It was a tale of two halves during a 78-74 NWAACC North Division loss by the Whatcom Community College men's basketball team to visiting Shoreline on Saturday, Feb. 23.
It was the regular-season finale for the Orcas (18-8, 10-4 North), who will next play at the NWAACC Tournament on Saturday, March 2, in Kennewick.
Whatcom led Shoreline 47-30 at halftime.
"We came out and played a really good first half," Whatcom coach Chris Scrimsher said in a phone interview. "We handled the pressure in the first half. In the second half we didn't stick to it."
Shoreline (9-15, 7-7 North) was able to outscore Whatcom 48-27 in the second half as the Orcas ended the regular season on a two-game losing streak.
"This is valuable experience to us," Scrimsher said. "We've dropped the last two games but against quality teams, the types of teams we will be playing in the tournament."
Kyle Impero led Whatcom with 17 points and six assists. Zach Stalin had 14 points and 15 rebounds and Ian Tevis scored 12 points for the Orcas.
SHORELINE 78, WHATCOM 74
Shoreline: Kadeem Stewart 18, Zachary Hafen 6, Abdul Mohamad 2, Joshua Youngblood 18, Nahshon George 16, Dean Viena 3, Joe Dickinson 15. Totals 28-75 14-23 78.
WCC: Daniel Nielsen 8, Alex Duncan 7, Kyle Impero 17, Nicholas Kussman 3, Neilan Pierce 2, Caleb Buchanan 3, Ian Tevis 12, Zach Stalin 14, Chris Tanis 8. Totals 29-72 9-15 74.
Half: WCC 47, Shoreline 30.
3-ptg: Shoreline 8 (Youngblood 4); Whatcom 7 (3 with 2). Rebounds: Shoreline 45 (George 11); Whatcom 51 (Stalin 15). Assists: Shoreline 14 (Stewart 10); Whatcom 19 (Impero 6). Fouls: Shoreline 14 (Dickinson), Whatcom 19 (Pierce). Turnovers: Shoreline 14, Whatcom 17.
