Bellevue College men’s basketball traveled east of the mountains for a pair of non-league games but ended up on the short end in both, falling on Fri. Nov. 22 to Columbia Basin 78-60 before losing the next night at Walla Walla 99-66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the opener, Bellevue stayed close with Columbia Basin down only 29-26 in a slow down tempo as Bellevue got off only 20 shots in the half shooting a respectable 45%. The Hawks simply turned in up a notch in the second half with red-hot shooting draining 20-of-31 from the field for 65%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BC remained in the game until the 8:09 mark when a 47-49 two-point deficit gradually turned into a double-digit difference as the ‘dogs could not recover late in the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shawn Etheridge had 13 points for Bellevue. while Sawyer Cottrell added 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the loss to Walla Walla, the Bulldogs simply fell flat in the second half for a second night in a row, allowing the Warriors to put up 56 points while BC managed only 35. Bellevue was outrebounded 44-24 as Walla Walla’s offensive control also gave them freedom to put up the long ball, as the Warriors cashed in on 10 three-pointers in the game as they shot 54% for the night. Max Mayo was a perfect six-for-six from the line and led the ‘dogs with 18 points. Julian Ibarra came off the bench and was productive with six-for-nine shooting for 15 points along with four rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bellevue falls to 0-4 and will host the Seattle Mountaineers, a semi-pro club comprised of former two- and four-year college plaers, on Wed. Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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