The Meridian girls' basketball team suffered a 37-30 Northwest Conference loss Thursday, Feb. 2, at Mount Vernon.
"We had the game and had about four possessions in the beginning of the fourth quarter when we were up about six and turned the ball over three times," Trojans coach Don McMains said in a phone interview. "It's one of those that you kick yourself as a coach because you let one get away."
Sara Dougan had 10 points and nine rebounds and Ali Wasel added eight points for Meridian, which fell to 5-13 overall and 2-10 in conference.
Alyssa Evans led Mount Vernon with 14 points.
Meridian next hosts Bellingham at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6.
MOUNT VERNON 37, MERIDIAN 30
Meridian 6 7 12 5 - 30
Mount Vernon 10 8 8 11 - 37
Meridian: Kelli Terpsma 0, Kira Nelson 5, Hannah Belanger 0, Carly Nelson 2, Abbi Rautenberg 2, Natasha Bachman 0, Sydney Swanson 0, Sara Dougan 10, Ali Wasel 8, Tatum Garcia 3. Team totals: 9-49 11-21 30.
Mount Vernon: Jacqueline Monroe 0, Emily Mattson 2, Darrien Dolquist-Larsen 7, Hailey Wright 0, Shierelyn Santos 3, Karli Welch 4, Alyssa Evans 14, Elena Oelfke 0, Alisyn Schmidt 2; Lindsay Wegner 3. Team totals: 15-56 6-8 37.
3-ptg: Meridian 1 (Kira Nelson), Mount Vernon 1 (Lindsay Wegner). Rebounds: Meridian 31 (Sara Dougan 9), Mount Vernon 38 (n/a). Assists: Meridian 3 (Kelli Terpsma 2), Mount Vernon 8 (n/a). Fouls: Meridian 13, Mount Vernon 16. Turnovers: Meridian 23, Mount Vernon 17.
