Marauders to play UW-Waukesha in state semifinal Saturday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County women’s basketball team qualified for the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference State Tournament with a 59-48 victory over UW-Manitowoc in a WCC playoff game Wednesday night at the Marauder Gym.

The Marauders (12-5) advance to the WCC state semifinals where they will play UW-Waukesha (15-7) at 2 p.m. Saturday at the JustAgame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. UW-Fond du Lac (12-8) and UW-Marinette (17-4) will play at 4 p.m., and the winners advance to the WCC Championship Game at noon on Sunday.

The Marauders shot just 34 percent (21 of 62) but held Manitowoc to 25 percent shooting (16 of 64) and forced 15 turnovers.

Jazwanna Ross scored a season-high 27 points to lead UW-Marshfield. Hayley Bunnell added 11 points, seven assists, and nine rebounds. Ross and Bunnell combined to make 14 of 18 free throws.

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

Marauders 59, Blue Devils 48

UW-Manitowoc 12 11 15 10 – 48

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 12 14 17 16 – 59

UW-MANITOWOC (48): Melissa Schroeder 0-3 0-0 0, Erin Jagemann 2-6 0-0 4, Emily Hutterer 5-14 1-2 12, Kaitlyn Wiegert 0-5 6-7 6, Bobbie Lund 5-14 0-0 11, Hannah Severin 2-8 0-0 6, Brittany Erickson 1-9 3-4 6, Kiley Brennan 1-5 0-0 3. FG: 16-64. FT: 10-13. 3-pointers: 6-25 (Severin 2-7, Brennan 1-2, Hutterer 1-2, Lund 1-5, Erickson 1-7, Wiegert 0-1, Jagemann 0-1). Rebounds: 43 (Severin 7). Assists: 14 (Hutterer 6). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-14.

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (59): Katie Meacham 2-11 0-0 4, Amanda Rindfleisch 1-2 0-0 2, Carly Bump 2-6 0-0 4, Hayley Bunnell 2-12 7-10 11, Carrie Stroetz 1-3 1-4 3, Allie Paitel 2-6 0-0 4, Corrine Meacham 2-2 0-0 4, Jazwanna Ross 9-20 7-8 27. FG: 21-62. FT: 15-22. 3-pointers: 2-13 (Ross 2-9, Rindfleisch 0-1, Bump 0-1, Bunnell 0-2). Rebounds: 46 (Bunnell 9). Assists: 17 (Bunnell 7). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-5.