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RAIDER ROUNDUP No. 15 SOU men pull upset of No. 10 Concordia Comment By SOU Sports Information MailTribune.com By SOU Sports Information Posted Dec. 5, 2014 at 8:39 PM Updated Dec 5, 2014 at 10:45 PM By SOU Sports Information Posted Dec. 5, 2014 at 8:39 PM Updated Dec 5, 2014 at 10:45 PM » Social News PORTLAND — The 15th-ranked Southern Oregon men’s basketball team upset No. 10 Concordia, 78-75 in overtime, to open Cascade Conference play Friday. Joel Spear scored a career-high 22 points with seven assists and two steals for the Raiders. He went 9-for-11 from the floor and made all four of his 3-point tries, including a corner shot on the first possession of the extra frame. On the SOU’s second possession of OT, Tim Weber found Spear cutting to the basket for a layup and a 75-70 lead. SOU (10-1 overall) took a 61-49 edge with 9:22 left, built by an 18-5 run that the Raiders pulled off with Eric Thompson on the bench. The Cavaliers responded with a furious 14-2 run of their own, finally taking a 70-68 lead with less than two minutes to play when Tyler Velasquez picked Spear’s pocket for an easy layup. The Raiders knotted it with 41 seconds left in regulation when Weber went to the basket, spun and hit a cutting Spear for an easy two that ultimately dragged the Cavs (8-2) into OT. Weber finished with 14 points, six assists and four rebounds, while Jordan West had 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. Jacob Kaler contributed nine big points and six rebounds off the bench. Thompson, the CCC’s leading scorer, was clamped down all night and only had eight points — his first time under 20 this season. Concordia got the ball under its own basket, down 76-75 with nine seconds left in OT and turned it over. Thompson made two free throws on the other end — his only points outside the first half — and Velasquez missed a half-court try at the buzzer. The Raiders had lost five of the previous six games in which Thompson scored less than 10 points since his sophomore season. The game was far from pretty, though. SOU had 23 turnovers and Concordia had 19. SOU also went 9-for-18 from the free-throw line — missing six straight in the first half, including the front end of two one-and-ones — and Concordia went 14-for-28. Women's Basketball CONCORDIA 67, SOU 66: At Portland, Concordia kept Southern Oregon out of an offensive rhythm and knocked down shots in the clutch, making the 13th-ranked Raiders upset victims in the Cascade Conference opener. The Raiders (7-1 overall) forced a turnover to get the ball back with 17 seconds left, but Kristen Schoenherr's contested 16-foot jumper rolled around the rim and out as the buzzer sounded. Sierra Dean, a freshman guard for the Cavaliers (6-1), got hot with a career-high 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting from the field and four 3-pointers, adding eight rebounds. Jordyn Peacock had 17 points and 12 boards. Concordia claimed its first lead of the second half, 58-57, with a 7-1 run stamped by Dean's triple with 7:57 remaining. The teams went back and forth from there until Peacock's short jumper broke the 10th tie of the game to make it 67-65 at the one-minute mark. Carly Meister drew a foul on the other end. She made her first free throw and, after missing the second, the Raiders couldn't take advantage of an opportunity to get the lead back. The Raiders' Courtney West notched her third double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Alexi Smith scored 12 points, Meister and Autumn Durand had 11 each and Schoenherr chipped in 10. The point total was SOU's lowest of the season. 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