The Multnomah Women's Basketball Team are back on the road with two match ups against Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon on January 27-28
th, 2023, at 5:30pm.
The Games:
The Multnomah Lions hit the road for the final time to play against Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University. The Lions played OIT on Friday night and challenged the Owls well even pulling away with a 11- point lead in the second quarter, but the Owls had more shots sinking and took charge of the game at the end pulling away in the final minutes of the 4
th quarter ending the game 56 to 67. The Lions averaged 35.3 from the FG, 69.6 from the FT and 33.3 from 3 pointers. The leading scorer for the game was
Elise Graham with 14 points and
Alaygza Portis was right behind with 13 points, and both tied with 5 rebounds. The following day, the Lions came with great energy ready to play Southern Oregon and shake off the loss from Oregon Tech. The Lions kept the game close by trying to keep The Raiders from getting in the paint and contest their shots from the 3-point line, but The Raiders scored heavily off of the Lions turnovers and was able to pull away after the second quarter and end the game 55 to 66. The Lions had 20 points in the paint and averaged 31.0 from the FG and 80.0 from the FT.
Dalila Rincan was the top scorer of the game with 23 points, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 2 rebounds.
Shaila Mays contributed as well with 12 points, 8 huge rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block.
The Players:
OIT
Elise Graham scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and a steal
Alaygza Portis scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal
Kianna Ponce scored 11 points, 3 rebounds, a steal
SOU
Dalila Rincan scored 23 points, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and 2 rebounds
Shaila Mays scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and a block
Elise Graham socred 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and a block
The Numbers:
The Lions scored 16 points in the paint and had 13 points off turnovers against Oregon Tech
The Lions scored 20 points in the paint and had 6 points off turnovers against Southern Oregon
NEXT UP:
The Lions finish out their season at home to play against Eastern Oregon on February 3
rd, 2023, at 5:30pm.