PORTLAND, Ore. – Lewis & Clark College women's basketball fell to George Fox University 77-50 on Friday evening at Pamplin Sports Center in Northwest Conference action.
 
THE BASICS
 
George Fox 77, Lewis & Clark 50
(Lewis & Clark 3-8, 1-2 NWC)
(George Fox 7-6, 3-1 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Junior Lauryn Frederickson led Lewis & Clark with 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds. She added three assists and one steal.
 
Sophomore Kaitlen Carns scored 10 points, all from the free-throw line, where she went 10-for-12. She also dished out three assists and grabbed three rebounds.
 
First-year Lilly Jordan finished with eight points, all in the fourth quarter, and shot 2-for-5 from three-point range. Fellow first-year Hailey Perez added five points and a blocked shot.
 
Junior Divinity Singleton and first-year Ky Roussin each scored four points off the bench. Singleton also recorded two blocked shots.
 
George Fox set the tone early, building an 18-10 lead after the first quarter. The Bruins shot 8-of-18 from the field, while Lewis & Clark struggled to 3-for-11 shooting. The River Otters kept it close early following a Frederickson layup and two free throws from Perez to trail 5-4. George Fox's Hanne Hopkins scored seven of her game-high 21 points in the opening frame.
 
The Bruins extended the margin to 39-21 by halftime. Lewis & Clark managed just three field goals in the second quarter, going 3-for-15 from the floor. Frederickson scored four points in the period, Perez hit a three-pointer, and Carns and Singleton each added two free throws.
 
Lewis & Clark converted all six of its free throws in the third quarter, with Carns knocking down four and senior Tatiana Rebanal hitting two. George Fox carried a 55-31 lead into the final quarter.
 
The River Otters showed improved rhythm in the fourth quarter, scoring 19 points on 50 percent shooting. Jordan connected on two three-pointers in the period, Frederickson added a three, and Carns converted two free throws. Lewis & Clark briefly trimmed the deficit, but George Fox answered each push and closed the game on a 14-4 run.
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Lewis & Clark shot 18-of-21 from the free-throw line (85.7 percent).
• Rebanal and first-year Ali McCauley rounded out the scoring with two points apiece.
• Carns and Jordan tied for second on the team with three rebounds each.
• George Fox outrebounded Lewis & Clark 43-21, including a 17-4 edge on the offensive glass.
• The Bruins turned those extra opportunities into 25 second-chance points, compared to four for Lewis & Clark.

WHO'S NEXT
 
Lewis & Clark travels to Forest Grove to face Pacific University on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Northwest Conference play.