The Lynden girls' basketball team lost 55-42 in its season opener against Brookswood Secondary of Langley, B.C., at home on Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Lynden got out to a slow start and were outscored 13-4 in the first quarter, but came back to be only down by two going into halftime.

"I was really pleased because this will be as good a team as we will face for the rest of the year," Lynden coach Rob Adams said in a phone interview. "Out of the 10 players we played, five had never played varsity before and under the adversity of playing a good team at home in their first varsity game, I was really, really happy with how they played."

Lynden was led by Kelsey Bouwman with 10 points.

BROOKSWOOD SECONDARY 55, LYNDEN 42

Brookswood Secondary 13 11 18 13 - 55

Lynden 4 18 13 7 - 42

Brookswood Secondary: Forset 0, Ceranic 0, Williams 11, Heggiel 3, Brown 25, Wanslade 0, Hammel 0, Wand 0, Pauly 0, Jackson 14, Tadie 2. Team totals: 17-36 12-15 55.

Lynden: Holly McKinley 0, Ashlyn Morgan 0, Miriah Brown 5, Tanna Benson 7, Kaitlyn Mark 7, Taylor VanDalen 2, Maddie Hommes 2, Kelsey Bouwman 10, Stephanie Somers 9, Mandy Warner 0. Team totals: 15-47 8-14 42.

3-ptg: Brookswood Secondary 10 (Brown 5), Lynden 4 (Benson 2). Rebounds: Brookswood Secondary 28 (Jackson 12), Lynden 30 (Mark 5). Assists: Brookswood Secondary 11 (Williams 5), Lynden 7 (Brown 3). Fouls: Brookswood Secondary 17 (Fouled out), Lynden 14 (Somers). Turnovers: Brookswood Secondary 15, Lynden 25.