TACOMA, Wash. -- In the second quarter of Saturday's 90-83 loss to the one-loss Puget Sound Loggers, the Lewis & Clark Pioneers outpaced the home team by eight points. Out of halftime, Puget Sound outscored the Pios, 29-12.

Trailing by 12 into the fourth, the Pioneers totaled 30 points. Jamison Richards led the Pios for the game with 22 points.

Peyton Romo and Richards scored nine apiece in the second quarter, and the Pioneers shot 59 percent from the floor. Lewis & Clark built a 12-point lead. 

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Key Moments

Lewis & Clark (7-6, 2-2 NWC) went on a 13-2 run midway through the second quarter. Back-to-back threes by Romo quickly took the Pios from a one-point lead to a 31-24 margin. Delsie Johnson and Jessica Cerne added a bucket each, and Richards hit a three in transition off Cerne's steal.

The Loggers answered with a 10-0 run fueled initially by free throws. Puget Sound went 19 of 28 from the line over the entire game including a 6 of 8 effort in the second. Romo hit a 3-pointer before the end of the half to give the Pios a five-point edge at halftime.

Puget Sound made 61 percent of its shots in the third quarter. Addison Reardon had 11 points on 4 for 4 shooting. Charlotte Carroll scored 10 of her 13 points in the third period and kept the Pios ahead in the beginning of the quarter. 

Deeper Look

• The Pios' 83 points are their second-most this season, and their 12 3-pointers are a season high on 12 of 29 shooting
• Five 3-point field goals by Romo is the fourth time this season a Lewis & Clark student-athlete has done so
• 90 points allowed are a season high by the Pioneers
• 22 points was three shy of Richards' season high and the fourth-most points scored by a Pios student-athlete this season
• Richards matched their season high with 12 field-goal attempts, and their 11 3-point attempts is the most by any player this season
• The Pios made 11 of 19 free throws
• All but one starter were in double figures, while Karli Mukai added 11 off the bench
• Johnson had 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Carroll finished with a double-double on a team-high 11 rebounds
• Puget Sound (11-1, 4-0 NWC) won its 11th straight game

Looking Ahead

Lewis & Clark continues its long road stretch next weekend at Pacific and Willamette.