Box Score The Multnomah Women's Basketball Team kicked off their 2022-23 Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) campaign with a win over cross-town opponent, Warner Pacific University.

The Game:
        A balanced offensive attack poured in 83 points for the Lions, with 5 players scoring double figures and a sixth with 9.  WPU came out strong in the first quarter, besting the Lions 20-15. MU then proceeded to find their groove in the second quarter, capped off by a buzzer beating half-court shot by graduate student, Elise Graham, to put MU into the half with a 3 point lead. From there, the two teams went back and fourth, with MU finding a way to maintain their lead through the second half, leading to an 83-78 victory. 

The Players:
        Dalila Rincan lead the lions barrage of scoring with 17 points and added 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
        Bailey Dickerson put up a steller offensive performance with 16 points from 6-8 shooting and 3-4 from behind the 3 point line. 
        Kaela Stonebarger set the tone for the Lions with 4 early points and key offensive and defensive production - finishing the night with 14 points and 3 steals. 
        Shaila Mays fought through foul trouble and added 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting.
        Elise Graham added 10 points coming off a 2 week break from an ankel injury.
        Alaygza Portis pulled down 12 big rebounds and added 9 points.

The Numbers:
        The Lions managed to capitalize 16 points off of Warner's 15 turnovers.
        MU finished the game shooting 58.2% from the field and a blistering 6-9 (66%) from three.

From Coach Bieri:
        "As we head into Thanksgiving, I'm extremely thankful for this group. The entire program has put in so much work and I'm thankful to see some of that work come to a positive outcome like tonight.  Warner is always tough, especially at home, so this is a great start to conference play for us."

NEXT UP:
        The Lions continue CCC play on the road against Bushnell University, Friday, December 2nd (5:30pm), and Corban University on Saturday, December 3rd (3:00pm).