By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

WISCONSIN DELLS — The University of Wisconsin-Rock County began the game on an 18-1 run and powered past UW-Marshfield/Wood County 67-46 in a semifinal at the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference Women’s Basketball State Tournament on Saturday at JustAgame Fieldhouse.

Rock County started out the game hot, and the Marauders could not recover. The Rattlers led 41-20 by halftime, and Marshfield could not get the deficit back into single digits.

UW-Rock County went on to win the state championship game on Sunday, beating UW-Marathon County 49-43.

Taylor Lynn led the Marauders, who finish the season with a 13-8 record, with 11 points. She was named to the all-tournament team.

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

Rattlers 67, Marauders 46

UW-Marshfied/Wood County 20 26 – 46

UW-Rock County 41 26 – 67

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (46): Katie Meacham 2 0-0 6, Mikayla Jankowski 2 0-0 4, Paige Newman 1 3-4 5, Taylor Lynn 5 1-4 11, DeNecia Turner 1 2-2 4, Becca Austin 1 2-2 4, Carrie Stroetz 3 1-2 7, Allie Paitel 2 1-4 5. FG: 17. FT: 10-19. 3-pointers: 2 (Meacham 2). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none.

UW-ROCK COUNTY (67): Statistics not provided.