Umpqua 103, Bellevue 70 NWAC Final Four - Saturday, March 17 Dajanay Powell continued to burn the nets in the 2018 Women’s NWAC Basketball Tournament by pouring in an NWAC Tournament single-game scoring record of 47 points as No. 1-ranked Umpqua advanced to the championship game with a 103-70 win over Bellevue. Umpqua, the South ...more about Second-Half Surge Lifts Top-Ranked Umpqua Past Bulldogs
The Riverhawks have been waiting for this opportunity since the end of last season when then-No. 1-ranked Umpqua lost to 63-58 to Spokane in the semifinals. The No. 1 Riverhawks (30-1) are back in the Final Four.Umpqua meets No. 7 Bellevue (22-8) at 6 p.m. Saturday in a semifinal contest.
Former BC women’s basketball player Mikayla Jones, averaging a team-best 12.3 points a game this season, is healthy and ready to lead 18th-ranked Rocky Mountain College into the NAIA Tournament.
Brenda Akoto scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and her twin sister Melinda Akoto had 11 rebounds along with 9 points to lift BC past Lower Columbia 70-62 in the Elite 8 of the NWAC Championships. The Bulldogs will face to-ranked Umpqua in the semifinals on Saturday, March 17 at Everett CC.
BC sophomore Brenda Akoto was selected as the NWAC women’s basketball North Region Most Valuable Player and coach Mel Stubblefield was named North Region Coach of the Year. The Bulldogs won the North Region title with a 10-2 conference mark and bring a 20-8 overall record into the NWAC Championships, which start Thursday, March 8.
The Bulldogs return four of their top five scorers from last season’s 19-victory squad, but developing depth will be a key to challenging again for the upper echelon of the NWAC North Region.
Bellevue College will host the women’s basketball Bulldog Classic, Dec. 1-3 at the Courter Family Athletic Pavilion. The tournament field also includes Umpqua, Highline and North Idaho. BC opened its season by winning two out of three games at the North Idaho Crossover, Nov. 17-19.
The Bulldogs dropped a 76-62 decision to Spokane in the Elite 8 round on Sunday afternoon as Bri King of the Sasquatch set a new NWAC women’s tournament single-game record with 46 points.
Brenda Akototat scored 13 points, including the go-ahead layin, and Molly Dixon hit a pair of crucial free throws in the closing seconds as Bellevue College overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to rally past Centralia 52-48 in the opening round of the women’s NWAC Championship Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Erin Hamilton was named Defensive Player of the Year. photo by Jim Hoehn Bellevue College sophomore women's basketball player Erin Hamilton was named NWAC North Region Defensive Player of the Year as voted by the coaches of the North Region on Sunday afternoon. Hamilton was also named to the first team All-North Region Squad. She ...more about Erin Hamilton Named Defensive Player of the Year
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