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TOMAH – Breanna Ackley scored five of her 19 points in overtime and Paige Kolbeck made a pair of big baskets in the extra frame to lift the Stratford girls basketball team to a 51-45 victory over Tomah in a nonconference contest Tuesday night at Tomah High School.
Stratford led 27-18 at halftime before Tomah stormed back behind Ella Plueger’s 11 points in the second half to tie the game at 42-42 and send it to overtime.
In the extra period, Stratford held the Timberwolves to just one basket, a 3-pointer from Emily Powell, and pulled ahead behind a 3-pointer and two free throws from Ackley, and Kolbeck’s two hoops.
Ackley was 9-for-10 at the free throw line – 4-for-4 after halftime – and added nine rebounds for the Tigers (1-1). Kamryn Schueller added 10 points, and Kolbeck and Tanaya Schillinger each added eight points in the win.
Stratford returns to action Friday with home Marawood North-South crossover game against Prentice as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 5:45 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Tigers 51, Timberwolves 45 (OT)
Stratford 27 15 9 – 51
Tomah 18 24 3 – 45
STRATFORD (51): Tanaya Schillinger 3-5 1-2 8, Abby Oertel 0-5 0-1 0, Lauren Kraus 0-0 0-0 0, McKenna Leonhardt 0-4 0-0 0, Paige Kolbeck 4-5 0-0 8, Breanna Ackley 4-17 9-10 19, Gracie Hauke 1-7 4-5 6, Kamryn Schueller 5-12 0-0 10. FG: 17-55. FT: 14-18. 3-pointers: 3-8 (Ackley 2-4, Schillinger 1-2, Hauke 0-1, Schueller 0-1). Rebounds: 29 (Ackley 9). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: Leonhardt. Record: 1-1.
TOMAH (45): Deidre Martin 0 0-0 0, Lehnherr 0 0-1 0, Brandvig 0 0-0 0, Lexi Spiers 1 4-8 6, Carlson 0 0-0 0, Ella Plueger 4 6-11 18, Emily Powell 4 1-1 11, Lauren North 0 0-0 0, Shani Tiber 4 0-4 10, Krause 0 0-0 0, Amanda Lowry 0 0-0 0. FG: 13. FT: 9-20. 3-pointers: 8 (Plueger 4, Powell 2, Tiber 2). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-2.