Bellevue wins going away against Cedarcrest

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2023, 8:35pm

Recap: Bellevue Wolverines vs. Cedarcrest Red Wolves

The Bellevue Wolverines took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 59-45 victory over Cedarcrest. That's another feather in the cap for Bellevue, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

Bellevue got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Selen Morrell out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Syesha Simanton was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 8 steals.

Despite the defeat, Cedarcrest saw an underclassman step up: Laine McKenzie scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Decker, who scored 5 points.

Bellevue's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Cedarcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Bellevue will look to defend their home court on Monday against Seattle Academy at 7:15 p.m. As for Cedarcrest, they will head out on the road to face off against Redmond at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Redmond focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Wednesday.