The Whatcom Community College men's basketball team dominated the second half against South Puget Sound to win 90-65 on Saturday, Dec. 10, despite trailing at halftime.
Whatcom outscored South Puget Sound 53-30 in the second half. Patrick Voeut scored a game-high 23 points.
"We came out really slow," Whatcom coach Chris Scrimsher said in a phone interview. "We started off playing their style. The second half we played our style of basketball and started creating for each other well."
The Orcas shot 71 percent from the field in the second half. Marcus Bagnerise scored 17 points and Will Perry had 16.
WHATCOM 90, SOUTH PUGET SOUND 65
SPS: Tyler Vanderhoff 3, Ahmad Burse 5, Caleb Pase 2, Scotty Ewing 9, Deshawn Hayes 4, Jamey Smith 2, Rasaan Stephens 10, Marquis Henry 2, Marcus Braxton 2, Anye Turner 16, Lucky Lagerberg 10. Totals 28-65 6-12 65.
WCC: Will Perry 16, Daniel Neilsen 4, Marcus Bagnerise 17, Derek Dickerson 8, Evan Coulter 14, Caleb Buchanan 2, Patrick Voeut 23, Zach Stalin 6. Totals 32-67 21-28 90.
Half: SPS 37-35
3-ptg: SPS 3-15; WCC 5-15 (Voeut 3). Rebounds: SPS 38 (Turner 10); WCC 42 (Perry 11). Assists: SPS 11; WCC 10 (Dickerson 5). Fouls: SPS 24; WCC 13. Turnovers: SPS 26, WCC 18.
