Dons win road game in overtime

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

GILMAN — Natalie Pospyhalla hit a 3-pointer with less than 1 second left in overtime to lift the Marshfield Columbus Catholic girls basketball team to a 53-52 victory over Gilman on Tuesday night at Gilman High School.

Columbus coach Rhonda Keding said neither team led by more than five points, and there were numerous lead changes throughout the game.

Pospyhalla used a screen from Morgan Albrecht to get open, received an inbounds pass from Maren Seefluth, and drained the game-winner with 0.8 seconds remaining on the clock.

“I’m really happy how the girls didn’t give up,” Keding said. “Our shots weren’t falling again. We are taking descent shots, just not getting any luck for them to fall through. I’m hoping that turns around for the girls. On the plus side, our defense keeps us in the game.”

Pospyhalla finished with 17 points, making three 3-pointers, and Albrecht had four 3-pointers to tally 12 points for the Dons.

Columbus is now 10-7 overall and 6-6 in the Cloverbelt East. Gilman falls to 6-12 and 3-11 in the conference.

Columbus Catholic hosts Greenwood on Friday at 7:15 p.m.

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

Dons 53, Pirates 52

COLUMBUS CATHOLIC (53): Morgan Albrecht 4-12 0-0 12, Hailey Roehl 0-0 2-2 2, Baylie Neider 4-11 0-1 9, Maren Seefluth 1-10 3-4 5, Kendra Baierl 2-9 0-0 4, Natalie Pospyhalla 7-15 0-0 17, Marissa Immerfall 2-7 0-0 4. FG: 21-54. FT: 5-7. 3-pointers: 8-23 (Albrecht 4-8, Pospyhalla 3-6, Neider 1-6, Seefluth 0-3). Rebounds: 34 (Seefluth 8, Immerfall 8). Assists: 13 (Seefluth 4, Neider 4). Turnovers: 11. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 10-7, 6-6 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.

GILMAN (52): Camryn Skabroud 4-8 1-2 11, Taylor Hendricks 4-9 0-1 11, Amanda Wisocky 0-5 0-0 0, Grace Grunseth 2-11 1-4 7, Kayla Chause 3-7 3-4 11, Evelyn Fryza 3-5 1-1 7, Cooper Sherfield 3-5 0-0 6. FG: 19-51. FT: 6-12. 3-pointers: 9-22 (Hendricks 3-8, Grunseth 2-3, Chause 2-4, Skabroud 2-5, Fryza 0-1, Wisocky 0-1). Rebounds: 31 (Skabroud 7). Assists: 12 (Hendricks 3, Sherfield 3, Chause 3). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-12, 3-11 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.