Peplinski 0-1, 12 0-1, Fischer 0-1, Banks 0-4). Rebounds: 29 (Kilboten 10). Turnovers: 18. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-6.