SOU volleyball team takes ninth at nationals - December 7, 2002

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2002-12-21

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M/CLOUDY Temp: 41 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Saturday, December 21, 2002  SECTIONS   Home Page  Local News   Sports  Business  Obituaries  Life  Opinion - Politics  AP News  Weather  Classified  Archives  Site Map  EXTRA   HomeLife Magazine   W3 Magazine   Jobs @ Mail Tribune   Tempo A & E   Oregon CarZone   Wellness Connection  Real Estate  Newspaper in Education  Prime Times  Outdoor Journal  Personals  Movie Times  TV Times   E The People  CLASSIFIEDS  Find a Car  Find a Home  Find a Job  Find Everything  E SOUTHERN OREGON  Automotive  Communities  Entertainment  Publications  Recreation  Calendar  ABOUT US  FAQ  What's New  Advertise  Home Delivery  Classified Ad  Contact Us  Media Kit Email Story to a Friend December 7, 2002 SOU volleyball team takes ninth at nationals SAN DIEGO — The 17th-ranked Southern Oregon University volleyball team upset Lubbock Christian University twice at the NAIA Championships Friday, but it narrowly missed a berth to the quarterfinal round after dropping a tiebreaker to defending champion Columbia (Mo.) College. The Raiders, the No. 13 seed in the 20-team event, defeated No. 12 LCU, 30-28, 27-30, 30-25, 30-14, in their fourth and final pool play match Friday afternoon, and moments afterward, SOU followed up the victory by downing the Texas school, 30-21, in the first of two one-game tiebreakers that determined the eighth and final spot in the national quarterfinal round. Southern Oregon settled for a ninth-place national tournament finish for the second straight season after falling 30-27 to defending national champion and No. 4-seeded Columbia in the second one-game playoff tilt. The Raiders overcame a 19-10 deficit to force a 27-all tie, but the three-time NAIA champion Cougars rattled off three straight points to end SOU’s season. Men’s Basketball LINFIELD 99, SOUTHERN OREGON 94 — At Salem, Matt Larson tossed in a game-high 22 points to lead hot-shooting Linfield to a victory over injury-riddled Southern Oregon during a first- round game of the John Lewis Holiday Classic at Willamette University. Wing Ryan Gabel led the Raiders with 21 points, Chris Porter added 18 and Zac Olson had 13 for the Raiders, who saw their season record plummet to 1-7. SOU has endured a series of injuries this season and is still missing T.J. Caughell. The Raiders shot a respectable 55.6 percent from the field (35-of-63), but Linfield hit on 7-of-14 from behind the 3-point line and managed to shoot 56.7 percent overall. SOUTHERN OREGON (94) Coen 0-0 3-4 3, Porter 6-7 1-2 18, Dybdahl 2-4 2-3 6, Sorensen 2-5 0-0 4, Knudsen 1-2 0-0 3, Olson 6-10 0-0 13, Borrevik 3-6 2-4 9, Gabel 8-15 2-5 21, Burchfiel 3-3 2-2 8, Abell 3-10 1-2 7, France 0-0 0-0 0, Tharp 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 35-63 13-22 94. LINFIELD (99) Jensen 0-1 2-2 2, Jones 5-9 0-1 12, Kitchen 2-4 2-2 6, McConn 0-0 0-0 0, Larson 5-8 11-12 22, Dunn 7-12 1-2 15, Broussard 3-4 0-0 9, Williams 3-5 4-5 11, Crossland 0-0 0-0 0, Marquez 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Middlesworth 1-1 1-2 3, Anderson 2-3 0-0 4, Fusare 5-9 3-6 13. Totals: 34-60 24-32 99. Halftime—Linfield 47, S. Oregon 43. 3-point goals—S. Oregon 11-21 (Porter 5-6, Dybdahl 0-1, Knudsen 1-2, Olson 1-1, Borrevik 1-2, Gabel 3-7, Abell 0-2), Linfield 7-14 (Jones 2-3, Larson 1-2, Dunn 0-3, Broussard 3-3, Williams 1-2, Fusare 0-1). Rebounds—S. Oregon 26 (Borrevik 6), Linfield 29 (Fusare 6). Assists—S. Oregon 18 (Porter, Knudsen 4), Linfield 7 (Larson 2). Total fouls—S. Oregon 26, Linfield 18. Printer Friendly Version   Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search M Mail Tribune Home Local News  | Sports  | Business  | Obituaries  | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives  |  Site Map   E Southern Oregon  | Classified   Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S