Sequim got big contributions from team veterans and newcomers alike in their season-opener on Nov. 30, giving new coach Larry Brown a win in his first game with the Wolves.

Seniors Adrienne Haggerty had a team-high 17 points and Ella Christiansen added 11 as the Wolves shrugged off a sloppy first quarter to dominate the visiting Chimacum Cowboys, 58-39.

“I thought we ran around a lot (and) tried to get the ball down-court,” Brown said. “That 1-3-1 zone they played was great. Give Chimacum credit; they stumped us a bit. In the end, we did what we wanted to do.”

A foul-laden first quarter slowed the pace and left Sequim ahead by just two points (16-14), and the Cowboys took a brief lead in the second frame. But Carissa Leal hit back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the quarter, sparking Sequim’s 17-1 run to give the Wolves a 35-21 halftime lead.

See photos from the game here.

Christiansen had a pair of key scores in the third quarter to push Sequim’s lead to 47-28, and Haggerty sank a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter to spoil thoughts of a Chimacum comeback.

“We did a good job of working together as a team,” Christiansen said. “It started flowing a little bit better once we finally settled down.”

Sequim got big contributions from a pair of freshmen against the Cowboys. Jessica Dietzman had eight points, four rebounds and three assists, and Hope Glasser added six points, three assists and a pair of steals.

“The freshmen both showed up,” Brown said. “I thought we’d have a little more nerves.”

Christiansen said the team has a nice mix right now, with a good rapport between experienced varsity players and the youngsters.

“We took the freshmen with us to team camp (this summer); I think that helps,” she said.

Leal finished with eight points, not hesitating to take open long-range shots early in the shot clock — something Brown has been preaching in early practices.

Maddie Dowling had 15 points and Mechelle Nisbet added 14 for Chimacum.

“Despite the score, I feel really pretty good about the performance tonight,” Chimacum coach Trevor Huntingford said.

“We brought three girls with true varsity experience and I felt we competed well and went toe-to-toe with them until we gave up a run just before halftime.”

Sequim’s coach said it was a good start to the season.

“We still have a long way to go, a lot of work to do,” Brown said. “We’re going to get better as we go.”

Coming up

The Wolves play the second of four consecutive home games against the Bremerton Knights on Dec. 7.

Sequim takes on Olympic on Dec. 9 and Dec. 13 before playing their first road game of the season on Dec. 16.

During the winter holiday break, Sequim plays at the second-annual Battle of the Cove in Kingston on Dec. 28-29. The Wolves take on Olympia at 4 p.m. on Dec. 28 and Sammamish at 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 29.

The Wolves then host rival Port Angeles on Jan. 3 in a doubleheader with the Sequim and Port Angeles boys’ teams.

Nov. 30 — at Sequim 58, Chimacum 39

Chimacum 14 7 7 11 — 39

Sequim 16 19 12 11 — 58

Scoring:

Chimacum — Maddie Dowling 15, Mechelle Nisbet 14, Shanya Nisbet 6, Jada Trafton 4, Diamond Young 1

Sequim — Adrienne Haggerty 17, Ella Christiansen 11, Jessica Dietzman 8, Carissa Leal 8, Hope Glasser 6, Madison Green 4, Bobbi Sparks 4