Tigers make 24 of 33 at free throw line to pull out road win

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MERRILL — Marshfield made 24 of 33 free throws and used a strong second half to top Merrill 62-52 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night at Merrill High School.

The win is the Tigers’ seventh in a row in the conference, and they improve to 9-7 overall and 7-1 in the WVC. Merrill drops to 9-7 and 3-6 in the Valley.

Marshfield shot 48 percent (19 of 40) from the field and held a 24-9 advantage at the free throw line to pull out the victory.

The game was tied 25-25 at halftime before the Tigers pulled away in the second half, mainly at the line.

Jenna Jakobi had 15 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for Marshfield. She made 7 of 9 free throw attempts. Ema Fehrenbach had a team-high 20 points for the Tigers, going 8 of 13 from the field, and Maddie Nikolai chipped in with 15 points as she made 7 of 8 free throws.

Patience Pyan scored 16 points to lead Merrill.

Marshfield returns to action Friday at home against D.C. Everest. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m.

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

Tigers 62, Bluejays 52

Marshfield 25 37 – 62

Merrill 25 27 – 52

MARSHFIELD (62): Meg Bryan 1-7 5-8 7, Jenna Jakobi 4-10 7-9 15, Corianne Johnson 0-2 1-2 1, Maddie Nikolai 4-6 7-8 15, Ema Fehrenbach 8-13 4-6 20, Katie Osinski 1-1 0-0 2, Sophie Koehn 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 19-40. FT: 24-33. 3-pointers: 0-7 (Bryan 0-6, Johnson 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Jakobi 7). Assists: 15 (Jakobi 6). Turnovers: 14. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: Jakobi. Record: 9-7, 7-1 Wisconsin Valley Conference.

MERRILL (52): Maddix Bonnell 0-4 0-1 0, Kate Peterson 0-2 0-2 0, Elizabeth Iribarren 2-5 1-2 5, Allie Turenne 0-3 0-0 0, Lindsey Casper 6-12 2-3 15, Patience Pyan 6-16 2-4 16, Brianna Grosskurth 0-1 2-2 2, Chelsey LaMonica 2-8 2-2 6, Allison Winter-Reed 4-7 0-0 8, Stephanie Schroder 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 20-59. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 3-19 (Pyan 2-10, Casper 1-3, Iribarren 0-1, Turenne 0-1, Bonnell 0-4). Rebounds: 32 (Iribarren 8). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 26. Fouled out: Casper. Record: 9-7, 3-6 Wisconsin Valley Conference.