Bulldog Women Score Big Win On Road

Erin Hamilton led the way for Bellevue in the road win at Shoreline. photo by Rich Dworkis.
Erin Hamilton led the way for Bellevue in the road win at Shoreline. photo by Rich Dworkis.

Continuing the pattern of being a somewhat unpredictable team that shows up to play, Bellevue College’s women’s basketball ended a three-game losing skid with an 89-63 win at Shoreline last night. The win keeps Bellevue in the thick of the playoff race as the Bulldogs are currently in fourth place at 8-4 (16-9 overall), but only one game back of second place, thanks to a Skagit Valley win against Peninsula last night.

Bellevue had the lead throughout the game with Shoreline right on their tail until a breakout fourth quarter in which the Bulldogs threw in 33 points and outscored the Dolphins 33-13 to put the game away. Several players had the hot hand in the high scoring affair for BC. Erin Hamilton, who has strung together several standout performances in a row down the homestretch for the ‘dogs, had 19 points and 6 assists. She made 9-of-13 from the field and played a team high 37 of the 40 minutes in the game after playing the last two consecutive games without a break. The sophomore is developing into the team workhorse as BC is nearing the end of league play. Brenda Akoto broke out of a bit of a slump in the last few games with a big performance in a game that mattered with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Freshman Molly Dixon had 17 points and 6 rebounds.

Bellevue has two games remaining as they battle for playoff seeding for the NWAC Championships.  Their next game is at home this Sunday February 25 at 1:00 p.m. against Whatcom.

Last Updated February 23, 2017