Bellevue College women’s basketball used a 36-6 second quarter surge to cruise to an 85-29 win over visiting Highline tonight at Courter Family Athletic Pavilion.
After what fans thought would be a competitive game following a 14-10 first quarter, the ‘dogs made nearly everything they threw up in the second quarter, shooting an electric 81% from the field on 13-for-16 shooting including a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range. Helena Van Ess and Bri Byrnes accounted for 21 of the 36 second quarter points.
BC continued the scoring spree in the second half outscoring the T-Birds 22-9 and 13-4 respectively in the third and fourth quarters. In the third quarter, McKayla Rodriguez yanked down seven rebounds.
Sav Huerta scored 20 points while Byrnes had 19 and Van Ess 17. Van Ess also had seven rebounds behind Rodriguez’ team-high of nine.
Bellevue has one game down in a busy five-game stretch during final exam prep week. They host Green River Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
Last Updated November 29, 2022
