PORTLAND, Ore. -- Four starters scored in double figures as the Lewis & Clark Pioneers won 64-58 in a back-and-forth Northwest Conference opener against the Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Friday at Pamplin Sports Center.

Jamison Richards and Peyton Romo each had 10 second-half points as the Pioneers overcame a one-point halftime deficit. There were seven lead changes and eight ties. Pacific Lutheran trailed by five at the end of the first quarter and used a five-point run at the end of the third quarter to enter the fourth tied at 43.

The Pioneers outscored the Lutes, 9-0, in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter to go up by a game-best nine points.

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Key Moments

Lewis & Clark (4-4, 1-0 NWC) started slowly and didn't get its first field goal until 6:51 left in the first half. Charlotte Carroll had five of her 12 points in the opening period and bounced back after going 0 for 8 from the floor in last Sunday's loss to Walla Walla. Carroll finished Friday's game 5 for 8 from the field and had five rebounds. 

The Lutes held an advantage in bench points on Friday, 23-12. Katy Cook, Taylor Schmidtke and Jaida Wood all hit threes in the second quarter. The Lutes went 4 for 4 from deep in the period and outscored the Pios, 17-11. PLU was 13 of 26 in the game from 3-point range, the most made against Lewis & Clark this season, while the Pios went 6 for 23.

Jessica Cerne led the Pios off the bench with nine points, five in the third quarter. Trailing by three, Cerne drew fouls twice in the final minute of the period to bring the Pios even entering the fourth. Lewis & Clark outrebounded PLU, 12-5, in the quarter and outscored the Lutes, 6-2, in second-chance points.

After back-to-back quarters of 40-plus percent shooting, the Lutes hit 31 percent of their shots in the fourth. Meanwhile, the Pios scored multiple threes for the first time since the opening quarter and made nine trips to the free-throw line in the final 10 minutes of the game. PLU (3-3, 1-0 NWC) committed nine turnovers in the fourth quarter on its way to 29 for the game, the most by a Pios opponent this season.

Deeper Look

• Richards scored in double figures for the first time since Nov. 22, and their four steals set a new career high
• In all, the Pios had 12 steals, their second-best total this season
• Delsie Johnson had five takeaways, which matches the most by a Pios player this season (Gabby Beltran vs Schreiner on Nov. 13)
• Romo has hit double figures on at least 40 percent shooting in the last three games
• Carroll has scored at least 10 in three of the last four games
• Johnson scored 12, her lowest in the last three games, and hit multiple 3-pointers (2 for 3) for the second time this year
• Josie Napoli led the Lutes with 18 points, 10 of which came in the second half
• Ava Edmonds, the Lutes second-leading scorer, battled foul trouble all game and finished 2 for 11 from the field
• Stacie Spahr had 14 rebounds, the most by a Pios opponent this season
• Lewis & Clark had six made 3-pointers on Friday and is 3-2 this season when hitting at least six
• The Pios were 14 of 20 from the free-throw line, their second-best performance from the stripe this season
• Friday's win is the first NWC season opener that the Pios have won since beating PLU to begin the 2016-17 season

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers wrap up the opening weekend of NWC play on Saturday at Linfield