TACOMA, Wash.—Defending Northwest Conference Co-Regular Season Champions University of Puget Sound used a 10-0 run late in the third quarter to grab an 11-point lead and never let visiting Lewis & Clark College women's basketball back into the contest on Saturday at Memorial Field House. 

THE BASICS
Puget Sound 61, Lewis & Clark 44
(Lewis & Clark 3-11, NWC 1-5) 
(Puget Sound 10-5, NWC 4-2) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Fresh off their first NWC win of the season on Friday night, Lewis & Clark played the Loggers extremely competitively for the first 27+ minutes. The Pioneers led by as many as seven points in the second quarter and held a 11-9 edge after the first 10 minutes. 
 
Seniors Karli Mukai and Charlotte Carroll led the Pioneers offensively. Mukai posted a team-high 11 points on 5-15 shooting and added two rebounds. Carroll just missed out on a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds (five offensive). 
 
Fellow senior Jamison Richards ended the night third on the team with seven points and tacked on a team-leading two assists. Sophomore Emily Newton was the only other player with over five points, as she posted six points on 2-4 shooting from distance and added three rebounds. 
 
Puget Sound senior Jordyn Reverman led all players with 17 points (6-12 shooting). Kennedy Brown (12 points) and Paige Gerhart (10 points) joined Reverman in double-figures. 
 
After struggling mightily against the Loggers in their two meetings last season, Lewis & Clark immediately made it apparent that the matchup would be much more difficult for the hosts. The Loggers built a pair of 3-point leads in the first quarter, only for the Pioneers end the stanza on a 5-0 run to grab an 11-9 lead. Richards (3-pointer) and Mukai (layup) each hit shots late in the quarter to give Lewis & Clark the lead. 
 
With the Pioneers trailing 15-14 with 6:39 to go before the break, the visitors went on an 8-0 run to build a 22-15 advantage. Newton drained a 3-pointer to give Lewis & Clark the lead and Carroll followed with a layup. Newton canned her second three in less than two minutes to make it 22-15 with 4:32 to go before half. Puget Sound responded with a 12-3 flurry heading into the break to grab a 27-25 lead at halftime. 
 
The hosts threatened to keep the momentum going out of halftime and built a 31-25 lead less than a minute into the third quarter. Lewis & Clark answered with an 8-2 run that included baskets from Mukai, Natalie Elstone, Lauryn Frederickson and Zoë Anderson. 
 
Puget Sound was finally able to wrestle control of the game with a run that started late in the third quarter and extended into the final stanza. The hosts used a 10-0 run to grab a 45-34 lead with 1:11 to go in the quarter – their largest lead of the game to that point. 
 
The Pioneers would cut the deficit to nine at the end of the third on a Frederickson jumper (47-38), but Puget Sound would add six-straight points to start the fourth. Puget Sound would outscore Lewis & Clark 14-6 in the fourth quarter to earn the win. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• The Pioneers earned a 13-10 edge in second-chance points. The Pioneers posted a season-high 15 offensive rebounds in the contest.  
• Carroll has now posted nine rebound in four contests this season. She sits second on the team among qualified players with 5.9 rebounds per contest. 
• Lewis & Clark struggled with turnovers throughout the contest. The Pioneers were charged with 25 turnovers, compared to 15 for the Loggers. Puget Sound used that advantage to create a 22-5 edge in points off turnovers. 
• Mukai posted double-digit points in both games this weekend. It was only the second time this season she has accomplished that feat and fifth and sixth overall times. She went over 600 points on Friday night (615) and is averaging 9.8 points per game for her career. 

WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will return home to close out the first-half of NWC play. The Pioneers will host the two teams that are currently sitting atop the NWC Standings. Lewis & Clark will play Willamette University (5-1) on Friday night and Pacific University (5-1) on Saturday afternoon.