Box Score LOS ANGELES -- Four Lewis & Clark Pioneers were in double figures in Sunday's 85-82 win over the Occidental Tigers at Rush Gym.
Delsie Johnson scored a team-high 27 points, and Karli Mukai added a career-high 16 off the bench, her first time ever in double figures. Charlotte Carroll and Jamison Richards combined for 22.
Scoring a season-high 85 points, Lewis & Clark (6-4) built a 10-point lead in the third quarter and held off Occidental's late push in the fourth. The Pioneers shot a season-best 50 percent from the field, while Occidental (4-3) hit the same percentage on 66 shot attempts.
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Key Moments
Tied at 46, the Pioneers went on a 10-0 run midway through the third quarter. Johnson scored a trio of buckets, one of which came on an assist by Peyton Romo, who also hit a 3-pointer during the run. Mukai scored and hit two free throws as well.
Behind by six going into the fourth, the Tigers outscored the Pios, 15-9, and tied the game up at 70 apiece with 5:43 remaining. Leading by one a few minutes later, Occidental's Mallory North hit a 3-pointer to bump the lead up to four. Lewis & Clark regained the lead a minute later.
With 22 seconds left, Mukai hit her second three of the game and the Pios led 84-80 and eventually closed out the game.
Deeper Look
- Lewis & Clark's 30 made field goals are their most this season, and while its six made 3-pointers were not, the Pioneers shot their second-best percentage from beyond the arc this season (42.9)
- The Pios also made their second-most free throws this year (17)
- Occidental's Toni Thompson had 28 points to lead the game, as the Tigers' 82 points are the most allowed by the Pios this season
- Lewis & Clark had a season-low five turnovers
- Mukai, Richards and Romo each had multiple 3-pointers made
- Romo scored nine points and six rebounds, Carroll led the team with two steals to go with six rebounds and Logan Kelly scored four points on 2 for 3 shooting
Looking Ahead
Lewis & Clark plays at Caltech on Monday.