Bellevue College women’s basketball hosted first place Peninsula College and took them down to the wire but fell in the final minutes, 63-60 in a classic back-and-forth North Region battle.
The Bulldogs posed their threat in the third quarter after being down just 31-29 at halftime. Bellevue outscored Peninsula 20-13 in the third to take a five point lead heading into the final quarter. Alexis Marcussen nailed a three pointer with 7:21 left in the third to tie the game at 35. BC would outscore Peninsula 9-4 in the final two minutes to put all of the momentum in the Bulldogs’ favor heading into the final quarter.
In the fourth, the Pirates wasted no time regaining the lead with a 10-0 run early on. Now down 54-51, Bellevue’s Leeschelle Sophappy drained a bucket to pull Bellevue to within one at 54-53, and also broke Peninsula’s scoring run. Lily Auelua made two key baskets to keep Bellevue in the game down the stretch before a layup by DeAndrea Woods-Singleton put Bellevue up 60-58 as the two minute mark approached. With the clock ticking into the final minute, Peninsula’s Ryana Moss delivered the big blow to Bellevue by nailing a three pointer to put the Pirates back up 61-60 with only 37 seconds remaining. A timeout by Bellevue ensued. The ‘dogs had two chances to score but came up empty as Woods-Singleton was forced to foul with 16 seconds left. The Pirates’ Aspen Fraser gave Bellevue hope by missing the back end of two at the free throw line. With one last shot, down 62-60 with 16 seconds remaining, the ‘dogs could not find the net as Peninsula escaped with the narrow win.
Auelua led Bellevue with 17 points while Marcussen chipped in 10 with six rebounds. Woods-Singleton had five offensive rebounds and nine overall while Katen Myers pulled down seven boards coming off the bench.
The Bulldogs are 2-1 in region play (7-10 overall) and will play winless Shoreline this Sat. Jan. 17 at 4 P.M.
Last Updated January 14, 2026
