Senior leads Bulldogs to wins

By Greg Seubert

Lizzie Steingraber has hit plenty of big shots in her four seasons with the New London girls’ basketball team.

Two of her biggest came in the Bulldogs’ recent wins over Stevens Point and Winneconne.

Steingraber’s jumper at the buzzer gave New London a 57-55 win over Stevens Point Jan. 30 at New London High School. The other game-winning shot came Jan. 24 in a 48-46 win over Winneconne.

New London also improved to 7-1 in Bay Conference play Jan. 26 with a 69-17 win over Green Bay East.

New London 57, Stevens Point 55

New London improved to 16-2 overall with a win over the Panthers, a team that headed to New London with a 13-5 record.

The Bulldogs headed to the locker room at halftime with a 29-20 lead after Caitlin Stroesenreuther connected on a three-pointer as time expired.

New London led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but several three-pointers helped the Panthers get back in the game. Stevens Point’s Lauren Strasman tied the game with a pair of free throws with five seconds on the scoreboard, which left Steingraber and Bulldogs with one last chance for a win.

New London 69, Green Bay East 17

Nine New London players scored in a win over the Red Devils.

The Bulldogs led 42-8 at halftime and outscored the home team 27-9 in the second half.

Steingraber and Shelby Glodowski led all players with 26 and 13 points, respectively.

Jamaya Mariner led Green Bay East with seven points.

New London 48, Winneconne 46

The Bulldogs led 17-13 at halftime, but the Wolves had a 33-31 advantage in the second half.

Steingraber led New London with 24, while Jensen Mix also finished in double figures with 10.

Joey Perry scored her 1,000th point for Winneconne and led the Wolves with 21.

The Bulldogs will host Shawano at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, before heading to Appleton Tuesday, Feb. 7, for a Bay rematch with Xavier.