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Appleton East girls basketball knocks off Eau Claire Memorial in OT

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EAU CLAIRE – The Appleton East girls basketball team won for the fifth time in its last six games, coming back from a 14-point second half deficit to stun Eau Claire Memorial 66-63 in overtime on Saturday at Memorial High School.

Eau Claire Memorial led 33-24 at halftime and went up by as much as 14 before the Patriots stormed back and eventually grabbed the overtime victory, ending the Old Abes’ (14-2) 14-game winning streak.

Torie Neubauer scored 15 points, Lilly Meulemans added 12 and Ella Sweeney kicked in 11 for the Patriots, who are now 8-7 this season.

On Friday, Appleton East defeated Fond du Lac 60-37 at home to move to 7-4 in the Fox Valley Association.

The Patriots rolled out to a 41-21 lead by halftime and finished with 11 3-pointers in the victory. Torie Neubauer had a team-high 15 points for East.

Appleton East will play a Fox Valley Association game at Kaukauna on Tuesday.

Saturday’s Game
Patriots 66, Old Abes 63 (OT)
Appleton East   24   42   –   66
Eau Claire Memorial   33   30   –   63
APPLETON EAST (66): Ava Schwan 3 0-0 8, Jenna Ott 2 2-4 6, Aubrie Erickson 1 0-0 2, Lilly Meulemans 4 1-2 12, Torie Neubauer 5 4-4 15, Emilia MontMarquette 1 3-4 6, Ella Sweeney 4 2-2 11, Ella Jazdzewski 2 2-5 6. FG: 22. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 8 (Meulemans 3, Schwan 2, T. Neubauer 1, MontMarquette 1, Sweeney 1). Fouls: 19. Fouled out: Jazdzewski. Record: 8-7.
EAU CLAIRE MEMORIAL (63): Raya Shaw 2 1-2 5, Norah Kling 7 10-10 27, Marlee Ferguson 3 0-1 7, Ashlynn Schroeder 2 0-0 4, Millie Cayley 0 0-0 0, Cora Graham 0 0-0 0, Ava Hoitomt 2 0-0 6, Meri Adams 2 0-0 4, Rayna Welsch 4 1-4 10. FG: 22. FT: 12-17. 3-pointers: 7 (Kling 3, Hoitomt 2, Welsch 1, Ferguson 1). Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-2.

Friday’s Game
Patriots 60, Cardinals 37
Fond du Lac   21   16   –   37
Appleton East   41   19   –   60
FOND DU LAC (37): Statistics not reported. Record: 5-12, 3-8 Fox Valley Association.
APPLETON EAST (60): Ella Mielke 1-1 0-2 2, Ava Schwan 0-2 0-0 0, Jenna Ott 2-3 1-3 7, Aubrie Erickson 1-2 0-0 2, Lilly Meulemans 4-20 0-0 11, Torie Neubauer 5-7 2-3 15, Emilia MontMarquette 1-5 5-6 7, Grace Fecteau 0-0 0-0 0, Ella Sweeney 4-9 0-0 11, Ella Jazdzewski 2-4 1-2 5, Allena Neubauer 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 20-53. FT: 9-16. 3-pointers: 11-30 (T. Neubauer 3-3, Sweeney 3-7, Meulemans 3-12, Ott 2-3, Schwan 0-1, Erickson 0-1, MontMarquette 0-3. Rebounds: 28 (Erickson 6). Record: 7-7, 7-4 Fox Valley Association.