PORTLAND, Ore. – The Corban University women's basketball team fell to Multnomah University on Saturday afternoon, 70-58, with the Lions propelled to victory by a strong second-half effort. Holly Golenor turned in her third-straight double-double for the Warriors in the defeat.

"We dug a hole that we couldn't quite get out of in the third quarter," said head coach Bill Pilgeram. "We will get back to work this week, study for finals, and look to get healed up this week as we move forward."

The two teams were deadlocked at 24 apiece heading into the locker room at halftime, but the Lions outscored the Warriors by six in both the third and fourth quarters to pull away late.

Golenor led all players with 18 points and 15 rebounds, with the 18-point performance serving as a new season high for the standout forward. Gemma LaVergne added 16 points and five boards, while Gracie McCoy chipped in a season-high 13 points (six assists, four rebounds).

Multnomah's bench was a difference-maker, as the Lion bench out-scored the thin-stretched Warrior reserves by a 39-9 margin. 

Elise Graham (16 points, five rebounds) and Sequoia Wheeler (15 points) were at the forefront of that effort, while Alaygza Portis (16 points, nine rebounds) finished just one rebound shy of a double-double for the hometown team.

Corban (1-8, 0-3 CCC) will compete in its final non-conference contest of the 2021-22 season next weekend, traveling to nearby Monmouth, Ore. for a game against NCAA Division II Western Oregon University. The contest is slated for 2 p.m.

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