Nooksack Valley scored 22 points in the second quarter, Melissa Stadt scored a team-high 16 points and the Pioneers won their fourth straight with a 51-30 non-conference win against Friday Harbor on Saturday, Dec. 22, in Friday Harbor.
After trailing 6-4 after 8 minutes, the Pioneers rebounded by taking a 26-12 lead into halftime.
"We were playing at a different time than we are used to, and getting off the ferry, our kids came out a little bit slow," Nooksack Valley coach Shane Wichers said in a phone interview. "In the second quarter, we got our rhythm."
Lindsay Hayes added eight points, and Lauren Dykstra, who received praise by Wichers for her play off the bench, scored six points.
The Pioneers (7-1, 2-0 NWC) play in the Lakewood Tournament next on Thursday, Dec. 27, in Arlington.
NOOKSACK VALLEY 51, FRIDAY HARBOR 30
Nooksack Valley 4 22 15 10 - 51
Friday Harbor 6 6 11 7 - 30
Nooksack Valley: Taryn Tenkley 3, Payton Linville 3, Lauren Dykstra 6, Lindsay Hayes 8, Julie Campos 4, Mariah Perry 5, Lindy Swanson 6, Cheyanna Maxwell 0, Fiona Chapman 0, Melissa Stadt 16. Team totals: 17-54 13-22 51.
Friday Harbor: Meeker 2, Guard 6, Galt 4, Scheffer 0, Melborne 13, Brandly 0, McKay 2, Keane 3, Shanks 0 Ledue 0. Team totals: 12-41 4-9 30.
3-ptg: Nooksack Valley 4 (Tenkley/Linville/Hayes/Perry 1), Friday Harbor 2 (Melborne 2). Rebounds: Nooksack Valley 23 (Stadt 7), Friday Harbor 27. Assists: Nooksack Valley 10 (Perry 3). Fouls: Nooksack Valley 11, Friday Harbor 15. Turnovers: Nooksack Valley 13, Friday Harbor 17.
