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February 2, 2010

Freshman Olivia Lewis of the women's basketball team

Coaches vs. Cancer is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches that encourages coaches, their teams and communities to join the fight against cancer. In support of the nationwide awareness weekend and the Coaches vs. Cancer® initiative, $400.00, which represents all proceeds from the Jan. 30 Bellevue College women’s and men’s basketball games, was donated to the American Cancer Society.

BELLEVUE WOMEN’S TEAMWORK PAYS OFF

Bellevue College women started off a little slow in the away game against Edmonds CC on Jan. 27, but gained momentum going into the second half. Tied at 35 with the Tritons at the end of the first half, Bellevue returned to the court with a vengeance, scoring 41 points to Edmonds’ 18 in the second half before the final buzzer sounded. The 76-53 win keeps the Bulldogs among the leaders of the North Division. Freshman guard Olivia Lewis led scoring for the Bulldogs at 20 points, while Maddie Miller contributed with a double-double of 15 points and 16 rebounds. Kayla Haines added another 15 points, and sophomore Alisha Love posted 8 points to go along with her 11 rebounds

Saturday, Jan. 30, the Bulldogs hosted Shoreline and came away with another strong team win. Love led the way contributing a season-high 29 points, with 20 of those points coming in the first half. Miller added 12 points and 8 rebounds. All 10 athletes on the Bulldogs’ roster not only got in playing time, but all scored points as well. Freshman Danyelle Grayer turned in a solid performance providing five assists and four steals.

Next, the Bellevue women (8-1, 13-6) are off to the Olympic Peninsula for an away game at Peninsula College (2-7, 3-14) in Port Angeles, Weds., Feb. 3, with a 5:00 p.m. tip-off.

BC MEN’S BASKETBALL ENJOY VITAL WINS

David Maddock currently leads the Bulldogs averaging 17.3 ppg

The Bellevue Men's Basketball team enjoyed a tremendous week with two important wins. Against two of the most talented teams in the North division, the Bulldogs came away with an 80-69 road win over Edmonds, and an 86-83 win over division-leading Shoreline.

The Bulldogs traveled to Edmonds on Weds., Jan. 27, needing a victory to keep pace with the rest of the North division. Bellevue came away with the 80-69 victory due to an excellent defensive game plan and great execution from the Bulldog players. Bellevue held Edmonds to just 39% shooting from the floor and four Bellevue players had at least five rebounds. Four Bulldogs finished the night with double-digit scoring totals, led by David Maddock's 15 points. Cedric Clarington scored 12 points, thanks to 8 for 10 shooting from the free throw line. Bellevue team captains Marcus Tibbs and Jordan Starr added 13 and 12 points, respectively. Derrick Fields led the Bulldogs with seven rebounds.

Bellevue hosted North division leader Shoreline on Sat., Jan. 30. Through the first half of division play Shoreline had only one loss, losing to Bellevue in their previous meeting. The Bulldogs came into Saturday’s game in a four-way tie for second place, two games back of Shoreline.

In a back and forth game that saw 19 lead changes, the Bulldogs were able to hold on with a three point victory, 86-83. Bellevue won this game at the line shooting 24-33 from the free throw line. Bellevue's aggressive style of play led to the Bulldogs making more free throws than Shoreline attempted. Bellevue was led by Clarington, who, in just 21 minutes of play, scored 14 points, had seven rebounds, four assists and five steals. Freshman Jordan Suther turned in his best effort on the year for Bellevue, scoring a career-high 15 points along with four rebounds and two blocked shots. Maddock led the Bulldogs in scoring once again with 20 points. Tibbs and Starr each added 11 points. Starr also led the team with six assists.

Bellevue men’s basketball (6-3, 13-5)  is on the road Weds., Feb. 3, to Port Angeles for a match-up against Peninsula (5-4, 8-10), looking to redeem their 93-70 loss at the hands of the Pirates in earlier league play. Game starts at 7:00 p.m.

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Please visit the BC Athletics website bellevuecollege.edu/athletics for additional team information. For complete standings, coaches’ polls and up-to-the-minute results, go to nwaacc.org

GO, BULLDOGS!