PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers hosted the Multnomah University Lions Wednesday night at Pamplin Sports Center for their home-opener, winning 76-70. Senior Peyton Romo was the leading scorer for the Pioneers with 24 points, a new career-high for the shooting guard. 

The Pioneers established their lead early, extending it to 13 points at the beginning of the third quarter. The Lions found some momentum in the fourth, bringing the score within one point with just 24 seconds left on the clock. 

Jamison Richards contributed 17 points while Delsie Johnson put up 13. Romo set another career high with 13 rebounds and her first double-double with the Pioneers. She made nine free throws on the night, going 81 percent from the line. Richards went 5 for 7 from the three-point line and 60 percent from the field. They made a crucial layup with 20.4 seconds left on the clock to put the Pioneers up by three and shift the momentum back to Lewis & Clark for the win. 

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Key Moments

The Lions were down 71-66 with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter when Clare Faber cut through the Pioneers' defense for a layup to make it a four-point game. After a contested shot that went out of bounds off the Pioneers, Multnomah's Maddie Hill wanted a foul call but didn't get it. Resuming possession, Multnomah's Elise Graham drove to the rim, but a foul from Coco Shafer sent her to the line for two. Graham knocked down both free throws to bring the Lions within a point of Lewis & Clark before head coach Ann Dorris called a timeout. 

Upon reentering the game, Richards made a crucial no-look, one-handed layup to extend the lead to three. The Lions (0-2) had to resort to fouling in hopes that the Pioneers would miss their opportunities at the line. Romo hit 3 for 4 free throws around a steal from Richards to seal the win.

Deeper Look

• Lewis & Clark (1-1) went 38.5 percent from the 3-point line to Multnomah's 20 percent
• Karli Mukai had a career-high eight points in her second game with the Pioneers, shooting 50 percent from the field
• Richards has had back-to-back double-digit point games
• The Pioneers went 22 of 34 from the free-throw line
• Charlotte Carroll contributed seven points
• Piper Curry, Jessica Cerne, Logan Kelly and Coco Shafer combined for seven points
• Gabby Beltran and Romo combined for five steals
• Johnson posted 18 rebounds

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers host Schreiner on Saturday with a 2 p.m. start time.