Portland, Ore. | The Warner Pacific Knights (3-5) found an offensive rhythm as they rolled past the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers (1-3) 78-40 on Saturday. Every member of the Knights roster had at least one bucket.
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"I'm very proud of how unselfish we were as a team" said Head Coach
Matt Gregg, whose Knights had a season-high 19 assists on their 31 field goals. "Normally I would talk about our defense but today our offense came alive with extra passes and getting the ball to the middle of their zone".
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The game was in the Knights' control from the tip-off as they got off a quick 6-0 run in the first 90-seconds of play. As the Pios climbed their way back, after the first 10 minutes, the Knights held just a one-point lead.
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From the second quarter on, Warner Pac controlled the tempo of the game, taking what was a 9-point halftime lead to outscoring the Pioneers 25-7 in the fourth, and sealing the 38-point victory.
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WPU scored 42 points in the paint and 37 off of 28 LC turnovers.
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Courtney Jackson led all scorers with 16 points, followed by
Kali Kruger who had 11.
Darbi Pink added 5 assists.
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The Knights will open up CCC play on Friday night at College of Idaho, tip-off at 5:30pm.
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