After falling in its first game of the season, the Albert Lea girls’ basketball team traveled east on Interstate 90 to take on rival Austin in a Friday night matchup.

The Tigers played a great first half, but the good news for the Tigers stopped there. It seems the halftime break iced the Tigers, as they went cold from the field and wound up losing, 66-27.

Freshman Samantha Skarstad led the Tigers with nine points and seven rebounds. Rachel Rehnelt finished with five points.

Albert Lea trailed Austin, 34-23, at halftime, but managed just four points in the second half. Austin picked up its offensive production, netting 32 points.

Albert Lea falls to 0-2 on the season.

It will look to get back on track Tuesday when it hosts Northfield.

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.