YAKIMA – The Bulldogs outscored the Lyncs 23-16 in the second half, but it was far from enough as Lynden Christian secured the 45-32 win after a huge first half to move into the semifinals of the 1A state tournament.
After jumping out to a 14-9 lead in the first quarter, the Lyncs shut Cashmere down in the second by not allowing a single point, and scoring 15 for themselves.
Senior forward Allison Shumate continued her dominant season in the paint as she hit on 7-of-11 shots and finished with 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Lynden Christian.
Freshman guard Tyra Dykstra came off the bench to hit 3-of-6 from downtown, and she ended with 11 points.
The Lyncs (22-3) will now take on King’s tomorrow at 3:45 for a chance to get to the state championship game.
Lynden Christian 45, Cashmere 32
CSH 9 0 10 13 - 32
LC 14 15 6 10 - 45
Cashmere: N/A.
Lynden Christian: D. Dykstra 3, T. Dykstra 11, Tolsma 0, Hernandez 6, Fritts 8, Scott 2, Shumate 15, Yun 0, VanLoo 0, Pierce 0, Eshuis 0.
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