the Simon Fraser University women's basketball team defeated the Lewis and Clark Pioneers, 86-66 In their second exhibition game in three days in Portland.
Erin Chambers once again led the Clan offensively, scoring 29 points, while Katie Lowen and Chelsea Reist also hit double figures with 14 and 10 points, respectively.
The trio also led the team in rebounds as Reist recorded eight boards, Chambers six and Lowen grabbed five.
Lowen led the team in assists with six and steals with five in the game. Ellen Kett finished just behind Lowen in assists with five and Kia Van Laare of New Westminster had four.
The Clan shot 43 percent in the contest and outrebounded the Pioneers 42-33, including 21-11 on the offensive boards.
SFU also shot 79 percent from the free throw line compared to 72 percent for Lewis and Clark, but the Clan sent the Pioneers to the charity stripe 43 times, compared to just 19 free-throw attempts by Simon Fraser.
"When you put a team to the free throw line 43 times you really make your life difficult," said SFU head coach Bruce Langford in a prepared release. "Lewis and Clark works hard and threw aggressive defensive zones at us, so it made for a good challenge for our young players early in the year. We received good leadership from Katie (Lowen) and Erin (Chambers). Chelsea (Reist) was very active on the boards and hit a series of high post shots at a key time."
Lewis and Clark scored the first four points of the game before the Clan went on a 17-4 run to take the lead for good.
By halftime the Clan had built up a 12-point lead, outscoring Lewis and Clark 42-30 in the first half, before increasing their lead to 20 points by the end of the game, outscoring the home side 44-36 in the second half.
On Friday, SFU narrowly lost 74-69 to NCAA Divison I Portland State in exhibtion play. Chambers led the Clan with 21 points and nine boards.
SFU started the week ranked 18th in NCAA Division II in a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association USA Today poll.
The Clan will now travel to Pomona, California to begin the non-conference portion of their schedule Friday and Saturday with a pair of games against the Cal Poly Broncos.
