2015-16 Girls Basketball Varsity Schedule & Results > Est. 1974-75 (42 years)

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Hortonville  61   Fond du Lac  58

Ally Gietzel put up 22 points, including four 3-pointers, for Fondy as the Cardinals fell just shy of an upset over Hortonville in Thursday night’s Fox Valley Association matchup.

Fondy had a 10-point lead at the end of the first half but couldn’t keep pace with the Polar Bears in the second.

Megan Dille added 12 points for Fondy , and Alyssa Anhalt had eight. The Cardinals were 16 of 19 from the charity stripe.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 22, Mengert 7, Anhalt 8, Wendels 7, Dille 12, Dardis 2. 3-pointers: 6 (Gietzel 4, Mengert, Wendels). FTs: 16-19. Fouls: 13.

Hortonville — Griesbach 11, Baumann 1, Campshure 8, Jalling 19, Frederick 8, Allen 14. 3-pointers: 5 (Griesbach, Jalling 3, Frederick). FTs: 12-15. Fouls: 14.

Fond du Lac   71   Appleton East   63   (OT)

Ally Gietzel and Aleah Wendels scored 20 points apiece as the Cardinals took down the Patriots in overtime in a Fox Valley Association game.

Tied at 58 apiece heading into overtime, Fond du Lac outscored Appleton East 13-5 in the extra frame.

Apart from Gietzel and Wendels, Alyssa Anhalt added 14 points for the Cardinals.

Sara Al-lbrahim led Appleton East with 14 points before fouling out. Five total players fouled out for the Patriots.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 20, Mengert 6, Anhalt 14, Wendels 20, Paulson 3, Tracy 3, Dille 3. 3-pointers: 3 (Gietzel, Mengert, Wendels). FTs: 32-38. Fouls: 16.

Appleton East — Roberts 5, Schneider 11, Peterson 8, Al-lbrahim 14, Dailey 12, Esker 9, Heimann 4. 3-pointers: 4 (Peterson 2, Al-lbrahim, Esker). FTs: 13-18. Fouls: 32 (Schneider, Al-lbrahim, Pflum, Dailey, Esker).

Gietzel, Fondy roll past Kaukauna  69  –  52

If it was the last time the four seniors on the Fond du Lac girls basketball team took their home court, they made sure to end it on a high note.

The win wasn’t perfect, but there was never a doubt as to the final outcome.

Ally Gietzel scored a game-high 21 points and Fond du Lac took a big first-half lead as the Cardinals cruised past Kaukauna 69-52 in Fox Valley Association play on Senior Night Tuesday at Fond du Lac.

“It was a special moment for their potentially last time on the home floor, to get that win,” Fond du Lac coach Jeff Bell said of his seniors. “There was some seniors that really stepped up. Meg Mengert hit some big shots and really stepped up on what was a really special night for her.”

With the win wrapped up, Fond du Lac senior McKensey Hendrix, who’s missed most of the season with a torn ACL, was able to take the floor for the last few seconds.

But to get to that point, the Cardinals needed to take care of business against an overmatched Galloping Ghosts squad.

On the strength of some hot outside shooting, great passing and terrific defense, Fond du Lac (11-9, 10-6 FVA) quickly took a lead that Kaukauna (1-19, 0-16 FVA) could never overcome.

A three-point edge early on soon ballooned into a 20-point advantage as the Cardinals went into halftime up 35-16. That first half saw Mengert hit shots from the outside, while Gietzel continued to play at a high level. Defensively, Fond du Lac kept the Ghosts off-balance.

“Our ball movement, especially in the first half, we really swung the ball and that led to our typical drivers driving and kicking,” Bell said. “We were able to knock down some shots right away. That always helps. Defensively, only giving up 16 points, that’s the big difference-maker. It starts on defense.”

“We just came out and started strong,” Fond du Lac’s Megan Dille added. “Not letting them get off to a hot start. It just really brought up our confidence and we were able to hold it together.”

In the second half, Kaukauna was able to find some offensive success, but it wasn’t nearly enough to overcome the 19-point halftime deficit as Fond du Lac continued to score with regularity. The closest the Ghosts got was 16 points late in the contest.

Apart from Gietzel, Mengert had 11 points and both Dille and Aleah Wendels added nine. Bailey Tracy also had eight points.

“It was really great (to have balance) because Aleah and Ally got into foul trouble at one point,” Mengert said. “We had other people step up and we all believed in one another and believed in our shots.”

The regular season coming to a close, Bell believes his team is trending in the right direction with the playoffs just around the corner.

“I think we’re close,” he said. “We’re on the right track. There’s little things we need to work on, but I think we’ll ready. I’m really glad we play Hortonville to finish up (the regular season) because we didn’t show up last time (in a loss). I’m hoping we come in and show them what the real Fond du Lac is about. That will be the real test if we’re ready or not.”

Kaukauna — Evers 15, Brochtrup 9, Lamers 2, Hartjes 17, Juneau 9. 3-pointers: 6 (Evers 3, Juneau 3). FTs: 12-24. Fouls: 18.

Fond du Lac — Wonser 6, Gietzel 21, Mengert 11, Anhalt 2, Wendels 9, Paulson 3, Tracy 8, Dille 9. 3-pointers: 5 (Gietzel, Mengert 2, Wendels, Paulson). FTs: 12-14. Fouls: 15.

Gietzel, Fondy take down Neenah  71  –  62

Ally Gietzel poured in 30 points as the Fond du Lac girls basketball team defeated Neenah 71-62 in Thursday night’s Fox Valley Association matchup. The Cardinals led by eight points at halftime and were able to maintain their lead in the second.

Aleah Wendels added 19 points, including nine from beyond the arc, for Fondy. Megan Dille chipped in eight. The Cardinals made 36 trips as to the free-throw line, leaving with 24 points.

Nicole Marquardt led the Rockets with 16 points before fouling out. Three players fouled out for Neenah.

Fond du Lac — Ally Gietzel 30, Anhalt 6, Aleah Wendels 19, Paulson 2, Tracy 1, Megan Dille 8, Dardis 5. 3-pointers: 5 (Wendels 3, Gietzel 2). FTs: 24-36. Fouls: 15.

Neenah — Barnes 10, Rudolph 10, Resch 9, Helgerson 8, Lepping 4, Harvath 5, Nicole Marquardt 16. 3-pointers: 4( Rudolph 2, Helgerson 2). FTs: 4-12. Fouls: 23 (Marquardt, Resch, Barnes).

Fondy girls lose heartbreaker to Lightning

APPLETON – Fond du Lac went cold in the second half and fell to Appleton north, 60-57, in a Fox Valley Association girls basketball game on Monday night.

The Cardinals led the Lightning 38-29 at halftime but were limited to just 19 points in the second half as North stormed back and tied the game with 35 seconds to go.

The Lightning then grabbed the lead and the Cardinals’ long 3-point attempt at the buzzer missed the mark.

Ally Gietzel and Megan Dille each scored 18 points to lead the way for the Cardinals, while Bailey Tracy finished with 11 points.

Fond du Lac…38 19 – 57

Appleton North…29 31 – 60

Fond du Lac: Gietzel 18, Anhalt 2, Wendels 8, Tracy 11, Dille 18. 3-pointers: 2 (Gietzel 2). FTs: 11-17. Fouls: 14.

Appleton North: Brekke 11, Sieg 2, Squier 6, Schabo 9, Pohlman 12, Levy 5, Riebau 6, Garvey 9. 3-pointers: 4 (Riebau 2, Brekke, Levy). FTs: 10-12. Fouls: 17.

Fond du Lac  60   Oshkosh North    58

Ally Gietzel and Megan Dille were both on fire for the Cardinals, putting up 22 and 20 points, respectively, as Fond du Lac survived Oshkosh North in Fox Valley Association play Friday night.

12 of Gietzel’s points came from beyond the arc. Aleah Wendels chipped in eight points for Fondy, who were 15 of 19 from the free-throw line.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 22, Anhalt 5, Wendels 8, Tracy 5, Dille 20. 3-pointers: 5 (Gietzel 4, Wendels). FTs: 15-19. Fouls: 16.

Oshkosh North — Lieder 5, Laatsch 4, Buerger 12, Westemeier 2, Foote 5, Anthes 5, Hansen 14, Hewitt 11. 3-pointers: 3 (Buerger, Anthes, Hansen). FTs: 11-19. Fouls: 22.

Free throws lift Fond du Lac

Ally Gietzel hit two free throws with 6.1 seconds left to lift Fond du Lac past Oshkosh West, 49-47, in a Fox Valley Association girls basketball game Tuesday.

Gietzel accounted for nearly half of the Cardinals total points, scoring 24, as Fondy snapped a five-game losing streak with the win.

Gietzel was 3 for 4 from beyond the arc. Aleah Wendels added 11 points for the Cardinals, while Alyssa Anhalt chipped in seven.

Rache Christopherson had a double-double for Oshkosh West, putting up 22 points and recording 10 rebounds.

Oshkosh West — Rachel Christopherson 22, Jacques 14, Fuller 6, Hammonds 4, Kaminski 1. 3-pointers: 0. FTs: 11-21. Fouls: 19.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 24, Wendels 11, Anhalt 7, Mengert 3, Dille 2, Tracy 2. 3-pointers: 6 (Gietzel 3, Wendels 2, Mengert). FTs: 11-19. Fouls: 21 (Dille, Tracy).

Hortonville demolishes Fond du Lac

With the Fond du Lac girls basketball team in the midst of a three-game losing streak, Hortonville was probably the last opponent the Cardinals wanted to face.

Leading the Fox Valley Association, the Polar Bears showed why they’re the best team in the conference and sent Fond du Lac to yet another loss, keeping the Cardinals in their current funk. Madi Walter scored 18 points and Hortonville jumped out to a big halftime lead as the Polar Bears crushed Fond du Lac 61-23 in a FVA game Tuesday night at Fond du Lac.

“Energy, passion, heart. We just flat didn’t come out (to play),” Fond du Lac coach Jeff Bell said. “We didn’t look like we wanted it.”

It didn’t take long for Hortonville (12-2, 9-1 FVA) to establish itself as the superior team, at least on Tuesday. The Polar Bears bolted to a 9-2 lead a few minutes into the game and went on an 11-0 run late in the half to take a 32-11 advantage going into the break.

“We had a game plan and we didn’t follow it,” Bell said. “It was that simple, I think. We didn’t follow our game plan and the energy wasn’t there. That’s too good of a team not to follow a game plan. Conference aside, they’re probably the best team we’ve played all year. … You’ve got to give credit to Hortonville. This would be a tough game even if we were playing our best.”

Trailing by 21 points at the break, Fond du Lac (7-7, 6-4 FVA) never challenged the Polar Bears in the second half. Hortonville began the half on a 23-5 run and both the Cardinals and Polar Bears finished off the game with reserve players for the final minutes. Shay Frederick added 17 points for Hortonville and Jenna Jalling had nine. Megan Dille paced Fond du Lac with 11 points, the only Cardinal in double digits.

After starting the season 7-3, Fond du Lac has now lost four games in a row. For the Cardinals to get out of their rut, Bell believes they need to have a better attitude.

“Positivity, energy and giving it your all every time you step on the court,” Bell said. “You’ve got to be willing to make the adjustments and go hard.”

Appleton West   66   Fond du Lac   61   (2 OT)

The Cardinals were down 35-13 and rallied to force overtime by outscoring the Terrors 37-15 in the second half.

Ally Gietzel finished with 21 points for Fondy while Aleah Wendels had 14.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 21, Anhalt 13, Wendels 14, Tracy 3, Schendel 1, Dille 9. 3-pointers: Anhalt. FTs: 18-29. Fouls: 14.

Appleton West — Braun 4, Perre 2, Coching 6, Zuleger 21, Wiseman 15, Smith 4, Murray 2, Lietzke 10, Hoffman 2. 3-pointers: Coching, Zuleger 2, WIseman 2. FTs: 11-17. Fouls: 20.

Kimberly  47    Fond du Lac    36

Leading by eight at halftime, the Cardinals couldn’t hang on in the second half, falling to Kimberly in Tuesday night’s Fox Valley Association game.

Ally Gietzel led the Cardinals with 15 points, while Aleah Wendels added nine.

Fond du Lac was outscored 32-13 in the final 18 minutes.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 15, Anhalt 3, Wendels 9, Tracy 3, Dille 6. 3-pointers: 1 (Gietzel). FTs: 13-21. Fouls: 20.

Kimberly — Hampton 14, Evers 4, Schniess 2, Dekora 3, Ruplinger 11, Kroner 1, Schreiber 12. 3-pointers: 5 (Schreiber, Ruplinger 2, Decora , Hampton). FTs: 14-23. Fouls: 15

Fondy girls fall to New London

NEW LONDON – Ally Gietzel scored 13 points, but the Fond du Lac girls basketball team fell to New London 45-40 in nonconference play on Monday night.

The Bulldogs outscored the Cardinals 24-15 in the first half and held on from there.

Apart from Gietzel, Aleah Wendels, Megan Dille and Cece Dardis all had six points for the Cardinals.

Leah Porath had 21 points for New London.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 13, Anhalt 4, Wendels 6, Templer 3, Tracy 2, Dille 6, Dardis 6. 3-pointers: 3 (Gietzel, Wendels, Templer). FTs: 7-16. Fouls: 12 (Dille).

New London — Christian 4, Pethke 4, Mix 10, Steingraber 3, Rohan 1, Madsen 2, Porath 21. 3-pointers: 4 (Mix 2, Poratz 2). FTs: 5-8. Fouls: 13.

Fond du Lac stifles Appleton East

In a conference where every game can come down to the wire, wins can’t be taken for granted. On paper, the Fond du Lac girls basketball team appeared to be a better squad than Appleton East. Even so, the Cardinals knew it would be a tightly-contested battle with the Patriots. Nothing is easy in the Fox Valley Association. Friday’s game was no exception, but the first-place Cardinals are on a roll and not much has been able to slow them down as of late.

Ally Gietzel led all scorers with 16 points and Fond du Lac used a stifling defense to shut down Appleton East as the Cardinals held off the Patriots 57-39 in a FVA game Friday night at Fond du Lac.

“I think anybody in this conference can win,” Fond du Lac coach Jeff Bell said. “I don’t expect to beat anybody every night. We’ve got to do the little things. … It’s just another strong conference win in what I think is a super strong conference no matter what teams’ records are. Teams have been competing with each other no matter if they’re 0-6 or 6-0. A win is huge in this conference.”

Fond du Lac (7-3, 6-1 FVA), winners of three in a row and seven of its last eight games, jumped out to a big lead on Appleton East (1-9, 1-6 FVA) to start Friday’s contest but had to survive a scrappy Patriots squad that never gave up.

Trailing 4-2 early on, Fond du Lac’s Gaia Templer banked in a 3-pointer to give the Cardinals a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Gietzel then sank two free throws and Alyssa Anhalt and Megan Dille scored consecutive baskets to push Fondy’s advantage to 11-4.

Gietzel and Aleah Wendels drilled consecutive 3-pointers later in the half to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 25-8, but the Patriots wouldn’t go away. They’d eventually cut the lead to 29-20 and it was a manageable 32-20 at halftime.

Using a press defense paired with the fact that Fond du Lac struggled at the free-throw line, going just 18-of-36, Appleton East was able to stay within a 10-12 point margin for most of the second half before the Cardinals pulled away in the final minutes. In the end, the Patriots just couldn’t muster enough offense to overcome the early deficit. Lexi Schneider and Megan Schweitzer led Appleton East with 10 points apiece.

“A big benchmark for us is always staying under 40 points (on defense), so that’s our goal every game,” Wendels said. “Keep a team under 40 points and (the game) is ours.” Although Fond du Lac did have problems with Appleton East’s press at times and didn’t convert nearly enough at the foul stripe, it was a solid game offensively for the Cardinals.

In addition to Gietzel’s 16, Wendels added 13 points and both Anhalt and Dille had 10. With that kind of balanced scoring, it prevents opponents from keying on one or two players and forces them to stay honest on defense. “It makes it harder for their defense to just guard one player,” Anhalt said of the team’s balance. “They have to guard the whole team instead.”

With the win, Fond du Lac remains tied at the top of the FVA with Hortonville — both teams sporting 6-1 marks in conference.

Appleton East — Schneider 10, Schweitzer 10, Peterson 3, Dailey 8, Esker 6, Heimann 2. 3-pointers: 1 (Peterson). FTs: 10-16. Fouls: 23 (Schweitzer).

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 16, Anhalt 10, Wendels 13, Templer 3, Tracy 1, Dille 10, Dardis 4. 3-pointers: 3 (Gietzel, Wendels, Templer). FTs: 18-36. Fouls: 17.

Gietzel, Fond du Lac shock Lightning

With under two seconds remaining, Ally Gietzel stepped to the free throw line. The game tied at 43 apiece, the star sophomore had a chance to send the Fond du Lac girls basketball team to its biggest win in recent memory. She never flinched.

Gietzel made two pressure free throws with 1.8 seconds left as the Cardinals shocked state-ranked Appleton North 45-43 in a Fox Valley Association game Thursday night at Fond du Lac.

“It’s huge,” Fond du Lac coach Jeff Bell said of the win. “I think we as a coaching staff felt that we were right up there with Kimberly, Appleton North, Neenah — I thought that we let that one go (against Neenah) on Tuesday. Those are all teams that we can compete with and win against and it showed tonight.”

Tied 43-43, Appleton North (5-2, 3-2 FVA), ranked No. 6 in Division 1 in the latest Associated Press poll, actually had a chance to take the lead with seconds remaining. But the Lightning’s Grace Garvey missed a short jumper, Gietzel corralled the rebound and was fouled as an Appleton North player tried to strip her of the ball.

Leading Fond du Lac (5-3, 4-1 FVA) with a game-high 25 points on Thursday, Gietzel walked to the line with confidence, receiving two shots as the Cardinals were in the double bonus. “I think it’s a big win,” Gietzel said. “We’ll take a big step now with our confidence. It will help us going forward.”

Aleah Wendels added 10 points for the Cardinals, which held a 22-21 advantage at halftime, but needed to battle back late in the game. Falling behind 36-29 after a 3-pointer from Appleton North’s Kari Brekke, Wendels made a layup and drew the foul to cut it back to four points and Bailey Tracy followed with a bucket. After another Lightning 3-pointer, which pushed the lead to 41-37, Gietzel made two free throws and a basket with 1:39 left to even the score at 41 apiece. North’s Garvey made a pair from the line to put the Lightning back up, but Gietzel matched her with two more free throws.

It was fitting that the back and forth battle concluded with two more from the charity stripe for Gietzel — who made six of the Cardinals’ nine free throws on Thursday. Moving forward, the win gives Fond du Lac a huge momentum boost heading into the holiday break, especially with the Cardinals dealing with some injury issues. “With three starters out, it makes those bench players come in strong and come in confident and I can get more minutes out of the bench now,” Bell said. “I can give some more of those players the rest to prevent the injuries, which is what we have now from long play. That’s where the huge confidence comes in. And the starters, they know whoever comes in, we can handle any team.”

Appleton North — Brekke 14, Sieg 1, Laux 10, Garvey 18. 3-pointers: 4 (Brekke 2, Laux 2). FTs: 7-15. Fouls: 15.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 25, Mengert 5, Wendels 10, Templer 3, Tracy 2. 3-pointers: 6 (Gietzel 3, Mengert, Wendels, Templer). FTs: 9-11. Fouls: 14.

Neenah  68    Fond du Lac  54

Aleah Wendels accounted for half of the Cardinals’ total points with 27, but it wasn’t enough as Fond du Lac fell to the Rockets in Fox Valley Association play.

After an evenly-matched first half, Fondy broke down in the second and was outscored by 16.

Ally Gietzel also had a big night for the Caridinals, putting up 18 points.

Nicole Marquardt led Neenah with 18 points, while Nicole Lepping added 16.

Neenah — Barnes 14, Rudolph 5, Morton 3, Resch 4, Helgerson 8, Lepping 16, Marquardt 18. 3-pointers: 2 (Rudolph, Morton). FTs: 16-29. Fouls: 24.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 18, Mengert 3, Anhalt 3, Wendels 27, Dille 2, Dardis 1. 3-pointers: 4 (Gietzel, Mengert, Wendels 2). FTs: 20-31. Fouls: 21

Fond du Lac   64   Oshkosh North 50

Trailing by two at halftime, the Cardinals quickly pulled away from Oshkosh North in the second half, putting up 40 points and securing a win in Friday’s Fox Valley Association matchup.

Ally Gietzel led Fondy with 19 points, including nine from 3-pointers. Aleah Wendels and Megan Dille each had 14 points.

The Cardinals were sent to the line 19 times where they picked up 14 points.

Oshkosh North — Wissink 6, Matta 2, Lieder 5, Laatsch 4, Buerger 7, Westemeirer 4, Foote 6, Anthes 2, Deng 2, Hansen 8, Hewitt 4. 3-pointers: 0. FTs: 4-7. Fouls: 20.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 19, Anhalt 6, Wendels 14, Templer 6, Tracy 5, Dille 14. 3-pointers: 6 (Gietzel 3, Wendels, Templer 2). FTs: 14-19. Fouls: 11.

Fond du Lac takes down Oshkosh West

Fond du Lac 47, Oshkosh West 38: The Cardinals maintained a first-half lead to come away with a victory over Oshkosh West in Fox Valley Association play.

Aleah Wendels and Ally Gietzel were responsible for a large chunk of Fondy’s points, scoring 15 and 12 points, respectively. McKensey Hendrix added nine, all from beyond the arc, while Megan Dille came up with seven points.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 12, Anhalt 4, Wendels 15, Hendrix 9, Dille 7. 3-pointers: 4 (Hendrix 3, Wendels). FTs: 8-11. Fouls: 15.

Oshkosh West — Fuller 2, Tigert 11, Reigh 4, Jacques 6, Christopherson 10, Kaminski 5. 3-pointers: 0. FTs: 10-17. Fouls: 15.

Fondy rallies past Appleton West

Fond du Lac 51, Appleton West 46: After falling behind at the end of the first half, the Cardinals outscored Appleton West by 11 in the second to come away with a win.

Fond du Lac managed to spread their scoring around with Ally Gietzel leading the Cardinals with 14 points. McKensey Hendrix and Megan Dille each had 10 of their own.

Aleah Wendels put up an additional nine points for the Cardinals while Alyssa Anhalt contributed eight.

Appleton West — Grahn 8, Perre 3, Clark 6, Zuleger 7, Wiseman 12, Lietzke 6, Hoffman 4. 3-pointers: 3 (Perre, Clark 2). FTs: 5-8. Fouls: 18.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 14, Anhalt 8, Wendels 9, Hendrix 10, Dille 10. 3-pointers: 3 (Gietzel, Wendels, Hendrix). FTs: 6-13. Fouls: 11.

Fondy picks up first win of season

Fond du Lac 51, Sheboygan North 46: Ally Gietzel scored 14 points as the Cardinals picked up their first win of the season, a five-point triumph over Sheboygan North. Leading 25-16 at halftime, Fond du Lac held off the Golden Raiders from there.

McKensey Hendrix added 12 points and Megan Dille had 11 for the Cardinals. Aleah Wendels chipped in with nine points.

Fond du Lac — Gietzel 14, Anhalt 5, Wendels 9, Hendrix 12, Dille 11. 3-pointers: 4 (Hendrix 2, Wendels, Gietzel). FTs: 11-15. Fouls: 18.

Catholic Memorial rallies past Fondy

Waukesha Catholic Memorial 57, Fond du Lac 54: The Cardinals failed to pull out a victory against Waukesha Catholic Memorial, resulting in frustrating three-point loss.

Ally Gietzel led Fondy with 15 points, and Aleah Wendels added 14.

Fond du Lac was outscored 32-25 in the second half by the Crusaders. Megan Dille and McKensey Hendrix scored seven points.

Catholic Memorial — Hirsch 12, Evans 7, Finnegan 5, Dryer 17, North 8, Levendoski 6, Wright 2. 3-pointers: 1 (Hirsch). FTs: 16-25. Fouls: 19 (North).

Fond du Lac — Wonser 2, Gietzel 15, Anhalt 6, Wendels 14, Templer 3, Dille 7, Hendrix 7. 3-pointers: 2 (Templer, Hendrix). FTs: 10-15. Fouls: 19.

Beaver Dam knocks off Fondy

Beaver Dam 66, Fond du Lac 53: Fond du Lac fell to Beaver Dam in the Cardinals’ season opener.

Ally Gietzel led Fondy with 15 points. McKensey Hendrix added 12, and Aleah Wendels chipped in 10.

The Cardinals had 23 total fouls, with Alyssa Anhalt fouling out.

Beaver Dam — Trotter 2, White 3, Shuman 10, Miller 13, Bartol 1, Brooks 7, Ferron 15, Stauffcher 12, Van Lewis 4. 3-pointers: 10 (White, Shuman, Miller 3, Brooks 2, Farren 1, Stauffcher 2). FTs: 15-29. Fouls: 20.

Fond du Lac — Wonser 2, Gietzel 15, Koch 1, Anhalt 5, Wendels 10, Templer 4, Hendrix 12, Dille 2, Dardis 2. 3-pointers: 1 (Wendels). FTs: 14-21. Fouls: 23 (Anhalt).

Bell, Fond du Lac looking for improvement

In his first year at the helm last season, Fond du Lac girls basketball coach Jeff Bell knew there would be some growing pains. New coach, new system, new philosophy — for a high school team that can be a little overwhelming at first. Now, entering his second season, Bell and the Cardinals are hoping to bounce back from a 5-18 campaign in 2014-15 that included a 4-14 mark and ninth-place finish in the Fox Valley Association. With a full year under his belt, Bell is confident that the experience he and his players gained last season will benefit the team in 2015-16. “Not having to spend the time on certain things, we’ve got to review it because it’s not perfect, but we can get more into