Tooele girls opened region play with a strong showing at Mountain View Wednesday night. Senior Meredith Nigh led the Tooele attack with 18 points including two three-pointers, but Tooele could not keep up with the Lady Bruins losing 45-38.
Tooele trailed by 20-17 after one half and Mountain View pushed its lead to nine after three quarters and held on to win by seven.
Alexis Bird scored 12 for the Lady Buffs, Corinne Bird added 3, Lauren Lescanec 2, Lauren Folta 2 and Sharon Lyman 1.
Tooele travels back to Orem on Friday to face the Lady Tigers.
Mark Watson: mwatson@tooeletranscript.com


