Lomira Girls Basketball Wins Consecutive Games on the Road

On December 6, Lomira girls' basketball beat Dodgeland 50-25 in a non-conference matchup on the road.
Lomira (4-1) held a commanding halftime lead of 19-4 over Dodgeland (4-1) before the Lions cruised to the 50-25 victory in the Saturday, early evening matchup.
The Lions were led by Josie Christian with 29 points, and her backcourt sidekick, Kennedy Goebel, added 13 points in the victory.
J. Christian is averaging 27.6 points per game through the first five games for Lomira.

At Omro
On December 5, Lomira girls' basketball beat Omro 72-62 on the road in their Flyway Conference matchup.
Omro (2-1, 1-1) held a 7-4 lead before Lomira’s (3-1, 1-1) Josie Christian rolled in a three-pointer to tie the game at eight.
The Lions were trailing 22-17 with eight minutes left in the first half when Lomira went on an 8-2 run, highlighted by steals by J. Christian and Kennedy Goebel for layups, then capped off by two free throws from Lily Christian to take a 25-24 lead.
The Foxes went back up at 28-25 before J. Christian went on to score six straight points, featuring a step-back three-pointer to retake the lead at 31-30.
Lomira and Omro played a highly competitive first half of basketball with the game tied at 33 when the halftime horn sounded.
The Lions started the second half strong with three-pointers from J. Christian and Goebel to take a 39-36 lead over Omro before the Foxes’ star senior Ava Koch scored seven straight points to give Omro the lead back at 45-43.
The two teams were tied at 47 when the Lions went on an impressive 14-0 scoring run, highlighted J, Christian doing special things on the court for her team by scoring six of the points, plus Brianna Frea and Whitney Witkowski knocking down clutch three pointers to give Lomira a 61-47 lead with seven minutes left in the game.
Omro’s Koch showed off her impressive skill set on her way to score 35 points in the contest by getting the Foxes within seven points at 64-57 with three minutes on the game clock.
Lomira responded with baskets from Goebel and Hanna Faber to push their lead back to 68-59, but the Foxes made one final three-pointer with 1:30 left in regulation to get within six points with the score at 68-62.
The Lions were able to close out the quality conference road win with a 72-62 score, and they were led by Josie Christain’s 39 points in the conference victory.
Vs Laconia
On December 2, Lomira girls basketball lost 74-45 to Laconia in their home conference opener.
Laconia (2-2, 2-0) started the game on a 7-0 run before Lomira (3-1, 1-1) started with their own 9-0 scoring stretch, highlighted by a Kennedy Goebel three-pointer and Lily Christian converting an old-fashioned three-point play for the Lions to take a 9-7 lead with 12 minutes on the first-half clock.
The Spartans held a 20-11 lead before the Lions responded again with a Brianna Frea three-pointer and a floater in the lane by Josie Christian to close the gap to 22-16 at the six-minute mark in the first half.
L. Christian’s three-pointer banked off the glass from wing to put the score at 31-21 in favor of the Spartans before closing out the first half with a 7-1 scoring stretch to take a 38-22 halftime lead.
Goebel scored two consecutive baskets for the Lions early in the second half, making the score 40-26 with the Spartans in the lead.
That was the closest Lomira got the rest of the game, with Laconia pulling away for a 74-45 Flyway Conference victory.
Lily Christian led the Lions with 13 points in the conference opener.
Lomira girls basketball traveled to Ripon on December 9, after print time. The Lions will host Springs on December 11 at 7 p.m.

Game Summary
Saturday, December 6
Lomira 19-31 50
Dodgeland 4-21 25
Final

Points: Josie Christian 29. Kennedy Goebel 13. Lily Christian 3. Jadalee Luedtke 3. Whitney Witkowski 2.
3pt: J. Christian 4. Whitney Witkowski 1. Kennedy Goebel 1.
FT: 10-12
Friday, December 5
Lomira 33-39 72
Omro 33-29 62
Final
Points: Josie Christian 39. Kennedy Goebel 10. Hanna Faber 8. Lily Christian 4. Whitney Witkowski 3. Brianna Frea 3. Rachel Chervenka 2. Jadalee Luedtke 2. Oelysea Olig 1.
Rebounds: Lily Christian 8. Josie Christian 6. Kennedy Goebel 5. Oelysea Olig 4
Assists: Josie Christian 2. Kennedy Goebel 2
Steals: Josie Christian 3. Kennedy Goebel 3
3pt: Josie Christian 4. Kennedy Goebel 1. Whitney Witkowski 1. Brianna Frea 1.
FT: 18-25 (Josie Christian 11-12)
Tuesday, December 2
Laconia 38-36 74
Lomira 22-23 45
Final
Points: Lily Christian 13. Josie Christian 10. Kennedy Goebel 7. Whitney Witkowski 4. Oelysea Olig 3. Brianna Frea 3. Hanna Faber 2. Rachel Chervenka 2.
Rebounds: Lily Christian 7. Josie Christian 6. Oelysea Olig 4. Kennedy Goebel 4. Brianna Frea 4.
Assists: Josie Christian 3. Kennedy Goebel 2.
Steals: Josie Christian 5
3pt: Kennedy Goebel 1. Whitney Witkowski 1. Lily Christian 1. Brianna Frea 1.
FT: 11-18 (Josie Christian 4-4)