Pacific Index

Issue date: 1/21/10 Section: Sports

Barlett

Pacific kept pace early and held an 11-7 lead on Carson Bartlett's trey four minutes into the first half, but the tide quickly turned when the Pioneers found their three-point touch. P.J. Taylor gave L&C their first lead at 16-15 at the 12:09 mark. The game was tied at 21-21 when Taylor and Hollins hit back-to-back treys that put the Pioneers up for good at 27-23. Adam Brickley built the advantage to seven points with his trey with 3:42 to go as L&C went into halftime with a 41-36 lead.

The Boxers found themselves suddenly cold to start the second half, making just three shots from the field in the first eight minutes to the stanza. The Pioneers outscored Pacific 15-6 during the stretch and went ahead 18 when a Hollins' three-point play made the score 60-42. Two minutes later, Meeuwsen gave the Pioneers their biggest lead of 20, 65-45 with his three-pointers at the 9:38 mark.

Lewis & Clark spent much of the final 10 minutes milking the clock, limiting any chance Pacific had for a comeback. Carson Bartlett managed to cut the deficit to 14 points when his lay-in with 4:45 to go while A.J. Gaulton's (Sr., Pleasant Hill, Ore.) jumper with 1:09 left cut the deficit to its final margin of 12 points.

Pacific returns to action next weekend, hosting Puget Sound on Friday and Willamette on Saturday. Lewis & Clark returns home to host contests against George Fox on Friday and Puget Sound on Saturday.Lewis & Clark blistered Pacific with their three-point shooting Saturday night, knocking down 12 from beyond the arc to outdistance the Boxers 73-61 in Northwest Conference men's basketball action at the Pacific Athletic Center.

The Pioneers (4-10, 3-3 NWC), who made 20 treys against Willamette on Tuesday, hit 60 percent from long range for the night, going 12 for 20. L&C made 7 of 10 three-pointers in the first half. Overall, the Pioneers shot 51.1 percent from the field (24-47) and 13 of 16 from the free throw line.

Pacific (4-11, 0-6 NWC) did what they could to keep pace in the first half, shooting 13 of 26 from the field to stay within five at the half, 41-36. The Boxers fell short in the second half, hitting just 10 of 27 from the field to finish at 43.4 percent for the contest (23-53).

Ross Bartlett (Sr., St. Helens, Ore.) was the only Pacific player to score in double figures, connecting for 18 points to go along with eight rebounds. Carson Bartlett (So., St. Helens, Ore.) and Colin Wester (Fr., Sherwood, Ore.) each scored nine. Pacific out-rebounded the Pioneers 30-29 and committed just nine turnovers.

Kelly Edwards led four Lewis & Clark in double figures with 19 points. James Hollins connected for 13 points on 4 of 6 from the field and two three-pointers. Josh Kollasch and Kyle Meeuwsen each added 11 points.

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