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POYNETTE – The Stratford girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Poynette 72-51 in a nonconference game Monday night at Poynette High School.
The Tigers shot just 31.5 percent (18 of 57) in the loss as drop to 1-1.
Kayla Casperson scored 12 points and Sailor Kauffman added 10 for Stratford.
Avalyn Albrecht led Poynette (4-0) with 22 points and 17 rebounds as she finished 12-for-13 at the free throw line.
Stratford returns to action Friday with a Marawood Conference crossover game at home against Prentice as part of a girls-boys doubleheader. The girls game starts at 5:30 p.m., with the boys to follow at approximately 7:15 p.m.
Pumas 72, Tigers 51
Stratford 28 23 – 51
Poynette 40 32 – 72
STRATFORD (51): MyKayla Stueber 1-2 0-0 2, Kassedy Downey 0-2 2-2 2, Kayla Casperson 4-18 1-2 12, Carly Pankratz 3-7 0-0 6, Ashley Hollatz 1-5 2-4 4, Tria Tubbs 3-8 2-4 8, Sailor Kauffman 4-8 0-1 10, Emily Zuelke 1-6 3-6 5, Laney Pankratz 1-1 0-0 2. FG: 18-57. FT: 10-19. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Casperson 3-7, Kauffman 2-5, Stueber 0-1, C. Pankratz 0-1). Rebounds: 27 (Hollatz 7, Tubbs 7). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 1-1.
POYNETTE (72): Emily Walz 0-0 0-1 0, Capri LaPaczek 2-3 0-0 5, Morgan Small 2-2 0-0 4, Ryli Theis 0-0 1-2 1, Avalyn Albrecht 5-9 12-13 22, Codi Woodward 4-7 0-0 11, Piper Johnson 1-1 0-0 3, Cayvery La Sarge 5-9 0-0 10, Grace Gavinski 2-4 2-2 8, Mercedi LaPacek 2-4 3-4 8. FG: 23-39. FT: 18-22. 3-pointers: 8-14 (Woodward 3-5, Gavinski 2-3, Johnson 1-1, M. LaPacek 1-1, C. LaPacek 1-2, Albrecht 0-2). Rebounds: 38 (Albrecht 17). Fouls: 20. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-0.