Photo by Jake McNeill: Marshall's Avery Schneekloth (left) backs into the post during a Class AAA girls basketball semifinal game against Benilde-St. Margaret's, Saturday in Minneapolis. The Tigers took on Cretin-Derham Hall in Saturday's third-place game, coming away with a 68-51 win at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul.

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ST. PAUL — The well-rounded scoring effort of the Marshall girls basketball team led the third-seeded Tigers to a win in the Class AAA state third-place game Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center. Taking on No. 4 Cretin-Derham Hall, Four Tigers scored at least 14 points to pull ahead early for a 68-51 win.

Avery Fahl led Marshall’s scoring effort with a long-range barrage, shooting 5 of 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 19 points. Reese Drake and Avery Schneekloth added 15 points each, coming on 4 of 13 shooting for Drake and 6 of 15 for Schneekloth, while Taleigha Bigler added another 14 points on 4 of 12 shooting.

Bigler and Schneekloth each knocked down three 3-pointers in the game, helping Marshall to a 38% shooting clip as a team.

Defensively, Marshall limited Cretin-Derham Hall to 36% shooting from the field and 28% shooting from 3. Schneekloth and Nubile each blocked a pair of shots, and Schneekloth also tied Bigler with two steals to help the Tigers to a 9-11 edge in the turnover battle.

Schneekloth grabbed eight rebounds and dished out a team-high five assists on one turnover for Marshall. Bigler also tied Nubile with seven rebounds and tied Drake with four assists.

Cretin-Derham Hall was led by Madeleine Hamiel’s 22 points on 8 of 17 shooting. The freshman guard also tied Joey Hover with a team-high 10 rebounds. Hamiel was the only Raider to score in double figures.

The win gives Marshall its second consecutive top-3 state tournament finish after ending last season as the Class AAA runner-up.

The Tigers finish their season at 27-5 and graduate a group of seniors including Drake, Fahl, Bigler and Bryn Webb.