Senior trio guides win for Pirates

Seniors Tiffany Speer, Sarah Shogren and Dani Bielec combined for 48 points Friday to power Whitworth to a 70-42 win over visiting Lewis & Clark in Northwest Conference play.

The Pirates (13-1, 4-1) are ranked as high as 15th nationally.

Shogren had a game-high 19 points along with 10 rebounds.

Speer added 16 points and Bielec 13.

The fourth senior starter, point guard Wenchi Liu, dished out 10 assists, one coming on a half-court bounce pass through traffic leading to a Bielec layup.

The Pioneers (5-8, 1-3), who shot 29 percent from the floor, were led by a reserve. Freshman Crystal Castle came of the bench to hit 7 of 13 shots en route to 17 points.

Whitworth 70, Lewis & Clark 42

Lewis & Clark (5-8, 1-3) – Castle 7-13 0-0 17; Kennedy 2-3 2-6 7; Moon 2-9 2-2 6; Centlivre 2-4 0-0 4; Castle 1-5 1-4 3; Wyatt 0-3 3-4 3; Kettler 0-2 2-2 2; Snider 0-2 0-0 0; Hristou 0-1 0-0 0; Farr 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 14-49 10-18 42.

Whitworth (13-1, 4-1) – Shogren 8-15 2-2 19; Speer 6-10 3-7 16; Bielec 5-9 0-0 13; Gradley 2-4 2-2 6; Liu 1-4 2-2 5; Ridings 1-4 0-0 3; Karste 1-1 0-0 3; Zeitler 1-1 1-2 3; Hendrickson 1-4 0-0 2; Coppin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 10-15 70.

Halftime – Whitworth 32, Lewis & Clark 19. 3-point goals – Lewis & Clark 4-12 (Castle 3-4; Kennedy 1-1;Centlivre 0-1; Castle 0-1; Wyatt 0-1; Snider 0-2; Moon 0-2), Whitworth 8-21 (Bielec 3-6; Ridings ; Shogren 1-2; Speer 1-2; Liu 1-3; Karste 1-1; Hendrickson 0-2; Gradley 0-1). Fouled out – Centlivre Rebounds – Lewis & Clark 36 (Hristou 7), Whitworth 34 (Shogren 10). Assists – Lewis & Clark 5 (Moon 2), Whitworth 21 (Liu 10). Total fouls – Lewis & Clark 18, Whitworth 15. A-350.