Claremont, Calif. – Karli Mukai (27) and Natalie Elstone (12) scored career-highs in a 65-59 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on the road. 
 

THE BASICS
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 65, Lewis & Clark 59 

(Lewis & Clark 1-9)

(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 6-3)
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Juniors Charlotte Carroll and Mukai led Lewis & Clark to a 13-4 advantage at the first quarter media timeout Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers would hold on to the lead for the remaining of the quarter. Elstone, a fellow junior, grabbed an offensive board and made the putback at the buzzer to give the Pios a 19-15 lead after one.

The first half of the second quarter was a back-and-forth affair with one tie and three lead changes before the media timeout. The Athenas utilized a 12-4 run to take a 37-29 lead into halftime. 

A jumper by Mukai capped a 15-3 Pioneers run that took over seven minutes in the third quarter and gave them a 42-40 lead. Mukai hit two threes during the scoring run, and Elstone added another. CMS regained the lead and held a 47-45 advantage heading into the final stanza. 

With 6:52 left in the game, sophomore Piper Curry hit a long-range shot to end an 8-1 Athenas run. A minute later, Mukai hit a three to pull the Pioneers within 55-52. Lewis & Clark fought to regain the lead. Mukai and Elstone would each hit a shot from beyond the arc in the final 21 seconds, but it wasn't enough to secure the road win. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Carroll recorded her fourth double-double (11pts, 14 rebs) of the season and the sixth of her career. 
• Curry was a point away from her second double-double of the season and her career, finishing with 13 rebounds and nine points.
• Mukai hit a career-best five shots from long range.  
• The Pioneers won the battle of the boards 43-32. 

WHO'S NEXT
The Pioneers conclude their California road trip on Monday against La Verne at 4 p.m.