The Auburn Mountainview girls basketball squad’s Washington State 3A championship tourney run ended on Thursday morning with a 58-38 defeat to Franklin in the quarterfinals.

The Lions found themselves in a 14-6 first quarter hole and were unable to dig themselves out, despite pulling to within seven points in the third quarter.

Junior Stephanie Smolinski led Auburn Mountainview with eight points, seven rebounds and two steals. Freshman Aalia Braboy had seven points and Ida Hüners added six points and eight rebounds.

The Lions, forced into the consolation bracket by a first round defeat to Meadowdale on Wednesday, struggled against the Quaker’s full court press and turned the ball over 27 times in the contest

Franklin was paced by Carol Howard’s game-high 14 points. Howard also had three three-pointers and six rebounds. Kayla Williams and Amy Hirai had 13 points apiece.

The Lions finish the season with a 17-10 overall record. The team will lose three seniors – Tasha Al-Nakib, Lizzy Harrison and Lyudmila Forostyanaya. Also gone will be junior Hüners, an exchange student who will return to Germany after the school year.

Franklin 58, Auburn Mountainview 38

Auburn Mountainview 6 11 12 9 ―38

Franklin 14 16 9 19 ―58

Auburn Mountainview― Stephanie Smolinski 8, Aalia Braboy 7, Ida Hüners 6, Erika Lombardo 5, Angel Pele 4, Caitlin Carr 2, Lyudmila Forostyanaya 2, Brianne Wills 2, Tasha Al-Nakib 2, Kylie Liabraaten 0, Kristen Herren 0, Lizzy Harrison 0.

Franklin― Carol Howard 14, Amy Hirai 13, Kayla Williams 13, Chardonnae Mortimer 4, Janee Lewis 4, Seana Shoecraft 3, Joeclyn Jones 3, Leah Wong 2, Mariah Bones 2, Hayley Caray 0.