It was a tough outing for the Todd Beamer girls basketball team as they fell, 62-38, to the defending 3A champions, the Lynnwood Royals, at the ShoWare Center during Monday’s Martin Luther King Day Showcase.

Fans in attendance were treated to a plethora of talent as five players committed to Division I schools were on the court.

Lynnwood’s Mikayla Pivec, an Oregon State commit, stole the show as she proved too much to handle for the Titans in the first half. She had 19 of her 21 points in the first half as the Royals raced to a 21-point lead in the first half.

The first quarter had no indications a rout was going to happen. Beamer’s Nia Alexander opened the game with a 3-pointer, but the next 10 points went to the Royals.

The Titans closed the gap back to one point as the quarter was winding down, but Pivec would make a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Lynnwood an 18-14 lead.

The second quarter was one the Titans would like to forget. The Royals opened the quarter with a 12-0 run, hassling the Titans into three turnovers in that span.

Japhera McEachin ended the scoring drought for Beamer with a 3-pointer, but Pivec responded back with her own.

Second-chance points, turnovers and poor shooting by Beamer powered Lynnwood’s second quarter as they outscored the Titans 22-5.

“We didn’t attack the hoop like we normally do,” Todd Beamer head coach Corey Alexander said. “It’s almost like Lynnwood beat us at our own game.”

Beamer regained their composure defensively in the second half, holding Lynnwood to 22 points, but were unable to get a run started offensively as they matched their first-half total of 19 points.

The Titans were led by Nia Alexander’s 10 points. Makenna Woodfolk had nine points, 12 rebounds and a block. McEachin and Makenzie Bond both finished with eight points.

Lynnwood was led by Pivec’s 21 points and nine rebounds. Jordyn Edwards, a Colorado State commit, was the second leading scorer for the Royals with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Kelsey Rogers was third with nine points and nine rebounds.

“We weren’t in sync,” Alexander said. “Lynnwood came out as a very strong team that’s very well-coached. We were missing the little things. We talk to our kids about the small details and that’s what Lynnwood beat us on. We have to play the whole game.

I think we have probably the three strongest bigs in [the South Puget Sound League], we just have to play that way. Once we get down the small things, I think we’re going to be the team to beat.”

The loss was Beamer’s second of the season as they fell to 13-2. Both of their losses have come against 3A schools.

Bellevue, led by Anna Wilson, a Stanford commit and Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s sister, and former Beamer standout Quinessa Caylao-Do defeated them 92-58 in the season-opener on Dec. 3.

The Titans bounced back from their loss to Lynnwood by beating a tough Kentlake team 49-44 on Tuesday. Kentlake (12-4) currently leads the SPSL Northeast.

Beamer (14-2, 5-0) will take the court again tonight as the away team against Decatur at 6:30 p.m at Todd Beamer High School. The boys game will follow at 8 p.m.

Makenzie Bond prepares for a layup while being guarded by Lynnwood’s Kelsey Rogers during the King Showcase on Jan. 18. Terrence Hill, the Mirror

Nia Alexander led Beamer with 10 points in their 62-38 loss to Lynnwood at the ShoWare Center on Jan. 18. Terrence Hill, the Mirror