PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College football nearly rallied from a 31-14 deficit late in the third quarter but they fell just short on Saturday afternoon at Griswold Stadium. 
 
THE BASICS
 
Pacific Lutheran University 31, Lewis & Clark 28
(Lewis & Clark 3-4, Northwest Conference 2-2) 
(Pacific Lutheran 5-2, NWC 3-1) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
The Pioneers scored the final 14 points of the contest and had chances to tie or take the lead on each of their final two possessions but couldn't come all the way back against the Lutes. 
 
After giving up 28 points in the first 33 minutes, the Pioneers defense limited the Lutes to a field goal over the final 27 minutes. 
 
Sophomore Jordan Delgado put together a career game. He posted six solo tackles (tied for the team lead) and a game-high 13 tackles. Senior Justin Hope matched Delgado with six solo tackles and finished with double-digit tackles (10) for the second-straight game. 
 
First year Kekama Cosma added five tackles (three solo) and a game-high five quarterback hurries. Juniors Andrew Baum and Mitchell Sarmento each added five tackles. Junior Thomas Reagan led the team with three pass break-ups. 
 
First year Oa Kamakawiwoole posted his third 350+ yard passing game in four starts. He finished 30-39 for 364 yards and one touchdown pass. Senior Trey Morris went 1-1 with a two-yard passing touchdown. 
 
Senior Devon Guest went over 2,000 career receiving yards with another big game. He finished with a game-high 10 catches and 142 yards and posted one touchdown. Sophomore Julius Walker tacked on six catches for 64 yards and a score. Senior Ben Burnham (55 yards) and junior Garrett Lee (49 yards) each posted two catches. 
 
Junior Isaac Glover led the Pioneers backfield with seven rushes for 17 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Jordan Lahusky added 15 yards on two rushes and an 11-yard catch. 
 
For the first time all season, Lewis & Clark played a scoreless first quarter. The Lutes had the best drive of the quarter. Pacific Lutheran went on a 12-play, 52-yard drive on their opening possession of the game. The Lutes had a fourth and six from the Pioneers 32 but Sarmento kept up with a receiver cutting across the middle and brought down Connor Meade a yard shy of the sticks to force a turnover on downs. 
 
Pacific Lutheran would take control of the game in the second quarter as they would outscore the Pioneers 21-7. 
 
The Lutes took the lead on the first play of the stanza when quarterback Darius Chaffin scrambled out of the pocket and turned the corner for a 10-yard touchdown run. 
 
After punting on their first three possessions of the game, Lewis & Clark tied the game with 8:46 to go before halftime. The Pioneers covered 51 yards in four plays with Kamakawiwoole finding Guest for a 35-yard pass to bring the ball down to the two-yard line. On first and goal from the one, Morris handed off to Glover for a one-yard touchdown run. 
 
Chaffin would throw two touchdown passes in the final five minutes of the half to make it 21-7 at the break. 

The Lutes would add a fourth touchdown in five drives to begin the second half and push their advantage to 28-7. 
 
With their backs against the wall, Lewis & Clark's offense began to click. The Pioneers would score touchdowns on each of their next three drives. 
 
The Pioneers went on a 13-play, 70-yard drive to begin their comeback. Kamakawiwoole connected with Lahusky for an 11-yard gain on third and nine from the Lutes at the 13-yard line. Two plays later, Morris found Guest in the back of the end zone for a two-yard touchdown catch. 
 
Pacific Lutheran drove into the Pioneers red zone on their next drive but Reagan broke up a pass at the goal line on third and 10 to force a field goal (31-14). 
 
Lewis & Clark took advantage of good field position on their next drive to score a quick touchdown. Guest came up with a 35-yard catch to put the Pioneers in the red zone and Kamakawiwoole found Walker all alone in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown catch to make it 31-21 with 1:43 to go in the third quarter. 
 
The Pioneers forced a three-and-out to get the ball right back. Lewis & Clark needed just five plays to get back into the end zone. Kamakawiwoole found Walker for a 33-yard catch and then connected with sophomore Riley Gann for a 10-yard gain to get the ball down to the one-yard line. Glover dove into the end zone from one-yard out to make it 31-28 with 13:07 to play. 
 
Pacific Lutheran was forced to punt once against when sophomore JT Chavez hurried the quarterback to force an incompletion on third and 13. 
 
Lewis & Clark brought the ball to the edge of the red zone on their ensuing drive but a false start penalty and an incomplete pass forced a 42-yard field goal attempt that went just wide. 
 
Pacific Lutheran got back on track offensively as they tried to put the game away. The Lutes tried to kill the clock with a 12-play, 49-yard drive that took seven minutes off the clock. On fourth and one from the Pioneers 26, Kahiau Chang stood up the running back for no gain to give the ball back to Lewis & Clark with 2:10 to play. 
 
The Pioneers drove the ball down to the 23-yard line. Guest came through with three catches for 39 yards on the drive and first year Dante Washington made a huge two-yard catch on fourth and one, where he was hit behind the line of scrimmage but shrugged off the tackle and lunged forward to extend the game. With the clock running low, Lewis & Clark used their final timeout and brought out the field goal team, but the field goal went just wide.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Guest became the sixth receiver in program history to go over 2,000 career receiving yards in program history. The senior has posted 2,048 yards on 157 catches. He is one touchdown shy of becoming the seventh player in program history to post 20 or more touchdown catches. 
• Delgado more than quadrupled his career-high in tackles (13). His 13 tackles are the most this season by a Pioneer and is tied for the most by an NWC player this season. 
• Lewis & Clark outgained the Lutes 269-168 in the second half. Kamakawiwoole posted 260 of his 364 yards in the second half. 
• Senior Beno Boda recorded his second touchback of the season and averaged 51.3 yards on his kickoffs. 
• Kamakawiwoole sits 26^th in program history for passing yards in a single-season (1,573) after four starts (six games). The first year is averaging 351 passing yards per start. 

WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will travel to take on defending NWC Champions #10/14 Whitworth University on Saturday at 1 p.m.