KEOKUK - Mykaela Brandt scored 18 points and Sara Strauel added 12 to lead Linn-Mar past Keokuk, 58-43, Tuesday night in a girls basketball season opener.

Linn-Mar led 31-26 at halftime, then used a 14-5 spurt in the third quarter to pull away for the win.

Courtney Major added eight points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lions.

Rachel Dunlap led Keokuk with 14 points and nine rebounds.

LINN-MAR (58): Hannah Yearling 0 2-4 2, Mykaela Brandt 6 4-7 18, Sara Strauel 6 0-0 12, Jenna Harms 2 2-2 7, Aryn Jones 1 0-0 2, Kristen Eiles 2 0-0 6, Courtney Major 2 4-6 8, Alexis Libenguth 1 1-1 3. Totals 20 13-20 58.

KEOKUK (43): Alyson Hughes 2 0-0 5, Lakyn Boltz 1 5-6 8, Brooke Wade 0 0-0 0, Chelsea Deyo 0 0-1 0, Trinity Jeffers 0 1-2 1, Bailey Roth 0 0-0 0, Paige Kayvan 2 2-2 7, Rachel Dunlap 4 6-10 14, Bella Lozano-Dobbs 4 0-0 8, Chelsea Washburn 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 14-21 43.

Halftime - Linn-Mar 31, Keokuk 26. 3-point goals - Linn-Mar 5 (Brandt 2, Eiles 2, Harms), Keokuk 3 (Hughes, Boltz, Kayvan).