The Bellevue Wolverines girls basketball team attained perfection on the basketball court during the 2015-16 season.

The Wolverines, who finished with an overall record of 29-0, cruised to a 69-40 win against the Arlington Eagles in the Class 3A girls basketball state championship game on March 5 at the Tacoma Dome. The Wolverines outscored the Eagles 34-16 in the second half of play.

Bellevue senior Shelby Cansler had a team-high 21 points and Quinessa Caylao-Do added 20 points in the biggest victory in Wolverines girls basketball history. Caylao-Do, who will play basketball for the University of Colorado next year, said coming into the title game undefeated was on her team’s mind before tipoff.

“I think it was a fuel to our fire. We knew that anything could happen in the championship game so we wanted to come out as hard as possible,” Caylao-Do said. “We didn’t want to give up anything at all and we had to leave it all on the court.”

The Wolverines delivered with the pressure of a perfect season on their backs.

“It feels pretty great to go 29-0. That is really hard to do,” Bellevue senior guard Anna Wilson said. “It really shows the resilience of this team because we had a lot of games that were extremely close and every team that we played has given us the best that they have. I just love this team so much. I’m so glad I got the chance to be part of this team for one year.”

Bellevue head coach Leah Krautter was proud of Caylao-Do for rising to the occasion in the title game.

“Q (Quinessa Caylao-Do) had a great game. She was going to have to be a factor because a lot of teams were talking about taking away Anna (Wilson) and Shelby (Cansler). I told her to be an awesome offensive threat and she came after it tonight,” Krautter said. “She has been our defensive prowess all year but she can play on both ends of the court.”

The camaraderie and team togetherness of this year’s Wolverines is something Krautter will cherish for the rest of her life.

“The girls are just so much fun to be around. They are so silly and so funny but they get to work. They come into the gym and its like their job. They play so hard all the time,” Krautter said. “We talked in the locker room before the game about where else would you rather be than here. Money can buy you trips to Tahiti but it can’t buy you a state championship. They earned this one.”