Turnovers and poor rebounding dug the Lummi girls' basketball team a deep first-half hole it could not get out of in a 74-30 loss at Mount Vernon Christian on Saturday, Feb. 2, in the first round of the Class 1B Northwest District Tournament.

Lummi (1-14) will attempt to extend its season on Tuesday, Feb. 5, when it faces a 7 p.m. elimination game at Mountlake Terrace Cedar Park Christian, which suffered a 34-29 loss to Grace Academy on Saturday.

"We had an abundance of turnovers, especially in the first half," Blackhawks coach Woody Bakke said in a phone interview. "Too many to count."

Lummi logged only 14 rebounds and shot 13 for 45 from the field for the game, as it was outscored 49-15 in the first half.

Despite the loss of Seaneen Roberts to injury, the Blackhawks' switch from a 2-3 to a 3-2 zone in the second half helped slow up the Mount Vernon Christian offensive attack and hold it to 25 second-half points, Bakke said.

Dawn James scored 17 points to lead the Blackhawks, while Samantha Wilson scored nine.

"We're gong to continue to work hard and work on our free throws, our shots around the key and our transition game to get better for Cedar Park Christian," Bakke said.

MOUNT VERNON CHRISTIAN 74, LUMMI 30

Lummi 8 7 6 9 - 30

Mount Vernon Chr. 27 22 13 12 - 74

Lummi: Bella James 0, Dawn James 17, Samantha Wilson 9, Thelma Wall 0, Seaneen Roberts 4, Lena Buck 0, Halle Sturgeon 0, Tatsiana James 0, Treena Humphreys 0. Team totals: 13-45 1-4 30.

Mount Vernon Christian: Natalie Sakuma 8, Kimber-Lynn Anderson 0, Amanda Lervick 2, Molli Kaptein 4, Jenna Withers 2, Jacqueline Case 28, Melyssa Whitener 1, Grace Kuipers 15, Lindsay Noste 2, Kennedy Lucas 8, Ottey Weidenbach 2, Van Rooyen 2, Kuipers 15.

3-ptg: Lummi 5 (James 5), Mount Vernon Christian 5 (Case 4). Rebounds: Lummi 14 (Buck 4). Assists: Lummi 6 (James 3). Fouls: Lummi 9, Mount Vernon Christian 3.