The Bellingham girls' basketball team was unable to come back in its 75-42 loss at Burlington-Edison on Friday, Jan. 25, in a Northwest Conference game.

"The pressure got to us," Bellingham assistant coach David Neevel said in a phone interview. "We hung in there in the first quarter but they wore us down and gave significant pressure. We just ran out of steam."

The Red Raiders (9-10, 3-7 NWC) were led by Catrina Mahoney, who scored 12 points and had six rebounds, and Jenn Paul, who scored nine points and had five assists.

"Catrina started for the first time and ended up leading the team in scoring," Neevel said. "We had some new faces in the scoring leader column which was nice to see. It was a game of growth."

Bellingham is still in contention for a 2A district berth.

Bellingham hosts Nooksack Valley on Monday, Jan. 28, in a Northwest Conference game.

BURLINGTON-EDISON 75, BELLINGHAM 42

Bellingham 12 14 7 9 - 42

BE 16 25 15 19 - 75

Bellingham: Carleen Syth 2, Jenn Paul 9, Michaela Knutson 4, Monica Ziels 0, Alicia Romero 6, Olivia Halverson 5, Chantelle Chen 0, Catrina Mahoney 12, Joelle Zamora 4. Team totals: 18-42 5-8 42.

Burlington-Edison: Mariah Swanson 24, Tyra Lopez 11, Carly Watson 2, Edie Breckenridge 0, Kim Rabenstein 6, Molly McTaggart 3, Sydney Brown 11, Olivia Capron 5, Ellary Torset 11, Emily Agen 2. Team totals: 28-62 15-24 75.

3-ptg: Bellingham 1 (Paul 1), Burlington-Edison 4 (Brown 2). Rebounds: Bellingham 28 (Mahoney 6), Burlington-Edison 33 (Torset 8). Assists: Bellingham 12 (Paul 5), Burlington-Edison 17 (Brown 5). Fouls: Bellingham 18 (Zamora), Burlington-Edison 10 (none). Turnovers: Bellingham 29, Burlington-Edison 12.