The Lynden Christian girls' basketball team earned a 46-8 Northwest Conference victory Thursday, Jan. 24, at Meridian.

Kara Bajema and Kayla Tiemersma had nine points each to lead the Lyncs and Morgan Van Kooten had four points and five rebounds.

Taylor Lunde led Meridian (1-16, 0-9) with four points and three rebounds.

"Defensively we've been playing well lately," LC coach Curt DeHaan said in a phone interview, "and we have a big game Saturday with Nooksack."

The Lyncs (14-3, 7-2) host Nooksack Valley at Saturday, Jan. 26, and Meridian hosts Mount Baker on the same day. Both Class 1A games start at 7:15 p.m.

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 46, MERIDIAN 8

Lynden Christian 16 24 6 0 - 46

Meridian 0 0 8 0 - 8

Lynden Christian: Haley Hollander 2, Kara Bajema 9, Courtney Hollander 6, Sally Vlas 5, Kassidy Aldrich 4, Karley De Jager 0, Sara Dougan 0, Emma Stump 5, Carli Tjoelker 2, Kayla Tiemersma 9, Morgan Van Kooten 4. Team totals: 20-40 6-23 46.

Meridian: Madison Holz 0, Kendall DeMerice 2, Allecia Galindo 0, Kendra Holmes 2, Sydney Swanson 0, Taylor Lunde 4, Allie Mack 0, Janessa Murphy 0, Haley Belanger 0, Grace Pyles 0. Team totals: 3-26 2-6 8.

3-ptg: LC 0, Meridian 0. Rebounds: LC 28 (Morgan Van Kooten 5), Meridian 21 (Taylor Lunde 3). Assists: LC 13 (Kara Bajema 3, Sally Vlas 3, Kassidy Aldrich 3), Meridian 0. Fouls: LC 13, Meridian 20. Turnovers: LC 17, Meridian 31.