Meadowdale girls come up short in state opener

Published 1:05 pm Wednesday, March 5, 2008

SEATTLE — Despite a near triple-double by senior guard Eryn Jones, the Meadowdale High School girls basketball team came up short against Lakes Wednesday in a first-round Class 3A state tournament game at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

Jones scored 23 points, grabbed nine rebounds and tallied nine assists, but Meadowdale lost 59-56 to Lakes (22-1), ranked No. 2 in the Associated Press 3A poll.

Third-ranked Meadowdale (21-5) cut the deficit to two points with less than 3 minutes to go. But Lakes, which was 16-for-20 on foul shots, held on and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Meadowdale plays a loser-out game against Bainbridge at 9 a.m. Thursday at Hec Ed. The Mavericks beat Bainbridge 85-67 earlier this season in a non-conference clash.