Tigers win fourth win a row

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD — Four Marshfield players scored in double figures as the Tigers won their fourth-straight game with a 66-51 victory over Waunakee in nonconference girls basketball action Saturday afternoon at Marshfield High School.

Ema Fehrenbach scored 20 points and had eight rebounds, and Maddie Nikolai had a season-high 16 points and added nine rebounds for Marshfield, which is now 6-6 after its early-season struggles.

Meg Bryan hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points, and Jenna Jakobi had 11 points for Marshfield.

The Tigers ran out to a 33-23 lead by halftime and staved off Waunakee (12-2) from there. Marshfield held Waunakee to 37 percent shooting (20 of 54) and had a 31-24 rebounding advantage.

Marshfield plays at Stevens Point as part of a girls-boys doubleheader on Tuesday. The girls game starts at 6 p.m. with the boys 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 66, Warriors 51

Waunakee 23 28 – 51

Marshfield 33 33 – 66

WAUNAKEE (51): Peighton Steffen 1-2 0-0 3, Kacie Murray 2-4 1-4 5, Morgan Greiber 3-10 3-4 9, Morgan Rice 4-10 0-0 11, Sam Statz 1-2 0-0 3, Kennedy McCarthy 1-3 0-0 2, Caitlyn Kesilewski 0-1 0-0 0, Astrid Harrison 0-2 0-0 0, Maddie Farnsworth 3-8 0-1 6, CiCi Rindy 5-12 2-2 12. FG: 20-54. FT: 6-11. 3-pointers: 5-16 (Rice 3-8, Steffen 1-1, Statz 1-2, McCarthy 0-1, Kesilewski 0-1, Farnsworth 0-1, Greiber 0-2). Rebounds: 24 (Greiber 6). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 12-2.

MARSHFIELD (66): Meg Bryan 5-12 2-3 15, Jenna Jakobi 5-10 1-4 11, Corianne Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Maddie Nikolai 7-9 2-2 16, Ema Fehrenbach 7-12 6-11 20, Hannah Meverden 0-2 0-1 0, Katie Osinski 1-3 2-2 4. FG: 25-52. FT: 13-23. 3-pointers: 3-13 (Bryan 3-9, Johnson 0-4). Rebounds: 31 (Nikolai 9). Assists: 12 (Nikolai 4). Turnovers: 18. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-6.