Kortney Grattic scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Lynden girls' basketball team to a 59-49 Northwest Conference victory against visiting Meridian on Thursday, Jan. 5,
Lynden coach Rob Adams said in a phone interview he stressed to Grattic before the game to play a big game and it clearly paid dividends.
"She definitely carried the load for us," Adams said. "I've been challenging Kortney with playing a full 32 minutes and obviously she did that."
Grattic's performance allowed the Lions (8-3, 3-1 NWC) to overcome Meridian's quality post players in Sara Dougan and Ali Wasel. Wasel scored 18 points, while Dougan had 17 points, nine rebounds and three 3-pointers.
It wasn't enough to lift Meridian (2-7, 0-4) to the victory, as the Trojans remain winless in conference play and dropped their third straight game.
Meridian travels to Friday Harbor next at noon on Saturday, Jan. 7, while Lynden heads to Lynden Christian at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10.
LYNDEN 59, MERIDIAN 49
Meridian 12 11 14 12 - 49
Lynden 13 15 13 18 - 59
Meridian: Kelli Terpsma 7, Kira Nelson 2, Hannah Belanger 0, Carly Nelson 0, Abbi Rautenberg 0, Natasha Bachman 2, Sara Dougan 17, Ali Wasel 18, Tatum Garcia 3, Allecia Galindo xx. Team totals: 10-12 (FT) 49.
Lynden: Mikayla Brown 2, Kortney Grattic 25, Amber Stokes 9, Taylor VanDalen 3, Maddie Hommes 0, Sierra Sharp xx, Kelsey Bouwman 3, Stephanie Somers 8, Mandy Warner 3, Kat Webb 6. Team totals: 12-25 59.
3-ptg: Meridian 5 (Sara Dougan 3), Lynden 5 (Kortney Grattic 2). Rebounds: Meridian 34 (Sara Dougan 9), Lynden 36 (Amber Stokes 6). Assists: Meridian 7 (Kelli Terpsma 5), Lynden 6 (Stephanie Somers 4). Fouls: Meridian 14 (Hanna Belanger 5), Lynden 12. Turnovers: Meridian 18, Lynden 21.
