BETTENDORF – The fifth-ranked Linn-Mar girls basketball team suffered a 42-37 upset loss to unranked Pleasant Valley on Tuesday at Pleasant Valley.

The Lions were held to five points in the first and third quarters for their third consecutive defeat.

Amanda Ollinger had 11 points and eight rebounds for Linn-Mar (10-4). Kamryn Finley contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Nikita Sharma had seven points and eight rebounds. Megan Murphy also had eight rebounds.

Ellie Spelhaug had 15 points for Pleasant Valley (9-4). Kira Arthofer scored 12 points and Lana Lindstrom had 15 rebounds.

LINN-MAR (37): Noggle 0 0-0 0, Frese 0 0-0 0, Lancial 0 1-2 1, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Montague 2 2-2 8, Sharma 3 1-2 7, Finley 3 3-4 10, Larson 0 0-0 0, Ollinger 3 4-5 11, Nietert 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 11-15 37.

PLEASANT VALLEY (42): Estes 0 0-0 0, Hester 0 0-0 0, R.Donahue 0 0-0 0, Paul 3 0-0 6, Thompson 0 0-0 0, C.Donahue 1 0-0 2, Meyer 0 0-0 0, Arhofer 5 1-3 12, Lindstrom 1 5-6 7, DeGeorge 0 0-0 0, Spelhaug 5 3-5 15. Totals 15 9-14 42.

Halftime – Pleasant Valley 17, Linn-Mar 16. 3-point goals – Linn-Mar 4 (Montague 2, Finley, Ollinger), Pleasant Valley 3 (Spelhaug 2, Arthofer).