BELLEVUE — Peninsula controlled the offensive and defensive glass and heated up from inside and out in a come-from-behind 85-80 NWAC men’s basketball victory over the Bellevue Bulldogs on Wednesday.
The Pirates trailed 43-35 at halftime.
“We were a little tight in the first half, and it was about getting to the spots on the floor where we would be successful,” coach Donald Rollman said. “We needed to get the ball centered and get it to the baseline, get some postups, get some drives and some kickouts.”
Jaylin Reed hit 6 of 9 shots in the second half, including three 3-pointers, on his way to a game-high 30 points for Peninsula.
“Jaylin had a great half. He changed the spots on the floor he was attacking,” Rollman said. “He hit a couple of dribble pullups and some deep, deep 3s.”
Mikey Medlock came off the bench to hit for 16 points, knocking down 4 of 6 3-pointers in the second half.
“Mikey was huge for us. He hit about four 3s in five possessions,” Rollman said.
“Rebounding was significant in our success. We had 13 offensive rebounds overall, three on one possession. Creating those second chances was a difference maker.”
Peninsula (4-2, 12-6) visits No. 4 Shoreline (5-1, 12-3) on Saturday.
Peninsula 85, Bellevue 80
PC 35 50 — 85
BC 43 37 — 80
Peninsula (85): Reed 30, Medlock 16, Sampson 12, Harris 9, Hunter-Holiday 8, Williams Jr. 5, Sepeda 3, Welsh 2.
Bellevue (80): Sze 20, Caldera 17, Johnson 10, Olesen 8, Tosi 6, Briceno 5, Janssan 4, Hersrud 2.
PC women roll
BELLEVUE — The Peninsula College women’s team opened up a 10-0 lead on Bellevue and never trailed in a 65-45 win over the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Four Pirates finished in double figures in scoring with Millie Long leading the way with 15 points, seven steals, four rebounds and a pair of assists.
Hope Glasser hit all four of her shots and scored 11 points with seven rebounds.
Kelli-Jade Smith posted 11 points and three steals and Ituau Tuisaula posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.
The Pirates (5-1, 14-3), ranked No. 6 in the lastest NWAC Coaches’ Poll, visit No. 7 Shoreline (5-1, 11-6) on Saturday.
Peninsula 65, Bellevue 45
PC 25 10 14 16 — 65
BC 9 12 14 10 — 45
Peninsula (65): Long 15, Glasser 11, Smith 11, Tuisaula 10, Cooke 7, Camacho-Villafuerte 6, G. Brown 2, Kaganak 2, A. Brown 1, Kamae, Moss.
Bellevue (45): Rodriguez 12, Byrnes 10, Henry 6, Jackson 5, Shepard 5, Walker 4, Van Ess 2, Bell 1.
