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Article: College Basketball -- Yaks Outrun S. Puget Sound
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- March 8, 2003
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YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
KENNEWICK - A last-second flurry before halftime shook Yakima
Valley Community College out of its first-half doldrums and was all
the Yaks needed to spur their opening-round victory in the NWAACC
Tournament.
Scoring five points in the final five seconds, YVCC pushed its
halftime lead to 10 and that spurred a solid second half as it
defeated South Puget Sound 75-54 Friday night at the Tri-Cites
Coliseum.
The Yaks play Whatcom Community College at 6 p.m. in one of
today's quarterfinals. Whatcom defeated YVCC in a game last December.
YVCC started out slow, falling behind 8-2 at the outset and
struggled for most of the first half.
But Denver Bethel hit a 3-pointer with ...