Bellingham was able to hold off Nooksack Valley 52-44 on senior night in Northwest Conference girls' basketball action on Monday, Jan. 28.

The Red Raiders (10-10, 4-7 NWC) outscored the Pioneers by eight points in the second quarter to take a six-point lead at halftime. There was only a two-point differential the rest of the game.

"It was a hard-fought game," Bellingham coach Brad McKay said in a phone interview. "It kind of went back and forth. We were able to shoot the ball a little better than them."

The Red Raiders were led by Olivia Halverson's 18 points and Alicia Romero who had 11 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.

Nooksack Valley (12-7, 6-5 NWC) was led by Melissa Stadt's 16 points and 11 rebounds and Mariah Perry's 10 points.

BELLINGHAM 52, NOOKSACK VALLEY 44

NV 12 9 12 11 - 44

Bellingham 10 17 13 12 - 52

Nooksack Valley: Kaycee DeBruin,Taryn Tenkley, Lauren Dykstra 1, Lindsay Hayes 2, Julie Campos 2, Mariah Perry 10, Lindy Swanson 6, Morgan Perry 3, Cheyanna Maxwell 3, Melissa Stadt 16. Team totals: 20-60 6-12 44.

Bellingham: Carleen Syth, Jenn Paul 7, Ashley Spink 11, Michaela Knutson, Monica Ziels, Alicia Romero 11, Olivia Halverson 18, Catrina Mahoney 1, Joelle Zamora 4. Team totals: 25-54 7-13 52.

3-ptg: NV 2 (Hayes 1, Perry 1), Bellingham 5 (Halverson 3). Rebounds: NV 32 (Stadt 11), Bellingham 30 (Romero 13). Assists: Bellingham 11 (Romero 5). Fouls: NV 11, Bellingham 9. Turnovers: NV 15, Bellingham 18.