PORTLAND, Ore. – The Lewis & Clark Pioneers hosted the Pacific Boxers Saturday night at Pamplin Sports Center, losing 62-50. The Pioneers honored eight graduating players in their final home game of the 2022 season. Julia Barsocchini, Jessica Cerne, Delsie Johnson, Logan Kelly, Laurel Marchant, Peyton Romo, Coco Shafer, and Ishara Sorensen all started in their final game on Palatine Hill. 

Marchant scored a career-high 13 points in a game in her 23 minutes of play, while Charlotte Carroll and Johnson combined for 17 points and 15 rebounds. The Pioneers outshot the Boxers from the field 38.9 percent to their 32.8 percent.

The Boxers were led by Sydney Gray, who posted 22 points, and lone senior Camy Aguinaldo, who put 21 on the board.

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Key Moments

The Pioneers started their final home game of the 2022 season with all eight seniors on the court for tipoff. Lewis & Clark was called for a technical foul for the wrong number of players on the court and started off 2-0 after Camy Aguinaldo made both free throws.

Cerne ended a 5-0 run by Pacific in the beginning of the first quarter with a drive to the basket to put the Pioneers on the board. After a few scores by Boxer Brilie Kovaloff, Cerne added four more points and a block. Cerne scored the first six points for the Pioneers. 

Marchant started the scoring efforts for the Pioneers in the second half, putting the first eight points on the board for her team. A Boxers' layup and a three-pointer from Gray left the Pioneers down 31-24 with 8:40 left in the third quarter. Marchant answered with a three-pointer that was followed by a three from Gray. Down 34-27, Marchant tried for another three-pointer to make it a four-point game with 5:09 left in the third quarter. 

The Boxers pulled away in the fourth, stretching their lead to 12 with minutes left to play. The Pioneers could not recover from the deficit. 

Deeper Look

• The Pioneers outrebounded the Boxers 32-24 in defensive rebounds and scored 23 bench points
• They held the Boxers to just 10 points in the second quarter
• Kelly saw 14 minutes of playing time and scored two points
• Sorensen logged one steal and two rebounds in her nine minutes of playing time
• Barsocchini nabbed two rebounds in her six minutes of play
• Romo played in her second game since returning from injury, snagging four rebounds
• Shafer added one assist and one block
• Karli Mukai and Natalie Elstone combined for 10 points

Looking Ahead

The Pioneers hit the road next week for a weekend series against the Whits to close out the 2022 season. They play Whitman on Fri., Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. and Whitworth Sat., Feb. 19 at 4 p.m.