WATERLOO – The Linn-Mar girls basketball team opened the season with a 56-19 win over Waterloo East on Tuesday in the Mississippi Valley Conference in Waterloo.

Jamie (Printy) Brandt won her first game as Linn-Mar's new head coach.

Megan Murphy and Niki Sharma each had 11 points to lead the Lions. Sharma added seven rebounds.

Linn-Mar jumped to a 20-4 lead in the first quarter and led 41-6 at halftime.

LINN-MAR (56): Ross 2 0-0 4, Lorenz 0 0-0 0, Swanson 0 0-0 0, Noggle 1 2-2 4, Akers 0 2-2 2, Frese 0 1-2 1, Lancial 1 2-2 , Glanz 0 2-2 2, Fensterman 0 0-0 0, Murphy 2 5-5 11, Montague 3 1-1 8, Sharma 5 1-4 11, Finley 1 0-0 2, Larson 0 0-0 0, Nietert 3 1-6 7. Totals 18 17-26 56.

WATERLOO EAST (19): Sisk 1 0-0 2, Williams 1 1-3 3, Werner 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Watson 2 0-0 6, Collier 4 0-1 8, Baker 0 0-0 0, Moss 0 0-0 0, Marquand 0 0-0 0, Austin 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 1-4 19.

Halftime – Linn-Mar 41, Waterloo East 6. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 3 (Murphy 2, Montague 1), Waterloo East 2 (Watson 2).