GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bajema has big game as Lynden Christian opens season with win
The Lynden Christian girls’ basketball team opened the season with a 54-47 non-conference victory Monday, Nov. 30, at Anacortes.
Kara Bajema had 15 points, two 3-pointers, six rebounds and three assists for the Lyncs. Haley Hollander had 11 points and Sam Van Loo added nine points and six rebounds.
“It was a really hard-fought game,” Lynden Christian coach Brady Bomber said in a phone interview, “but it was your typical first game of the year. It was really sloppy.”
Brook Geffe led Anacortes with 12 points.
Other results Girls
Sedro-Woolley 50, Sehome 44: Samantha Hruby had 13 points, Madison Ulrich added 11 and Sarah Eissess pulled down 12 rebounds but it wasn’t enough as the Sehome girls’ basketball team opened the season with a loss to Sedro-Woolley on Monday, Nov. 30, at home. The Mariners had a 43-25 rebound advantage but went 15 of 65 from the field and 9 of 28 from the line.
We had great rebounding We gave ourselves a lot of great opportunities.
Sehome coach Kim Kirk on the Mariners loss to Sedro-Woolley
Coming Tuesday
Eight other Whatcom County girls’ baskeball teams kick off their 2015-16 season:
▪ Charles Best at Lynden, 7 p.m.
▪ Blaine at Nooksack Valley, 7:15 p.m.
▪ Bellingham at Squalicum, 7:15 p.m.
▪ Meridian at Mount Baker, 7:15 p.m.
▪ Burlington-Edison at Ferndale, 7:15 p.m.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS GIRLS
Overall | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Anacortes (2A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Bellingham (2A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Blaine (2A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ferndale (3A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Lynden (2A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Meridian (1A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Squalicum (2A) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sehome (2A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Anacortes (2A) | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Sedro-Woolley 50, Sehome 44
Sedro-Woolley | 15 | 7 | 12 | 15 | — | 50 |
Sehome | 12 | 8 | 13 | 11 | — | 44 |
Sedro-Woolley: Kate Morgan 2, Zoe Demming 3, M. Meyer 0, Megan Hanson 3, Taylor Torgeson 12, Jordan Stapleton 3, Samantha Cox 11, Mikayela Nutting 15, T. Manning 0, Miheich 1. Totals: 13-48 7-11 50.
Sehome: Lily Lind 0, Maddy Hooker 7, Madison MacPhee 4, Alex Payne 0, Taryn Clark 0, Natalie Zender 2, Samantha Hruby 13, Madison Ulrich 11, Emma Clark 5, Sarah Eissess 2. Totals: 15-65 9-28 44.
3-point field goals — S-W: 5 (Nutting 3); Sehome: 3 (Hruby 2). Rebounds — S-W: 25 (Leaders n/a); Sehome: 43 (Eissess 12). Assists — S-W: n/a; Sehome: 11 (MacPhee 4). Fouls — S-W: 24 (Stapleton, Torgeson); Sehome: 15. Turnovers — S-W: 14; Sehome: 17.
Lynden Christian 54, Anacortes 47
Lynden Christian | 12 | 12 | 19 | 11 | — | 54 |
Anacortes | 6 | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | 47 |
Lynden Christian: Isabela Hernandez 5, Haley Hollander 11, Shaye Brandsma 4, Kara Bajema 15, Sam Van Loo 9, Riley Van Hulzen 1, Avery Dykstra 4, , Emmalee Bailey 5. Totals: 16-45 16-28 54.
Anacortes: Maddy Hance 9, Nicole McInerney 5, Erin Huffstodt 2, Clare Martin 7, Sally Vaux 2, Olivia White 0, Taylor Mathis 2, Brooke Geffe 12, Gabby Ronngren 6, Alex Aldridge 0, Baylee South 2, Melissa Frein 0. Totals: 21-42 2-6 47.
3-point field goals — Lynden Christian: 6 (Bajema 2); Anacortes: 3 (Three with 1). Rebounds — Lynden Christian: 28 (Bajema 6, Van Loo 6); Anacortes: 18 (McInerney 3). Assists — Lynden Christian: 9 (Bajema 3); Anacortes: 7 (Hance 2). Fouls — Lynden Christian: 9; Anacortes: 19 (Geffe, Martin). Turnovers — Lynden Christian: 11; Anacortes: 12.
This story was originally published November 30, 2015 at 10:06 PM with the headline "GIRLS’ BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Bajema has big game as Lynden Christian opens season with win."