Back 2 Bellingham Battle: WWU alumni top Slam

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David Gage (42) Robert Harris Jr. (4) and the WWU Alumni team. Photo: KPUG/Doug Lange

The Western Washington University alumni team led wire-to-wire to bea the Bellingham Slam 130-125 Saturday night in the 3rd annual Back to Bellingham Battle on the WWU campus.

David Gage scored a team high 31 points for the Vikings. Anye Turner added 29 and Robert Harris Jr. tallied 27 in the victory.

Paul Hafford had a game high 32 points for the Slam, while brothers Jacob and Jared Stevenson scored 19 and 17 points respectively.

The Bellingham Slam at the 2017 Back 2 Bellingham Battle. Photo: Doug Lange

It’s the first win for the Western alumni in the three years of the series. The Slam won 133-106 in 2016 and 108-100 in 2015.

(KPUG – Doug Lange)

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