PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers hosted the Colorado College Tigers Monday night at Pamplin Sports Center, winning 71-69. The narrow win came after the Tigers tied the game with 18 seconds left on the clock off a three-pointer from Audrey Bayston. The Pioneers got the ball to Charlotte Carroll on the next possession, who found the basket on a layup to nudge Lewis & Clark back into the lead. The clock ran out before the Tigers could follow through on their final possession.

The Pioneers held the lead for most of the game, pulling away from the Tigers by the second half of the first quarter. Colorado saw a big momentum shift late in the third which brought them back from a 20-point deficit, but Carroll's key basket kept them from the win. Jamison Richards and Carroll both put up 17 points each, while Gabby Beltran had nine rebounds and four assists. 

Lewis & Clark shot 40 percent in field goals and made 39 rebounds to Colorado's 40. The Pioneers had 19 points off of turnovers and 17 second-chance points. The bench contributed 16 points.

"I thought we saw an incredible team in Colorado, very talented and well-coached." said Head coach Ann Dorris, "Tonight was a great game and a big team win for us. We've got to keep working to put four periods together, but overall I'm proud of our defense, especially in the first half, and our persistent fight all game. We had some huge performances by Carroll and Richards, some key plays from our bench, and great composure and leadership down the stretch."

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Key Moments

The Pioneers went into the second quarter with an eight-point advantage. They were able to limit the Tigers to 10 points in the whole quarter while extending their lead to 16 points by the halftime break. Peyton Romo started the Pioneers scoring stretch when she hit three for three at the free-throw line with four minutes to play. Coco Shafer followed up with a layup with 2:46 on the clock off an assist from Beltran, then made a steal that sent Delise Johnson to the free-throw line. Johnson hit two of two, going 6-8 from the free-throw line. Logan Kelly scored back-to-back buckets to end the quarter, hitting a jumper with 26 seconds on the clock off an assist from Beltran, following it up with a layup off an assist from Laurel Marchant with two seconds to go. The Pioneers went into the break 38-22.

Deeper Look

• Johnson is shooting 72.5 percent from the free-throw line
• Kelly scored a season-high four points against the Tigers
• Carroll's 17 points is a career-high for points in a game for the freshman
• Richards matched their career-high 17 points against Multnomah earlier in the season
• They are shooting 44.8 percent from the three-point line
• Natalie Elstone logged seven minutes of playing time 

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers play in a weekend tournament, facing off against Cal Lutheran on Saturday at 11 a.m. and against Walla Walla on Sunday at 4 p.m.