The Nooksack Valley girls' basketball team came back in the fourth quarter to get a 54-47 win at Anacortes on Tuesday, Jan. 22, in a Northwest Conference game.

"Anacortes is a hard place to play and they played really scrappy," Nooksack Valley coach Shane Wichers said in a phone interview. "They were up by six and we just chipped away at them and hit some free throws down the stretch."

Nooksack scored 12 of its 17 fourth quarter points from the line.

The Pioneers (11-5, 5-3 NWC) were led by Melissa Stadt, who scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds, and Mariah Perry, who scored 15 points.

"Melissa had a great game and was 12 for 12 from the foul line and did well," Wichers said. "Defensively I thought Lindsay Hayes had a really big shot block late in the fourth that really helped us out."

The Pioneers host Sehome Thursday, Jan. 24, in a Northwest Conference game.

NOOKSACK VALLEY 54, ANACORTES 47

NV 16 15 6 17 - 54

Anacortes 9 19 11 8 - 47

Nooksack Valley: Kaycee DeBruin 0,Taryn Tenkley 0, Lauren Dykstra 0, Lindsay Hayes 3, Julie Campos 2, Mariah Perry 15, Lindy Swanson 6, Morgan Perry 0, Cheyanna Maxwell 2, Melissa Stadt 26. Team totals: 16-40 20-27 54.

Anacortes: Brooke Riordan 0, Hope Hurtado 2, Jillian Welk 0, Mackenzie Wight 13, Brooke Geffe 2, Melanie Martin 11, Tania Daou 17, Autumn Frost 0, Monica Downs 2. Team totals: 21-44 1-4 47.

3-ptg: Nooksack Valley 2 (Mariah Perry 2), Anacortes 4 (Daou 3). Rebounds: Nooksack Valley 24 (Stadt 10), Anacortes 20 (n/a). Assists: Nooksack Valley 8 (Morgan Perry 2), Anacortes n/a. Fouls: Nooksack Valley 7 (none), Anacortes 17 (none). Turnovers: Nooksack Valley 14, Anacortes 18.