McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Lewis & Clark College women's basketball led after the first quarter but could not keep pace in the second half, falling 87-59 to Northwest Conference champion Linfield University on Friday evening at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
 
THE BASICS
 
Linfield 87, Lewis & Clark 59
Lewis & Clark (6-18, 3-12 NWC)
Linfield (21-3, 14-1 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
First-year Ky Roussin scored a career-high 14 points off the bench on 6-of-12 shooting with two 3-pointers. She added five rebounds, two assists and a block.
Junior Divinity Singleton and first-year Ali McCauley each scored nine points. Singleton went 4-of-12 from the field, and McCauley shot 4-of-8 with two steals. Sophomore Kaitlen Carns contributed eight points, a team-high four assists and a steal.

Linfield opened on a 6-0 run as Skylar Willey scored four points on layups. Singleton hit a jumper, and junior DJ Kendrick converted inside to pull Lewis & Clark within 8-4. Roussin and first-year Lilly Jordan hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the River Otters their first lead at 10-9. A driving layup from Roussin with eight seconds left sent Lewis & Clark into the second quarter leading 18-17 after a first quarter that featured five lead changes.

Singleton opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer to push the lead to 21-17. McCauley scored five points, including a 3-pointer off a steal, to keep Lewis & Clark ahead 26-22. Linfield's Amelia Solt hit three 3-pointers in the period, and her third gave the Wildcats a 28-26 lead. Linfield closed the quarter on an 8-0 run to take a 38-31 advantage into the break.

The Wildcats scored the first four points of the third quarter to extend their run to 12 unanswered. Carns responded with a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to eight at 42-34, but Linfield scored the next 11 points. The Wildcats led 63-45 entering the fourth.

Linfield's reserves extended the margin to 28 in the final period. First-year Hailey Perez scored four of her seven points in the fourth quarter for Lewis & Clark, going 4-for-4 at the free-throw line. Senior Madelyn Sanchez added a 3-pointer.
                       
BY THE NUMBERS
 

• Sanchez hit two threes in the game to finish with six points.
• First-year Lilly Jordan finished with four points, three rebounds and a steal.
• Roussin led the team with five boards; Singleton and McCauley were the only other players with more than one rebound for the River Otters.

 
WHO'S NEXT
 
Lewis & Clark hosts Willamette University for Senior Night on Saturday at 3 p.m. The River Otters will honor seniors Tatiana Rebanal and Madelyn Sanchez.