WATERLOO - Sophomore Madi Meier scored 15 points and freshman Stephanie Botkin added 14 as Cedar Rapids Kennedy clipped Waterloo West, 56-42, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls basketball game in Waterloo Tuesday night.

Courtney Strait scored nine points for the Cougars in their season opener.

Blaire Thomas topped Waterloo West (2-1) with 20 points.

KENNEDY (56): Meier 6 2-2 15, Strait 3 2-2 9, Simmons 1 0-0 2, Johnson 2 2-2 7, Hendrickson 2 0-0 4, Holmes 1 0-0 3, Botkin 5 4-5 14, Davis 0 0-0 0, Wagner 1 0-0 2, Zinser 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 10-11 56.

WATERLOO WEST (42): Duric 3 3-5 10, Puk 2 3-7 7, Hill 1 0-0 2, Moore 0 0-0 0, Thomas 8 4-5 20, Stokes 1 1-2 3. Totals 15 11-19 42.

3-point goals - Kennedy 4 (Strait, Meier, Johnson, Holmes), Waterloo West 1 (Duric).