PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers (8-5-1, 6-4-0) engineered a repeat victory over the Linfield Wildcats (3-9-2, 2-7-1) Sunday afternoon at Griswold Stadium, winning 3-1. The Pioneers last saw the Wildcats on Sept. 19 where they won in a 3-0 shutout. The first half of the game saw limited scoring opportunities for both teams, with Lewis & Clark only taking one shot to Linfield's zero. The Wildcats had two corners, but the attempts were broken up by the Pioneers' defense.

Brecklyn Beighle got the scoring going early in the second half when she scored back-to-back goals in the 49th and 52nd minutes of play. Sara Klott then followed up with another goal within 48 seconds. Celeste Schreifels assisted on Beighle's first goal, while Chloe Helenihi assisted on Klott's goal. Abby Hayes, Madi Pastores, and Alexa Myers made up the back line that limited the Wildcats to two shots and three corner kicks.

The Wildcats managed a late score in the 84th minute from Kamahie Samudio, her career-first, to prevent another shutout, but couldn't make up the deficit.

Abby Prager tended goal for the Pioneers for the full 90 minutes and made one save. The win brings her to 2-1-1 on the season. 

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Key Moments

After a physical first half in which neither team was able to generate a solid scoring opportunity, the Pioneers came out of the break and kicked off a rapid succession of goals. Beighle started the half with a shot 15 seconds into play that was tipped by Wildcats goalie Emma Mulligan for the save. Coming back around in the 49th minute, Shreifels found Beighle who knocked the ball past Mulligan to get Pioneers on the scoreboard. A Lewis & Clark corner kick in the 51st minute led to Beighle's second consecutive goal, a career-high for goals scored in a game for the junior. The Pioneers scored their final goal just 48 seconds later when Helenihi found Klott in front of the left side of the goal. Battling past two defenders and catching Mulligan out, she knocked the ball into the net for her first goal of the season, and a 3-0 lead for the Pioneers.

Deeper Look

• Beighle is chasing down her career-high five goals in a season from last year
• She has four goals in the 2021 season and four assists with 30 shots, putting her fifth overall in the conference for shots
• Klott scored her second career goal and has a career-high four shots on goal this season
• Hayes and Helenihi also each contributed one shot
• The Wildcats took three corners to the Pioneers' one
• Freshmen Kavya Riedman, Ashlyn Little, and Ella Gouran all saw playing time in the second half
• Eadie Poulsen saw playing time in her second game this season

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers play on the road for their next five games, starting with a weekend series of Pacific on Saturday and Pacific Lutheran on Sunday. Kickoff for both games is at 12 p.m.