Portland, Ore. – The Pioneers broke the century scoring mark for the third time this season, and four players scored in double digits in a non-conference win against Northwest Indian College.
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 104, Northwest Indian College 77
(Lewis & Clark 5-3, 1-1 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lewis and Clark jumped out to a 10-2 lead behind eight points from senior
Jack Henderson in the first 2:09 of the game, and they never looked back. Henderson hit a career-high nine shots from long range on his way to a career-high 35 points to lead the Pios.
Freshman
Matt Hoffman, starting in his second collegiate game, hit four threes on his way to 18 points, both of which tied his career-highs from Monday's contest. He also pulled down a career-high five rebounds.
Taien Jackson came off the bench and posted a career-high 15 points and eight boards. The freshman shot 7-10 (70%) from the field and had two assists and a steal against the Eagles.
Sophomores
Khalil Glover-Dodson and
Ryan Trunkett also notched career-bests against the Eagles. Glover-Dodson pulled down a career-high five rebounds. He shot 80% (4-5) from the floor on his way to eight points. Trunkett picked the Eagles' pocket a career-best three times and dished out six assists, tying his career-high from the night before against the same team. Sophomore teammate
Nik Berry also contributed two points and two rebounds off the bench.
Senior
Brenden Patrick added 15 points and six rebounds for the Pios. He has now scored at least 15 points in the last seven games.
Lewis & Clark had a 56-38 lead at halftime and extended their lead to as many as 31 with 1:16 left in the game. The Pioneers had 24 points off turnovers and 19-second chance points, thanks to a 44-26 advantage in rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Jackson and Henderson each pulled down eight boards to lead all players.
- With the win, Lewis & Clark has won three games in a row for the first time this season.
- Patrick (23.8), Henderson (20.0), and Hoffman (12.0) are all averaging double-digit points per game on the season.
- Graduate student Tyler McFarland had five points, three boards, and three assists in his third start this season.
- Junior Roderick O'Neal scored his first points (2) of the season in only his second game after sitting out with an injury.
- The Pioneers are 7-0 all-time against the Eagles and have scored at least 93 points in every meeting.
WHO'S NEXT
The Pios have a small break for finals before traveling to Southern California to take on West Coast Baptist College on December 16 at 1 pm.