By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

COLBY — Macie Frueh and Tianna Hughes combined to make 17 of 26 shots from the free throw line to help the Stratford girls basketball team to a 56-41 nonconference win at Colby on Tuesday night.

The Tigers responded from their first loss of the season last Friday against Auburndale with a big first half, outscoring Colby 34-25.

Frueh finished with 15 points, Hughes added 11, and Savannah Schillinger had 10 for Stratford (7-1).

Samantha Hays had nine points for Colby (3-3).

Stratford is off until Monday when it hosts Wisconsin Rapids Assumption.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Tigers 56, Hornets 41

Stratford 18 16 12 10 – 56

Colby 12 13 7 9 – 41

STRATFORD (56): Sammy Griesbach 3 0-0 6, Macie Frueh 3 8-12 15, Brittany Bredemann 0 0-0 0, Tianna Hughes 1 9-14 11, Emily Manecke 2 0-0 4, Savannah Schillinger 3 1-2 10, Casey Kolbeck 3 0-0 6, Marissa Cepress 1 0-0 2, Andie Zuelke 1 0-0 2. FG: 17. FT: 18-28. 3-pointers: 4 (Schillinger 3, Frueh 1). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-1.

COLBY (41): Haylee Geiger 1 2-2 4, Hannah Gurtner 0 1-1 1, Carley Elmhorst 0 0-0 0, Jordyn Halopka 1 0-0 4, Neilana Golz 3 0-0 6, Paige Bruesewitz 3 0-0 6, Kendra Beilendorf 2 4-4 8, Megan Underwood 0 0-0 0, Samantha Hays 3 3-6 9. FG: 14. FT: 13-17. 3-pointers: none. Record: 3-3.