Tacoma, Wash. – Twelve Lewis & Clark College players scored against Northwest Conference foe the University of Puget Sound, but it wasn't enough to overcome an early first-half deficit.
 
THE BASICS
Puget Sound 100, Lewis & Clark 86  
(Lewis & Clark 9-7, 3-4 NWC)
(Puget Sound 12-5, 5-3 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pioneers fell behind 10-2 right before the game's first media timeout. The Loggers then extended their lead to 30-9 with 9:21 left in the first half. Brenden Patrick led the way as Lewis & Clark slowly chipped away at Puget Sound's lead before halftime. The senior guard scored 11 of his 21 points, and the Pioneers went into halftime down 51-34.
 
The Loggers outscored the Pioneers 20-12 in the first seven minutes after the break and took their largest lead of the game at 71-46. Junior Jayden Simpson made a layup to start an 8-0 Pioneers run. Simpson and Patrick converted back-to-back traditional three-point plays to pull within 71-54. The duo scored 30 of Lewis & Clark's 52 second-half points. Simpson shot 75% from the field (6-8) and from the charity stripe (9-12) to score a season-high 21 points.
 
Simpson and Patrick were the only Pios to finish in double digits. Senior Jack Henderson finished the night with eight points, and junior Nikko Echalas finished with seven in the loss. Sophomore Ryan Trunkett led the Pioneers in rebounding with four boards on the night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Patrick is 22 points away from joining the 1000-point club. He currently has 978 career points.
• Simpson has scored 26 and 21 points in the last two matchups against the Loggers.
• Grad student Tyler McFarland went 2-2 from long range for six points. He is shooting a team-best 55.2% from long range.
• The last time the Pioneers gave up 100 points was a 116-110 loss to Pacific on January 4, 2020.

WHO'S NEXT
The Pioneers look for their sixth home win when George Fox comes to Pamplin for a 6 p.m. tip-off on Saturday.