BULLDOGS TOP PENINSULA; EGGERS GETS 100TH
February 7, 2008

Fifth year Head Coach Jeremy Eggers earned his 100th win at BCC on February 6, as his Bulldogs rallied to defeat Peninsula College 67-63.

The BCC men's basketball team kept things interesting atop the Northern Region standings with a gritty 67-63 victory over Peninsula College on February 6. With the win, the Bulldogs moved a half game ahead of the Pirates and into third place in the Norther Region. The win also allows Bellevue (16-7 overall, 8-3 Northern Region) to keep within two games of first place Whatcom Community College.

A rough and tumble first half saw Peninsula take a 34-26 lead into halftime. The Pirates were bolstered by a 9 for 13 first half performance at the freethrow line, whereas Bellevue managed just 1 for 3. A fired up Bulldogs team emerged from the locker-room in the second half, which turned into an epic back-and-forth struggle, as the game featured eight lead changes and seven ties. Peninsula pushed their advantage to 51-39 early in the period, but Bellevue battled back with a 16-4 run to tie the game at 55-55 with four minutes remaining. Bellevue held a 65-63 lead with just 12 seconds remaining, when reserve guard Brandon Abbott stepped to the line and buried a pair of freethrows to ice the win for the Bulldogs.

All 11 players on the Bellevue roster scored, led by sophomore forward Josh Monagle, who turned in his second double-double in as many games with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Sam Cartmell went 4 for 6 from the three point line to tally 12 points, while Michael Duty and Travis Sterling each recorded 9 points and 9 rebounds.

Wednesday's victory held a special meaning for the BCC Basketball program, as it marked the 100th victory for fifth year head coach Jeremy Eggers. With Hall of Fame coach Ernie Woods-- the only other BCC men's basketball coach to win 100 or more games-- in attendance, Eggers improved his overall record to 100-45, and became the fastest coach to compile 100 wins in BCC Men's Basketball history. Disregarding a 9-18 innagural campaign, Eggers' teams have compiled an astonishing 91-27 record in the past 3 1/2 seasons.

Next up, BCC will travel to Shoreline Community College on February 9, with tipoff slated for 7:30pm.