Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers beat the Schreiner Mountaineers 61-58 Saturday afternoon at Pamplin Sports Center, earning back-to-back home wins at home.
Charlotte Carroll, Delsie Johnson, and Peyton Romo led the scoring efforts for the Pioneers. Carroll posted 16 points and went 7-12 from the line, while Johnson scored 12 and went 6-8 in free throws. Romo hit 3 of 4 free throws and 2 of 5 three-pointers and put up 11 points. The bench contributed 27 points.
The Pioneers outrebounded the Mountaineers 46-34 and scored 20 second-chance points to Schreiner's two. Jamison Richards, Gabby Beltran and Karli Mukai all contributed two assists to the Pioneers' nine overall. Beltran was also the leading rebounder with eight. The teams were evenly matched with 13 steals each.
Head Coach Ann Dorris was pleased with the performance, saying "I'm so proud of our unity and our resilience as we fought through a very physical game. We started to find our rhythm towards the end of the first half and adjusted really well coming out of halftime. We got a lot of energy from our defense and did a great job staying composed down the stretch. I thought Beltran did an amazing job setting the tone for our defense and fighting for offensive boards, our seniors hit some big free throws and provided incredible leadership in key moments, and our young players gave us a spark every time we needed it."
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Key Moments
The Pioneers found a big momentum shift at the end of the second quarter, breaking through a major scoring drought in the final two minutes of the half. Carroll brought the Pioneers within 10 with a layup with 1:51 on the clock. Richards followed up that play with back-to-back steals, hitting Mukai for a layup on the first, but unable to complete the scoring drive on the second. A team turnover from Schreiner put the ball back in Mukai's hands, but she missed a three-pointer. Piper Curry hit her first and only shot of the game after winning the offensive rebound, bringing the score to 27-21. With 12 seconds left until the end of the half, Richards made a third steal into a layup, making it a two-score game at the break.
Deeper Look
- Johnson is third in the conference for total rebounds
- She saw only 18 minutes of playing time because of foul trouble, matching her lowest minutes played from previous seasons
- Romo is third in the conference in free throws with a .818 free throw percentage
- Richards has hit 9 of 15 three-pointers in their debut season, and is the Pioneers' leading scorer with 37 points
- Coco Shafer has three blocks on the season so far
- Beltran and Romo have seven steals each on the season
- Muaki leads the team in assists with eight
Looking Ahead
The Pioneers play on the road at Warner Pacific on Thursday for a 6 p.m. tipoff.
