At Wenatchee, Alex Moore-Porter came off the bench for 17 points, six rebounds and five steals as the Yaks won their Eastern Region opener.

Andrea Blodgett was the only other double-digit scorer for YVCC with 10 points and the Yaks shot only 32 percent from the field (2-for-25 from 3-point range), but nonetheless improved their season record to 13-2. Yakima Valley was ranked No. 3 in last week's NWAACC poll.

Moore-Porter had YVCC's hottest hand, hitting 6 of 9 field goal attempts and converting 5 of 7 free throws. Blodgett was 6-for-8 from the line as Yakima Valley hit 19 of 27 collectively.

"Alex came in and scored on a night when the regular scorers weren't scoring," Yakima Valley coach Cody Butler said. "In the second half we went to a little half-court press and Katie Harris really got into it. Of anyone on our team, she played the best at both ends of the floor."

YVCC led only 28-26 at halftime, but built a 56-37 advantage before the Knights rallied.

Amanda King led WVC (8-7) with 16 points, but Yakima Valley forced 35 turnovers, collected
18 steals and held the Knights to 33 percent field goal shooting.

YVCC hosts seventh-ranked Big Bend for its regional home opener at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Hernandez 3-7 2-3 8, Baker 4-9 1-1 9, Harris 4-6 0-0 9, Andrea Blodgett 2-9 6-8 10, Stickney 3-8 2-2 8, Weaver 1-12 0-2 3, Alex Moore-Porter 6-9 5-7 17, Woodke 0-1 0-0 0, Nill 0-5 2-2 2, Dixey 0-2 0-0 0, Shaw 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 23-71 19-27 67.

WENATCHEE VALLEY — Brittany Ingham 2-6 7-10 11, Clark 0-6 5-8 5, Johnson 2-7 2-2 6, Daling 2-6 2-2 7, Kuntz 2-8 1-4 5, Shimabukuro 0-0 0-0 0, Amanda King 6-12 0-0 16, Rustemeyer 2-3 0-0 4, Barr 1-2 0-0 2, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-51 17-26 56.

Halftime — YVCC 28, WVCC 26. 3-point goals — YVCC 2-25 (Hernandez 0-3, Weaver 1-7, Harris 1-3, Blodgett 0-6, Nill 0-3, Shaw 0-2, Stickney 0-1). WVCC 5-8 (King 4-5, Ingham 0-1, Daling 1-2). Fouled out — Baker, Rustemeyer. Rebounds — YVCC 48 (Moore-Porter 6, Shaw 5); WVCC 45 (Kuntz 10). Assists — YVCC 11 (Blodgett 3); WVCC 8 (Clark 5). Turnovers — YVCC 24, WVCC 35. Total fouls — YVCC 25, WVCC 22.