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STRATFORD – The Stratford girls basketball team opened its 2020-21 season with a resounding 61-27 win over defending Marawood Conference South Division champion Wausau Newman Catholic on Tuesday night at Stratford High School.
Playing without top returning scorer Breanna Ackley, a number of other Tigers stepped up in the win with nine of the 10 players scoring for Stratford.
Emily Hughes led the way for Stratford with 17 points and nine rebounds, Gracie Hauke added 13 points, and Lauren Kraus was 6 of 9 from the field and finished with 12 points in the victory.
Stratford raced out to a 36-11 lead by halftime and was able to maintain its big lead throughout.
Anna Brown scored nine points for Newman Catholic.
Stratford returns to action Dec. 1 at Edgar.
Tigers 61, Cardinals 27
Wausau Newman Catholic 11 16 – 27
Stratford 36 25 – 61
WAUSAU NEWMAN CATHOLIC (27): Sidney Galang 3 0-5 6, Kaitlin Kalafice 2 0-0 6, Anna Brown 3 0-0 9, Ashley Jankowski 0 1-6 1, Lily Zeimetz 0 1-2 1, Taylor Repinski 0 0-0 0, Danisa Zenk 0 0-0 0, Angela Donath 2 0-0 4. FG: 10. FT: 2-13. 3-pointers: 5 (Brown 3, Kalafice 2). Fouls: 11. Fouled out: none. Record: 0-1 overall and Marawood Conference South Division.
STRATFORD (61): Tanaya Schillinger 2-7 2-2 6, Maria Schoenfuss 1-2 0-0 2, Allison Lindner 0-1 0-0 0, Lauren Kraus 6-9 0-0 12, Bailey Linzmeier 2-4 0-0 4, Makenna Leonhardt 1-6 0-0 2, Ella Heidmann 1-2 0-0 2, Lexie Christopherson 1-6 0-0 3, Gracie Hauke 6-12 0-0 13, Emily Hughes 8-14 1-1 17. FG: 28-63. FT: 3-3. 3-pointers: 2-9 (Christopherson 1-6, Hauke 1-1, Linzmeier 0-1, Schillinger 0-2). Rebounds: 33 (Hughes 9). Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-0 overall and Marawood Conference South Division.