PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers (7-3-1, 5-2-0) established their momentum early in the first half of Thursday night's game against the Willamette Bearcats (3-8-0, 2-5-0), winning the contest 4-0. This is the Pioneers' third consecutive shutout win at Griswold Stadium, and their sixth shutout overall in the season.

Celeste Schreifels and Becca McCullough led the scoring efforts for the game with two goals each. The Pioneers held a 19-8 advantage over the Bearcats in shots and were able to limit them to just three opportunities in the first half. Sasha Raimondo and Brecklyn Beighle combined for seven of the Pioneers' 19. 

Abby Prager tended goal for the full 90 minutes of play and made four saves, bringing her to 27 on the season.

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Key Moments

The Pioneers dominated possession from early in the game, with McCullough firing off two shots within the first two minutes of play. Lewis & Clark controlled the ball well and kept the pressure high on Bearcats' goalie Jordan Roue. In the eighth minute, an attempt from Alexa Myers rebounded off the top of the net to a perfectly positioned Schreifels, who was able to head the ball into the right side of the goal to put the Pioneers on the scoreboard. McCullough added the second goal in the 18th minute while a big save from Prager with 10 minutes to go in the half kept the Pioneers up going into the break.

The second half started with a series of Pioneers' corner kicks that couldn't find the net. Just over 10 minutes into the half, a flurry of action in the midfield saw Sara Klott find McCullough for the Pioneers' third score of the game before Schreifels sealed the win off a penalty kick goal in the 65th minute.

Lewis & Clark's back line of Myers, Madi Pastores, and Abby Hayes contributed to a strong defensive effort that was effective at disrupting the Bearcats' offensive drives.  

Deeper Look

• McCullough has a career-high four goals this season for nine points, an additional career-high
• Schreifels currently tops the Northwest Conference leaderboards for goals with eight, and points, with 19
• The Pioneers had a 6-2 advantage in corners
• Hayes, Klott and Myers all contributed to the Pioneers' 19 shots
• Klott earned her career-first assist
• Grace Billings took her first career shot

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers head to Tacoma on Sunday to take on the Puget Sound Loggers. Kickoff is at 12 p.m.