Meghan Lowry, Lauren Eckert and Janna Poradun all scored in double figures as the Squalicum girls' basketball team won for the second time in three games, beating Meridian 55-23 in a Northwest Conference game Friday, Jan. 4, at Squalicum High School.
Eckert and Lowry scored 11 points and Janna Poradun scored 10. The Storm built an 11-4 first-quarter lead and rolled the rest of the way.
"I really feel like my kids have been working hard for a long time," Squalicum coach Mark Wright said in a phone interview. "It was nice for us to see what happens when we get some ball movement and open looks uncontested."
Meridian was led by Sydney Swanson's 10 points, and Squalicum forced 33 Trojan turnovers.
Squalicum (2-10, 1-4) plays Bellingham next at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, while Meridian (1-10, 0-4) hosts Friday Harbor at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
SQUALICUM 55, MERIDIAN 23
Meridian 4 6 8 5 - 23
Squalicum 11 16 13 15 - 55
Meridian: Madison Holz 1, Kendall DeMerice 0, Allecia Galindo 0, Kendra Holmes 2, Sydney Swanson 10, Taylor Lunde 9, Allie Mack 0, Janessa Murphy 1, Haley Belanger 0, Grace Pyles 0. Team totals: 9-43 5-13 23.
Squalicum: Kayla Chang 0, Meghan Lowry 11, Sarah Hulbert 5, Lauren Eckert 11, Jessica Greene 3, Kamea Pino 4, Bailey Molnar 2, Sydney Arndorfer 3, Sam Starr 6, Hannah Lewis 0, Janna Poradun 10. Team totals: 24-55 4-15 55.
3-ptg: Meridian 0-6, Squalicum 3-14 (Hulbert/Eckert/Greene 1). Rebounds: Meridian 34 (Holz 5), Squalicum 42 (Lowry 9). Assists: Meridian 4 (DeMerice 3), Squalicum 15 (Lowry 6). Fouls: Meridian 15, Squalicum 11. Turnovers: Meridian 33, Squalicum 23.
