Sara Strauel scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Linn-Mar to a 62-56 win over Pleasant Valley in a nonconference girls basketball game Saturday at Linn-Mar.

Mykaela Brandt added 11 points and Courtney Major had 10, including 7-of-7 from the free-throw line.

Sydney Dwyer scored 20 points for Pleasant Valley.

Linn-Mar is 7-9.

PLEASANT VALLEY (56): Maddie Reynolds 0 4-4 4, Katelyn Tuttle 0 1-2 1, Lexi Spelhaug 0 0-2 0, Chloe Miller 5 4-7 14, Abby Elceser 1 1-2 3, Holly Hoelting 2 2-2 7, Sydney Dwyer 7 2-2 20, Kaycee Kallenberger 0 0-0 0, Jenae Bishop 1 2-3 4, Megan Paustian 1 1-2 3. Totals 17 17-26 56.

LINN-MAR (62): Taylor Robertson 0 0-0 0, Hannah Yearling 2 3-4 8, Mykaela Brandt 3 4-9 11, Sara Strauel 8 2-6 18, Jenna Harms 1 0-0 3, Aryn Jones 1 0-0 2, Kristen Eiles 1 1-2 4, Courtney Major 1 7-7 10, Alexis Libenguth 1 4-6 6. Totals 18 21-34 62.

Halftime - Linn-Mar 25, Pleasant Valley 19. 3-point goals - Pleasant Valley 5 (Dwyer 4, Hoelting), Linn-Mar 5 (Yearling, Brandt, Harms, Eiles, Major).