LYNNWOOD — The Peninsula College women and men went on the road and split a Northwest Athletic Conference North Division doubleheader with Edmonds.
The Pirates did as they should in the women’s game by blowing out the Tritons 87-35.
The Peninsula men played second-ranked Edmonds tight until the Tritons pulled away in the last 10 minutes of Saturday’s nightcap to win 77-66.
The eighth-ranked Peninsula women allowed a season-low 35 points to Edmonds — 15 in the first half and 20 in the second half.
The 52-point margin of victory is the Pirates’ second-highest of the season, trailing only their 61-point (106-45) win over the Tritons last month.
In two meetings this year, Peninsula has outscored Edmonds 191-80.
Sophomores Gabi Fenumiai and Madison Pilster led the Pirates’ balanced attack Saturday.
Fenumiai scored 14 points and grabbed a whopping 19 rebounds, including a whopping eight on the offensive end.
The Pirates dominated the boards, out-rebounding Edmonds 55-23. In fact, Peninsula had nearly as many offensive boards, 20, as the Tritons (1-7, 2-17) had total rebounds.
Pilster, Peninsula’s leading scorer, put up 18 points and had five rebounds and two steals.
Imani Smith scored 13 points and had three steals, which tied for the team lead with Miranda Schmillen, who finished with nine points.
Cierra Moss also had nine points for the Pirates, going 6 for 6 at the free-throw line.
The large margin of victory allowed Peninsula to empty its bench, and freshman reserve post Savanna Gonzales scored four points and pulled down five rebounds in less than seven minutes.
The Pirates, who are second in the North Division at 7-1 (13-5 overall), next host Whatcom (3-5, 8-13) on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
The Orcas are coming of a 60-57 win over Everett on Saturday.
In that game, former Port Angeles standout Maddy Hinrichs scored a season-high 12 points for Whatcom.
Hinrichs was the Peninsula Daily News’ 2013 and 2014 All-Peninsula Girls Basketball MVP, sharing the honor last year with Neah Bay’s Cierra Moss, who now plays at Peninsula.
Gabbi Hossack, a 2013 Port Townsend graduate, is a freshman reserve for the Orcas.
Whatcom also features Kortney Grattic, the NWAC’s leading scorer at 24.4 points per game and last year’s region MVP.
Peninsula defeated the Orcas 77-68 last month in Bellingham.
Peninsula 87, Edmonds 35
Peninsula 42 45— 87
Edmonds 15 20— 35
Individual scoring
Peninsula (87)
Santiago 3, Ci. Moss 9, Pilster 18, Fenumiai 14, Hutchins 1, Nemelka 6, Ch. Moss 5, Schmillen 9, Smith 13, Gonzales 4, Criddle 5, Staveland.
Edmonds (35)
Hayek 3, Butler 8, Franco 2, Davis 7, Nicolas 5, Joki 3, Martin 7, King, Dzeko, Carpenter, Husovic.
Men’s Game
Edmonds 77, Peninsula 66
The Pirates went toe-to-toe with one of the NWAC’s best teams for more than 30 minutes before falling to the second-ranked Tritons on the road.
Edmonds clung to a 50-49 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining before outscoring Peninsula 27-17 the remainder of the game.
The Pirates, as they have been most of the season, were led by freshman duo Deonte Dixon and Ryley Callaghan.
Dixon poured in 22 points, including 4 of 11 from 3-point range, grabbed seven rebounds and had three steals.
Callaghan added 15 points, four assists and three steals.
Domach Domach also reached double figures for Peninsula with 11 points.
Malik Mayeux grabbed 11 rebounds and had eight points, two blocks and three assists.
Those four players combined for 56 points. The remainder of the team only scored 10 points.
The Tritons (7-1, 19-4) outscored the Pirates 48-34 and shot 55 percent from the field in the second half.
They were led by Zach Pederson, who scored 21 points.
Peninsula (3-5, 10-10) will aim for a season sweep of Whatcom (3-5, 5-14) when it hosts the Orcas on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The Pirates defeated Whatcom 62-56 last month in Bellingham.
Edmonds 77, Peninsula 66
Peninsula 32 34— 66
Edmonds 29 48— 77
Individual scoring
Peninsula (66)
Callaghan 15, Domach 11, Mayeux 8, Dixson 22, Hobbs 4, Cook 2, Deng 4, Reis.
Edmonds (77)
Coulson 12, Stoen 9, Omondi 4, Fernandez 14, Pederson 21, Smith 6, Tevis 9, Kawaka 2, Kiwi, Calloway.
