Linn-Mar bounced back from its first loss of the season, behind 13 points from senior Olivia Montague, to down Prairie 60-35, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday night at Prairie.

The Lions, ranked No. 8 in Class 5A, rolled to a 29-20 halftime lead and were never headed. Lannie Nietert added 12 points for Linn-Mar (6-1).

Makenzie Stoffer led the Hawks (0-8) with 11 points.

LINN-MAR (60): Ross 0 2-2 2, Akers 0 0-0 0, Noggle 0 0-0 0, Frese 2 0-0 4, Lancial 2 3-6 9, Fensterman 0 0-0 0, Murphy 3 0-0 8 ,Montague 5 1-1 13 , Sharma 3 0-1 6 , Finley 2 0-0 4, Larson 0 2-4 2 , Nietert 5 2-4 12 Totals  22 10-18 60.

PRAIRIE (35) Moenk 1 0-0 2, Altenhofen 0 0-2 0, Rotter 1 0-2 2 , Herold 0 2-2 2  Adams 1 0-0 3, Kuch 0 0-0 0, Usher 1 2-2 4, Wagemester 2 2-2 6, Person 2 0-0 5 , Stoffer 5 1-2 11. Totals: 13 7-14 35

Halftime – Linn-Mar 29 , Prairie 20. 3-point goals: Linn-Mar 6 (Lancial 2, Murphy 2, Montague 2), Prairie 2 (Adams 1, Person 1), Total fouls: Linn-Mar 13, Prairie 19. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none.