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FOREST GROVE, Ore., - The Lewis & Clark Pioneer women's
basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on the road to Northwest
Conference and in-state opponent Pacific (Ore.) on Saturday night
in Forest Grove. The Pioneers, who held the lead heading into
halftime, fell to the Boxers by the final score 80-70. Christina
Herring led the Pioneers in points netting 17 points, while
teammate Margaret Dowling recorded a double-double scoring 12
points and grabbing 11 boards.
Rochelle Reeves of Pacific (Ore.) led all players in points with
18, while Herring was the Pioneers leading scorer with 17. Dowling
had a game-high 11 rebounds on her way to the games only
double-double of the night. Erica Schultz of Pacific had 10 boards
for the Boxers.
Dowling began the scoring with 19:33 on the clock, laying one up in
the paint to give the Pioneers an early 2-0 advantage. The lead
would remain with the Pioneers for the first five minutes of the
game before the Boxers were able to tie things up 7-7 at the 16:18
mark on a made free throw.
Kelly Vega regained the Pioneer lead with 13:07 to play, draining
on open 3-pointer just seconds after a team timeout. Vega would
find her shooting stride, scoring 11 of the Pioneers 20 points in
the final 13 minutes of the half sending her team into the locker
room with a 34-29 advantage.
The Pioneers would come out of the half shooting, racking up a nine
point advantage with 17:13 to play on a made free throw from Kim
Kittell. The Boxers would slowly begin chipping away at the Pioneer
lead, but would be unable to take control of the scoreboard until
the final seven minutes. After capturing the lead Pacific (Ore.)
would never look back, despite the Pioneers best efforts of a
comeback.
The Pioneers were 22-55 (.400) from the floor, while shooting 22-31
(.710) from the free throw line. The Boxers were not much better,
shooting .443 (27-61) from field goal range and .808 (21-26) from
the charity stripe.
Lewis & Clark return home for its next contest, hosting
Linfield on Friday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. in the Pamplin Sports Center.
The Pioneers will honor lone senior Emily Deichsel for her
contribution to Lewis & Clark over the course of her career. In
celebration of the 23rd Annual National Girls and Women in Sports
Day, which was held February 4, both Lewis & Clark women's
basketball team and the Pioneer Athletics Club are sponsoring
"Bring a Girl to the Game Night" for this event with the first 30
girls under age 12 receiving a FREE basketball.
