PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark's defense forced a season-high four turnovers and held rival Willamette University to just seven points in a 35-7 win over the Bearcats on Senior Day. With the win, the Pioneers posted their seventh-straight Wagon Wheel Day and wrapped up back-to-back .500 seasons or better for the first time since 1989-1991. 
 
THE BASICS
 
Lewis & Clark 35, Willamette 7
(Lewis & Clark 5-5, Northwest Conference 4-3) 
(Willamette 2-8, NWC 0-7) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Lewis & Clark honored their 25 seniors prior to the game and then dominated the Bearcats 21-0 in the first half to wrap up their second-consecutive 5-5 season. 
 
Lewis & Clark celebrated their Class of 2025 before the game. This year's class includes: Julian Colvin, Ben Burnham, Justin Hope, Trey Morris, JT Willis, Devon Guest, Nando Magallanes, Silas Ticeson, Wil Powell II, Logan Herman, Conner Hilberg, Will Trunzo, Donovan le Fevre, Mike Lloyd, Max Atchison, Nathan Lien, Alex Sandoval, Nathan Hackley, Ramsen Paz, Jeremiah Bernal, Beno Boda, student- assistant coach Daniel Pham, administrative assistant Eva Bender, administrative assistant Anna Kuronen and student assistant Eva Silberstein. 
 
Lewis & Clark dominated the game on both sides of the ball. The Pioneers racked up a season-high 677 yards and the defense held Willamette to a season-best 145 yards. 
 
Hilberg recovered two fumbles to lead the Pioneers defense. Willis added his first collegiate interception and sophomore Danny Orani III added an interception for his career takeaway as the Pioneers limited Willamette to just 2.3 yards per play. 
 
Powell II paced the team with six tackles (three solo) and added a pass break-up. Herman tacked on five tackles, a forced fumble and a tackle-for-loss. Juniors Josh Arcayena (one sack) and Andrew Baum and sophomore Jordan Delgado tied for third on the team with four tackles apiece. The Pioneers racked up a season-high five sacks for 44 yards with sophomore JT Chavez leading the way with 1.5 sacks. 
 
Offensively, first year Oa Kamakawiwoole finished his first collegiate season by going 19-28 for 328 yards and two touchdowns. Morris finished 13-17 for 162 yards and added 24 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
 
Junior Jordan Lahusky had another huge day out of the back field. He posted his first career 100 rushing and receiving yards games of his career. Lahusky led the Pioneers backs with 13 rushes for 123 yards (9.46 yards per carry) and a touchdown. He tacked on four catches for 107 yards (26.75 yards) and a touchdown. Lahusky finished the day with a career-high 230 total yards to outgain the Bearcats by himself. 
 
Sophomore Chili Stephens finished second on the team with 12 rushes for 55 yards. Junior Isaac Glover added three rushes for 20 yards. 
 
Burnham closed out his career with a team-high seven catches for 119 yards. Guest, a fellow senior, tacked on six catches for 91 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore Julius Walker (three for 51), first year Aiden Wood (four for 35), sophomore Keegan Zaso (three for 34), first year Dante Washington (two for 30) and Stephens (two for 24) all added multiple receptions. 
 
After allowing Willamette to recover the opening kickoff on a muff, Lewis & Clark's defense forced a three-and-out and opened their first drive at their own 20. The Pioneers needed just seven plays to drive down the field and take a 7-0 lead. Stephens and Burnham combined for 58 yards on four touches and Lahusky scored the opening touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Kamakawiwoole. 
 
The game would bog down from there with Lewis & Clark turning the ball over due to fumbles (two) or downs (one) over their next three possessions. On the flip side, the defense gave Willamette no room to do anything. The Pioneers forced Willamette to punt on six of their first seven drives and the Bearcats fumbled on the other drive. 
 
After Lewis & Clark fumbled near midfield early in the second quarter, the defense forced a turnover on the next play. Herman hit the running back behind the line and Hilberg pounced on the fumble.
 
Lewis & Clark extended their lead to 14-0 on their sixth drive of the half. Lahusky started the drive with a 20-yard run that forced a Willamette timeout. On the next play, Kamakawiwoole found Guest streaking down the sideline for a 37-yard touchdown catch with just under eight minutes left in the half. 
 
The Bearcats had their best chance to score of the half on their final drive. Willamette drove into the red zone for the first time all game but Baum and Chavez combined for a six-yard sack on third and six to force a field goal attempt. Junior Jack Warren got a hand on the field-goal to keep the visitors off the board. 
 
The Pioneers pushed their lead to 21-0 late in the half. Lewis & Clark started with the ball from their own 24 and used a big 14-yard catch from Zaso to extend the drive on a third and three. On the fifth play of the drive, Lahusky broke through the hole and scampered 55 yards to make it 21-0 with less than 15 seconds to go before halftime. 
 
Willamette scored on their second drive of the second half to make it 21-7 but the Pioneers would respond two drives later. 
 
Kamakawiwoole connected with Lahusky (31 yards), Walker (19 yards) and Wood (10 yards) to move the ball 60 yards in four plays. On first and goal from the one, Morris converted on the QB sneak to push the lead to 28-7. 
 
Morris closed out the scoring with just over a minute to go in the game when he scampered in from 10 yards out on a designed QB run. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• The Pioneers 677 yards on offense are the third-most in program history and eclipse last year's total of 648 against Willamette in the season-finale. The Pioneers finished with 490 passing yards (fifth all-time) and 187 rushing yards. 
• Sophomore kicker Thien Hoang broke his own single-season record for points in a season with 69. He owns the program record for career points by a kicker with 137. 
• Lewis & Clark has held Willamette to seven points in back-to-back home games. The seven points allowed are the fewest Lewis & Clark allowed in a game all-season. 
• Trunzo and Hackley each recorded their first collegiate tackles on Senior Day. 
• With the win, Lewis & Clark has now won the Wagon Wheel Rivalry Game seven consecutive times. The Pioneers have eight-straight games total against the Bearcats which is double their previous longest winning streak (four games). 
• Guest finished his senior seventh with the seventh-most reception yards in program history (932). His 59 receptions rank ninth-most in a single-year in Pioneers history. 
• Boda came on to kick the final extra point for his first collegiate point. 
• The Pioneers defense forced four turnovers in a single-game for the first time since October 16, 2021 against Willamette. Lewis & Clark also accomplished that feat earlier in the 2021 season against Whitworth.
• Lahusky had never had a 100-yard rushing or receiving game prior to Saturday. In his final two games of his junior season, Lahusky rushed for 213 yards and added 150 receiving yards. He scored five touchdowns in those two games on just 26 touches. 
• With the win, Lewis & Clark places fourth in the NWC with a 4-3 mark. It's the second-straight season the Pioneers earned a top-four finish in the NWC.  

WHAT'S NEXT 
 
Football anticipates returning the majority of their roster for the 2025 season as they aim their upward trajectory.