LAKEWOOD — The Peninsula College women’s basketball team opened the Raiders Invitational by rolling to a big win over host Pierce 85-47 at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom.
The Pirates jumped on the Raiders early and by halftime led 48-21.
Peninsula shot 47 percent from the field in the game, including 29 for 49 on attempts inside the 3-point line, and had four players score in double figures.
Freshman Imani Smith led the way with 18 points. She also had five rebounds and a team-high three steals.
Miranda Schmillen had 14 points and three assists for the Pirates, Madison Pilster made 6 of 9 from the field for 12 points and Gabi Fenumiai scored 10.
Cherish Moss of Neah Bay High School scored eight points, making 2 of 5 3-pointers, and tied sister Cierra for the team lead in rebounds with seven.
Cierra Moss, Peninsula’s leading scorer on the season, had seven points and dished out a four assists.
Whitney Nemelka tied for the team-high with four assists and scored six points.
Peninsula (4-1) pulled down 53 rebounds in the win.
The Pirates, who have won four straight games, conclude the Raider Invitational today.
They will play Clackamas (6-1) or Columbia Basin (3-3) in either the third-place game at noon or the championship game at 2 p.m.
Peninsula defeated Columbia Basin, the defending Northwest Athletic Conference champion, 96-82 last week in Walla Walla.
Peninsula 85, Pierce 47
Peninsula 48 37— 85
Pierce 21 26— 47
Individual scoring
Peninsula (85)
Laster 6, Cierra Moss 7, Pilster 12, Staveland 2, Fenumiai 10, Hutchins 2, Nemelka 6, Cherish Moss 8, Schmillen 14, Smith 18, Gonzales, Santiago.
Pierce (47)
Mora 4, Wilson 9, Kullberg 11, Hammon 4, Smith 12, Allen 4, Kennach 3, Toleafoa.
Men’s Game
Big Bend 81, Peninsula 67
MOSES LAKE — The Pirates started cold. The Runnin’ Vikes started hot.
Peninsula made only 10 of 32 first-half field goal attempts, while Big Bend made 17 of 27 shots to lead 41-27 at halftime.
Freshman guard Ryley Callaghan poured in a game-high 25 points for the Pirates, making 8 of 13 shots from the field, 2 of 3 from 3-point range and 7 of 8 at the free-throw line.
He also had three rebounds and three steals, which tied for the team lead with Deonte Dixon.
Domach Domach and Jeremiah Hobbs each finished with 10 points for Peninsula, and Dixon and Alex Ironside added seven apiece.
Hobbs also had eight rebounds, including six off the offensive glass.
The Pirates (3-4) only had five assists as a team.
Wyatt Johnson led Big Bend (5-3) with 21 points, Donavin Wright had 20 and Mogga Lado finished with 19.
Big Bend 81, Peninsula 67
Peninsula 27 40— 67
Big Bend 41 40— 67
Individual scoring
Peninsula (67)
Callaghan 25, Domach 10, Mayeux 5, Dixon 7, Hobbs 10, Reis 3, Ironside 7, Nibler, Cook.
Big Bend (81)
Butler 2, Lado 19, Ramos 8, W. Johnson 21, Wright 20, Washington 1, Spencer 2, Meyerhoeffer 8, Ashman, Leavitt, D. Johnson, Miles.
