By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD – The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County men’s basketball team dropped its second game in a row, losing 99-87 to UW-Rock County on Saturday afternoon at the Marauder Gym.

The Marauders fall to 6-12 overall and 3-5 in the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference with the loss.

Rock County led 39-30 at halftime and held on despite a wild second half as it outscored Marshfield 60-57 over the final 20 minutes.

Joseph Estrict had 23 points and Derrick Shivers added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Marauders.

Safari Hunt proved unstoppable for Rock County, scoring 37 points on 13 of 21 shooting and five 3-pointers. The Rattlers had 13 3-pointers in all.

UW-Marshfield/Wood County hosts UW-Barron County in the team’s final regular season game Monday at 7:30 p.m. The Wisconsin Collegiate Conference playoffs begin Feb. 14.

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

Rattlers 99, Marauders 87
UW-Rock County 39 60 – 99
UW-Marshfield/Wood County 30 57 – 87
UW-ROCK COUNTY (99): Safari Hunt 13-21 6-8 37, Anthony Payton 5-9 1-2 13, Matt Smith 4-8 0-1 8, Deion Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Daon Young 1-2 0-0 2, James Spry 2-4 0-0 5, J.J. Scott 5-9 1-3 11, Montrell Presley 7-19 5-6 23. FG: 37-73. FT: 12-19. 3-pointers: 13-37 (Hunt 5-13, Presley 4-12, Payton 2-3, Spry 1-3, Scott 1-3, Smith 0-2). Rebounds: 38 (Smith 9). Assists: 23 (Young 6). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none.
UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (87): Covon Rudolph 4-17 1-4 10, Derrick Shivers 10-17 0-0 20, Terrence Banks 1-1 0-0 3, Logan Fulwiler 5-12 1-1 11, Joseph Estrict 10-11 0-0 23, Kwame Adam 2-2 0-0 4, Devon Klein 3-9 4-7 10, Greg Belter 2-6 0-0 6. FG: 37-75. FT: 6-12. 3-pointers: 7-19 (Estrict 3-3, Belter 2-4, Banks 1-1, Rudolph 1-3, Klein 0-2, Fulwiler 0-3, Shivers 0-3). Rebounds: 41 (Rudolph 9, Shivers 9). Assists: 30 (Fulwiler 7). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none.