Marauders drop to 5-11

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSFIELD — The University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County men’s basketball team was outscored by two points in each half and lost to UW-Rock County 87-83 in a Wisconsin Collegiate Conference West Division game Saturday afternoon at the Marauder Gym.

Both teams are now 5-11 overall and 3-5 in the WCC West.

Rock County led 38-36 at halftime and outscored the Marauders 49-47 in a high-scoring second half to close out the win.

Joseph Estrict had 23 points, Devin Klein added 21 points, and Covon Rudolph had 19 for the Marauders. All three finished with 10 rebounds.

UW-Marshfield hosts UW-Richland at 7:15 p.m. Monday.

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

Rattlers 87, Marauders 83

UW-Rock County 38 49 – 87

UW-Marshfield/Wood County 36 47 – 83

UW-ROCK COUNTY (87): DannySeverance 1-3 0-0 2, Joe Castle 8-13 7-8 23, Austin Affolter 2-3 2-2 6, Andre Williams 2-12 4-4 8, Mitch Benway 3-8 2-3 9, Anthony Ashley 5-14 2-6 13, Gevoanne Moragne 5-10 2-2 13, Nathan Sora 0-0 0-0 0, Ed Laird 6-11 1-1 13. FG: 32-74. FT: 20-26. 3-pointers: 3-15 (Moragne 1-1, Ashley 1-3, Benway 1-6, Castle 0-4). Rebounds: 45 (Moragne 7). Assists: 13 (Castle 5). Turnovers: 6. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: Moragne. Record: 5-11, 3-5 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference West Division.

UW-MARSHFIELD/WOOD COUNTY (83): Devin Klein 8-17 0-2 21, Joseph Estrict 7-23 8-12 23, Covon Rudolph 8-16 2-5 19, Tyler Prust 6-9 1-1 13, Sayre Ystad 2-5 0-0 6, Terrell Zurakowski 0-3 0-1 0, Jared Seeman 0-6 1-5 1. FG: 31-79. FT:12-24. 3-pointers: 9-27 (Klein 5-9, Ystad 2-5, Estrict 1-5, Rudolph 1-5, Seeman 0-1, Zurakowski 0-2). Rebounds: 49 (Klein, Estrict, Rudolph 10). Assists: 21 (Estrict 8). Turnovers: 17. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Prust. Record: 5-11, 3-5 Wisconsin Collegiate Conference West Division.