The Ballard High School girls basketball players gave themselves and their coach a gift heading into winter vacation – their first win of the season, 37-34 over Ingraham Dec. 21.

The victory may not have been pretty, but it was important, coach C.J. Sealey said.

"A win is great," she said. "We definitely needed a win."

Junior Elena DeWeese led the Beavers with 10 points, and senior Alexandria Lawrence added nine.

Newcomer Tai Tautolo chipped in eight points in her debut game.

Sealey said the team has a few more practices before vacation.

She said she hopes to make some more progress before the break because the team returns with two games in two nights.

The Beavers are 1-5 overall and 0-4 in the conference.

Next up for Ballard is Auburn High School at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Ballard High School.