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Lilly Jordan in orange dribbles against a defender in gray to the basket.
Max Zuberbuhler
45
Lewis & Clark L&C 2-6,0-0 NWC
64
Winner Occidental OXY 4-2,0-0 SCIAC
Lewis & Clark L&C
2-6,0-0 NWC
45
Final
64
Occidental OXY
4-2,0-0 SCIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lewis & Clark L&C 14 6 12 13 45
Occidental OXY 20 15 18 11 64

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brian Hauge

Women’s Basketball Drops Final Game of 2025 in Southern California

Kaitlen Carns posts 13 points and six rebounds, Ali McCauley adds nine points, six boards against Occidental

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Lewis & Clark College women's basketball fell to Occidental College 64-45 on Saturday afternoon at Rush Gymnasium in the River Otters' final non-conference game of 2025.
 
THE BASICS
 
Occidental 64, Lewis & Clark 45
(Lewis & Clark 2-6)
(Occidental 4-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Sophomore Kaitlen Carns led Lewis & Clark with 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting. She added six rebounds and four assists. Junior Lauryn Frederickson scored seven points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds, while fellow junior Kaela Guidry recorded three points and eight rebounds.
 
First-year Ali McCauley finished with nine points and six boards. Junior Divinity Singleton and first-year Lilly Jordan added five points and three rebounds apiece.
 
Occidental opened the game with an 11-2 run over the first 5:45 of the first quarter. The Tigers held Lewis & Clark to four field goals on 13 attempts in the opening frame. Carns and Singleton each connected on a three-pointer in the quarter to keep the River Otters within striking distance at 20-14 after 10 minutes.
 
The second quarter proved challenging for Lewis & Clark, which made just two field goals and scored six points. Occidental extended its lead to 35-20 at halftime.
 
Lewis & Clark opened the third quarter with back-to-back free throws from McCauley to cut the deficit to 35-22. The Tigers responded with a 12-5 run to push the margin to 47-27 with 3:50 remaining in the period. Frederickson knocked down a three-pointer with 3:20 left to trim the lead to 47-30, but Occidental carried a 53-32 advantage into the fourth quarter.
 
The River Otters made a brief push early in the final period. Singleton scored on a layup at the 9:23 mark, and Carns followed with a layup at 8:54 to pull Lewis & Clark within 53-36. Jordan hit a three-pointer with 2:44 remaining to make it 58-43, but the Tigers closed the game on a 6-2 run to secure the victory.
 
BY THE NUMBERS 
  • Jordan was second on the team with three assists.
  • Junior DJ Kendrick (two points, four rebounds) and first-year Ky Roussin (one point) rounded out the River Otters' scoring.
  • Senior Tatiana Rebanal grabbed two rebounds and dished out one assist off the bench.
  • Singleton and Guidry each recorded one block.
WHO'S NEXT
 
Lewis & Clark opens Northwest Conference play at the University of Puget Sound on Friday, January 2, at 5:30 p.m. in Tacoma, Washington.
 
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