Huge presence on the glass stops the Dolphin men

Photo by Wilson Tsoi

In a battle of the paint the Shoreline Dolphins were unable to hold up to the strengths of the Tritons. Specifically, the Triton's 7' Center, Payton Pervier who had 23 rebounds in last night's game. The Dolphins fell to a final score of 87-72.

For three quarters of the game it was a back and forth battle between the Dolphins and the Tritons. The first half finished with a 40-35 score. In the end it came down to rebounding and second chance points. The Tritons had an outstanding total of 80 rebounds, compared to the Dolphins 38. Off of those rebounds the Tritons were able to gain 20 second chance points.

Shoreline bigs Mohamed Mohamed and Ryan Reyes made a huge defensive effort which kept the Dolphins in the game. Reyes scored 12 points, had five rebounds, two steals and two assists. In scoring the Dolphins were led again by Earl Thompson and Bronte Corbray who had 19 and 14 points respectively. Austin Jordt also came up big for the Dolphins with strong scoring. He totaled 11 points, three rebounds and three assists.

Payton Pervier made the difference in the game for the Tritons. He scored 20 points, had a season high of 23 rebounds and five blocks. Samuel Omondi and Philip Maxie each had 16 points and had six and eight rebounds respectively. Zach Pederson had a double-double for the Tritons with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Shoreline has two games remaining in the season. They will go back on the road to Peninsula College on Wednesday and then return home for the final game of the season against Whatcom Community College next Saturday.

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