By Paul Lecker
For focusonmarshfield.com
MARSHFIELD – Two long scoring droughts were enough to sink the Marshfield girls basketball team and send it to its third-straight loss.
Hudson used a 13-0 run in the first half to erase an early Tigers’ lead, then had an 11-0 run late in the game to put away a 62-46 victory in a first-round game at the Marshfield Tigers Girls Basketball Invitational on Thursday night at Marshfield High School.
Marshfield (3-7) started the game strong, scoring the first eight points on four free throws by Kaydee Johnson and baskets from Brooklyn Boushack and Jenna Jakobi.
A hoop by Bailey Matis gave the Tigers a 12-5 lead 6 minutes into the game, but the Tigers would not score for more than 7 minutes and Hudson (5-3) took advantage.
The Raiders scored 13 points in a row and a layup by Sophia Jonas gave them an 18-12 lead with 5½ minutes to go before halftime. They would never trail again.
Marshfield made six free throws and Maddie Michaelis hit a 3-pointer to help the Tigers close to within three at 28-25 at halftime.
Hudson led by six on five different occasions before Marshfield closed to within a point at 41-40 on a 3-pointer from Michaelis, her fourth of the game, with 8:02 remaining.
From there, the Raiders were able to run past the Tigers, scoring at will.
Hudson put together an 11-0 run during the next 3½ minutes, to put the game away.
Audrey Hatfield scored twice, Jonas hit a 3-pointer and Livi Bolly had a basket and two free throws to put Hudson on top 60-42, closing out a 19-2 run.
Marshfield shot just 32 percent overall (16-for-49), missing eight of nine shots in big Hudson run before making two baskets late.
Jonas finished with a game-high 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting for the Raiders.
Johnson and Michaelis each had 12 points for Marshfield.
The tournament continues Friday with Hudson taking on Wausau West at 1:30 p.m. and Marshfield playing Oshkosh North at 3:15 p.m. Oshkosh North defeated Wausau West 84-73 in the opening game Thursday.
Raiders 62, Tigers 46
Hudson 28 34 – 62
Marshfield 25 21 – 46
HUDSON (62): Laura Douglas 0-0 0-0 0, Grace O’Brien 2-4 0-0 4, Sophia Jones 7-11 1-2 18, Ella Young 0-0 0-0 0, Livi Bolly 4-7 3-5 11, Melanie Carli 2-2 3-4 7, Emily Juza 0-1 0-0 0, Annika Lewis 1-3 0-0 2, Lauren Stolzman 5-13 0-0 11, Audrey Hatfield 4-7 1-2 9, Grace Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Allison Michaels 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 25-48. FT: 8-13. 3-pointers: 4-11 (Jonas 3-4, Stolzman 1-6, Juza 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Hatfield 7). Turnovers: 13. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-3.
MARSHFIELD (46): Grayce Bryan 0-0 0-0 0, Maddie Michaelis 4-16 0-0 12, Kaydee Johnson 3-7 6-6 12, Hannah Kelnhofer 0-0 0-0 0, Desirae Weisenberger 1-1 0-0 2, Bailey Matis 1-2 0-0 2, Emily Weis 0-0 0-0 0, Paige Preston 1-3 2-3 4, Brooklyn Boushack 3-11 0-0 6, Jenna Jakobi 3-9 2-2 8. FG: 16-49. FT: 10-11. 3-pointers: 4-17 (Michaelis 4-14, Matis 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Rebounds: 23 (Johnson 6). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-7.