Bellevue College women’s basketball played one of it’s cleanest games of the year last night in a 60-56 win over visiting Skagit\u00a0 Valley. The victory was nearly wiped out in the later stages of the game as Skagit Valley staged a furious comeback, putting up 29 points in the final quarter to give the Bulldogs a scare.<\/p>\n
For one of the few times all season, Bellevue was able to avoid a slow start, up 10-9 after the first quarter. The ‘dogs the ran with some momentum in a 16-6 scoring spree as the sophomore trio of Helena van Ess, Jalena Henry, and Brianna Byrnes tallied 14 of the 16 points to put BC up 26-15 at halftime.<\/p>\n
Van Ess added another six points in the third as the Bulldogs were up 44-27 after three. Skagit’s comeback in which the Cardinals controlled the ball getting off 23 shots compared to Bellevue’s 12 was de-flamed by Bellevue’s ability to take care of business at the free throw line as the ‘dogs made 10-of-13 from the line when fouled, good for 77%. For the night, BC made nearly 80% from the line in a season-high 29 attempts from the free throw line.<\/p>\n
While van Ess led the team with 15 points, Byrnes displayed prowess all over the court with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists, and four steals.<\/p>\n
Bellevue is now 2-8 in North Region play and 5-12 overall and will play next at Shoreline this Saturday February 26 at 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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