The Republic Lady Tigers smothered Marshfield with full-court pressure defense in a blowout win on the road, 60-27
The teams were tied 8-8 midway through the first quarter, but then Republic’s defense took over. At one point, the Lady Tiger press forced turnovers on four straight possessions. Republic went on a 27-4 run the rest of the half, and led 35-12 at the break. The Lady Tigers extended the lead to 47-19 by the end of the 3rd quarter.
Ten players scored for the Lady Tigers, in their most balanced offensive effort of the season. Alice Heinzler led Republic with 13 points. Alex Botkin had 9, Alexis Edwards and Kayla Bartelsmeyer added 8 apiece, and Lindsey Carlson scored 7.