Lynden had plenty of big wins on road to 2A state championship game

Dec. 1 at Lynden

LYNDEN 48, CHARLES BEST 34

Elisa Kooiman had 17 points, 11 rebounds and four assists to lead the Lions to a season-opening win.

Dec. 4 at Sedro-Woolley

LYNDEN 57, SEDRO-WOOLLEY 32

Kooiman scored 26 points and Sierra Smith added 10 in the Lions’ non-conference win.

Dec. 7 at Lynden

ANACORTES 45, LYNDEN 25

Kooiman scored eight points and Lauren Zwiers had six, but the Lions fell in a non-league game.

Dec. 10 at Lynden

LYNDEN 73, FERNDALE 38

Smith and Mariah Gonzalez each scored 13 points, while Kooiman had 18 in a non-league win.

Dec. 15 at Lynden

LYNDEN 58, NOOKSACK VALLEY 46

Zwiers scored 12 points and Smith added 10 in the Lions’ Northwest Conference opener.

Dec. 18 at Lynden

LYNDEN 54, EVERETT 25

The Lions allowed the Seagulls just seven points in the second and third quarters combined in a non-league win.

Dec. 19 at Centralia

LYNDEN 54, CENTRALIA 53

Natalie Amos scored the game-winner with 18 seconds left, as the Lions grabbed another non-league win.

Dec. 22 at Friday Harbor

LYNDEN 52, FRIDAY HARBOR 32

Kooiman scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Jasmyne Neria had a big game on defense.

Dec. 29 at Lynden

LYNDEN 64, W.F. WEST 42

Gonzalez and Neria combined for 23 points, and the Lions finally beat a team that’s given them fits at state.

Jan. 5 at Anacortes

LYNDEN 54, ANACORTES 41

Kooiman scored 22 and Smith added 12 to lead the Lions to a win in a return to NWC play.

Jan. 8 at Lynden

LYNDEN 56, MERIDIAN 46

Smith scored 15 points in one of the best games of her career to lead the Lions to a win.

Jan. 11 at Blaine

LYNDEN 54, BLAINE 29

Neria hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points to help the Lions stay perfect in NWC play.

Jan. 15 at Lynden

LYNDEN 46, SEDRO-WOOLLEY 27

Kooiman scored 18 points and Smith hit three 3-pointers to lead the Lions to an NWC win.

Jan. 19 at Mount Baker

LYNDEN 50, MOUNT BAKER 36

Defense again played a big role for the Lions, who help an opponent to fewer than 40 points for a third straight game.

Jan. 22 at Lynden Christian

LYNDEN 55, LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 45

Emily Holt, Neria and Zwier led the Lions’ second-half comeback against the eventual 1A state finalists.

Jan. 26 at Lynden

BURLINGTON-EDISON 69, LYNDEN 46

Edie Breckenridge scored 20 points and Lynden struggled in its first and only NWC loss of the season.

Jan. 29 at Ferndale

LYNDEN 47, FERNALE 36

Kooiman scored 16 and Neria added nine to help the Lions bounce back and get an NWC victory.

Feb. 1 at Sehome

LYNDEN 57, SEHOME 36

Kooiman scored 18 points, Neria had 13 and Gonzalez added 10 in the Lions’ NWC victory.

Feb. 4 at Lynden

LYNDEN 70, BELLINGHAM 38

Kooiman scored 25 points, Smith had nine and Amos added eight to help Lynden to another NWC win.

Feb. 9 at Lynden

LYNDEN 50, SQUALICUM 43

Gonzalez scored 11 and Smith added nine points to help the Lions wrap up the regular season with a win.

Feb. 12 at Lynden

LYNDEN 58, SEDRO-WOOLLEY 23

Kooiman scored 18 and set a physical tone for the Lions in their Northwest District Tournament opener.

Feb. 15 at Mount Vernon

LYNDEN 52, SHORECREST 45

Neria hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with two minutes left, and the Lions locked up a trip to state with a semifinal win.

Feb. 19 at Mount Vernon

ANACORTES 51, LYNDEN 41

Lynden dug itself a hole and couldn’t claw its way out, as it lost a chance to win a third straight district title.

Feb. 27 at Renton

LYNDEN 67, LIBERTY 39

An inspired Kooiman scored a game-high 21 points and keyed a second-half turnaround in the Lions’ regional win.

March 3 at Yakima Valley SunDome

LYNDEN 59, BLACK HILLS 44

Kooiman scored 18 of her game-high 22 points in the second half and Neria added 11 in a state quarterfinal win.

March 4 at Yakima Valley SunDome

LYNDEN 37, ELLENSBURG 34

Neria bounced back from a first-half injury to make a game-clinching steal in the state semifinals.