Lewis & Clark College

PORTLAND, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College football erupted for 49 first-half points, to cruise to a 49-28 win over Pomona-Pitzer in their 2026 home opener. 
 
THE BASICS
 
Lewis & Clark 49, Pomona-Pitzer 28
(Lewis & Clark 2-1) 
(Pomona-Pitzer 1-1) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Junior quarterback Dashiell Weaver and sophomore wide receiver Sytyn Lasconia each tied single-game program records in the first half alone - to help Lewis & Clark rack up their most points in a half in at least 25 years. 
 
The offense scored a touchdown on six of their seven drives in the first half and junior Kristopher Adams added a pick-six, to give Lewis & Clark a 49-14 edge at halftime. 
 
Weaver became only the second quarterback in program history to throw for six touchdowns in a game. The junior went 19-25 for 332 yards and six passing touchdowns and did not play after the River Otters first drive of the second half. He added a team-leading 43 rushing yards on seven carries. 
 
Lasconia was everywhere in the first half. He matched his program-record with four touchdown catches in a single-game and posted all four scores in the first 29 minutes of action. The sophomore registered a career-high 10 catches for 186 yards and became the first receiver in program history with multiple four-touchdown games. 
 
Senior tight end Julius Walker added six catches for 137 yards and two touchdown catches of his own. He tied his career-high for receptions and set new career-highs for yards and touchdowns in a single contest. 
 
Adams led a Lewis & Clark defense that held strong in the second half as Lewis & Clark struggled to move the ball. The junior cornerback notched the first two interceptions of his career and the first touchdown as well. He tacked on one solo tackle. 
 
Senior safety Jordan Delgado paced the team with six tackles and two solo tackles. Sophomores Ethan Koo (one solo) and Luke Griffin (three solo) each added five tackles to finish second on the team. 
 
Sophomore Cody Strozyk added his first career interception and senior Keegan Zaso (three) and junior Jaden Mwendapole (two) combined for five pass break-ups in the second half.
 
After forcing a Sagehens three and out on the first drive of the game, Lewis & Clark needed just five plays to open the scoring. Weaver and Lasconia connected three times on the drive with Weaver finding Lasconia down the left side for a 38-yard touchdown just 3:44 into the contest. 
 
Lewis & Clark made it 14-0 on the Sagehens second drive. Facing a third and nine from their own 27, Carson Green floated a pass into the flat that went just over his receivers' hands. Adams anticipated the pass and flew in behind the receiver to snag the interception and was able to walk into the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown. 
 
Pomona-Pitzer momentarily got back on course with a touchdown on their third drive to cut the deficit to 14-7 just 5:46 into the game. 
 
Lewis & Clark would score the next 14 points and 35 of the final 42 before halftime to completely take control. 
 
Weaver found Julius Walker for a 15-yard touchdown pass to make it 21-7 with 3:05 to play in the first quarter. 
 
After forcing another Sagehens punt, Weaver found Lasconia cutting across the middle at the eight-yard line and Lasconia juked out multiple defenders for a 13-yard touchdown on the second play of the second quarter (28-7). 
 
Green found Jack Sobota for a 24-yard touchdown with 12:25 to go before halftime to cut the deficit to 28-14. 
 
Lewis & Clark scored three times in the final 4:18 of the first half to put the game away. 
 
Weaver and Lasconia connected for their third touchdown of the half with 4:18 to go in the quarter. Weaver found Lasconia running across the back of the end zone for a five-yard score. 
 
Adams cut the next Pomona-Pitzer drive short when he leapt up among two other players to pull down his second interception of the day. 
 
Lewis & Clark made it 42-14 on a perfectly executed hook-and-ladder. Weaver found senior Mateo Maehara at the Lewis & Clark 39-yard line and Maehara lateraled the ball to Lasconia who was coming across the field. The sophomore blazed down the near sideline and outran the Pomona-Pitzer defense for a 61-yard score with 1:48 to go in the half. 
 
Lewis & Clark added one final touchdown just before halftime. With the clock under 10 second and the River Otters facing a 4^th and 13, Weaver found a wide-open Walker at the Pomona six and Walker raced into the end zone for a 38-yard score with just two seconds left before halftime.  
 
Pomona-Pitzer added touchdown passes late in the third and fourth quarters to account for the final score. The Sagehens had several more chances to score but Lewis & Clark forced three turnover on downs on Pomona-Pitzer drives that reached the red zone. 
 
Zaso (two) and sophomore Draven Lopez each came through with pass breakups on balls thrown to the end zone on fourth down and Strozyk ended another drive with an interception. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Lewis & Clark's 49 points in the first half are there most points in a half since at least 2001.
• Weaver's six touchdown passes in a single-game tied Lewis & Clark Hall of Famer Mike Fanger ('90) who accomplished the feat three times between the 1988 and 1989 seasons.  
• Lewis & Clark outgained the Sagehens 403 yards to 193 yards in the first half. 
• Lasconia is the first player in program history to post multiple four touchdown reception games. He is tied with Bill Gassner (71) and Hall of Famer Jeff Miller ('92) for the program record. 
• Football improved to 6-9 all-time against Pomona-Pitzer and won their second-straight matchup in the series. Lewis & Clark has racked up 40 or more points in five of their six wins. 
• Senior Rio Cruz posted three punt returns for 68 yards. 
• Strozyk and Griffin each posted a tackle-for-loss. Sophomores Owen Panu and Nick Harden each combined for the team's third TFL. 
• The River Otters picked up their seventh-straight, home-opener win. They have won every home opener dating back to the 2019 season.  

WHO'S NEXT 
 
Lewis & Clark will have next weekend off, before opening Northwest Conference play on Saturday, October 3. The River Otters will travel to take on the University of Puget Sound at 1 p.m.