Marauders improve to 8-3 with home win

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Hayley Bunnell had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds, and the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County women’s basketball team overcame a slow start to beat UW-Manitowoc 54-44 in a Wisconsin Collegiate Conference game Wednesday at the Marauder Gym.

Manitowoc led 17-13 after one quarter before the Marauders stormed back, outscoring the Blue Devils 28-12 during the middle two quarters.

Allie Paitel added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Carrie Stroetz had 11 points and eight rebounds for UW-Marshfield (8-3).

The Marauders held a 52-39 rebounding advantage, which included 22 offensive rebounds and seven second-chance points.

UW-Marshfield/Wood County is at UW-Fond du Lac on Friday.

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

Marauders 54, Blue Devils 44

UW-Manitowoc 17 3 9 15 – 44

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 13 14 14 13 – 54

UW-MANITOWOC (44): Melissa Schroeder 1-4 0-0 2, Emily Hutterer 3-7 0-2 6, Kaitlyn Wiegert 1-6 2-4 4, Hannah Severin 5-10 0-0 13, Brittany Erickson 5-21 0-4 15, Kiley Brennan 2-11 0-0 4. FG: 17-59. FT: 2-10. 3-pointers: 8-20 (Erickson 5-10, Severin 3-6, Schroeder 0-1, Brennan 0-1, Hutterer 0-2). Rebounds: 39 (Schroeder 8). Assists: 15 (Wiegert 5). Turnovers: 22. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: Hutterer. Record: 5-11, 4-9 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference.

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (54): Katelyn Meacham 0-10 2-2 2, Amanda Rindfleisch 1-3 0-0 2, Karly Bump 3-5 0-0 7, Hayley Bunnell 6-21 2-4 14, Kelley Andres 0-3 0-0 0, Carrie Stroetz 3-8 5-10 11, Allie Paitel 7-13 0-0 14, Corrine Meacham 1-4 0-0 2. FG: 22-68. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 1-11 (Bump 1-2, Rindfleisch 0-1, Bunnell 0-3, K. Meacham 0-5). Rebounds: 52 (Bunnell 14). Assists: 18 (Bunnell 6). Turnovers: 23. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 8-3 overall and Wisconsin Collegiate Conference.