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Raiders blow lead, win in OT ASHLAND -- Southern Oregon let a 16-point lead slip away in the second half but went on to beat The Master's College, 88-80, in overtime Saturday night at McNeal Pavilion. The Raiders (3-3) had a one-point lead late in the second half as the Mustangs were fouled and Todd Whittington hit one of his two free throws, tying the game. "We played a little bit better defensively," SOU coach Brian McDermott said. "And we were more fundamentally sound and shot our free throws well." Southern Oregon shot 82.4 percent from the line and were 6-for-6 from the line in overtime. Don Guy came of the bench to lead the Raiders with 20 points, 10 assists and four steals. Teammate Amos Baker contributed 15 points off the bench. Starter Tom Chipps led three other teammates in double digits with 16 points. Defensively Scott Logue blocked a game-high six shots. "The bench really played well," McDermott said. "and Logue had a big night defensively, but we were lucky to force an overtime. Southern Oregon hosts Albertson College 8 p.m. Friday The Master's (3-5) Penberthy 5-14 2-2 15, Haynes 4-5 0-0 9, Whittington 3-10 3-4 9, Julmist 3-5 1-1 7, Wilson 2-6 2-2 6, Lanier 0-2 0-0 0, Armbruster 8-13 0-1 16, Bell 6-11 5-6 18, Basaba 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 31-67 13-18 80. Southern Oregon (3-3) Strickler 1-4 0-0 2, Lacy 0-3 0-0 0, Chipps 5-11 5-8 16, Valley 3-6 4-5 10, Logue 3-4 8-10 14, Haynes 0-3 0-0 2, Arbow 1-4 0-0 2, Killingsworth 0-0 0-0 0, Guy 6-10 3-3 15, Schmerbach 3-8 2-2 9, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 28-34 88. Halftime--The Master's 35, Southern Oregon 29. Regulation--The Master's 36, Southern Oregon 42. 3-point goals -- The Master's 5-17 (Penberthy 3-7, Haynes 1-2, Whittington 0-2, Julmist Wilson 0-1, Lanier 0-1, Armbruster 0-2, Bell 1-2), SOU 4-13 (Strickler 0-1, Chipps 1-3, Guy 2-3, Baker 0-2, Schmerbach 1-4. Fouled Out -- Valley. Rebounds -- The Master's 48 (Julmist 12), SOU 34 (Logue 5). Assists -- The Master's (Whittington 6), SOU (Guy 10), Total Fouls -- The Master's 25, SOU 18. A -- 350. SOUTHERN OREGON 60, HOLY NAMES 59 -- At Arcata, Calif., Southern Oregon's Caitlin Curran hit a pair of free throws with 18 seconds remaining to break a 58-58 deadlock. The Hawks hit one of two free throws as the Raiders clung to a one-point victory. "It's a good win," SOU coach Shirley Huyett said. "They came back tough in the second half, but we found a way to win." Nada Janackovic led the team with 18 points and 10 rebounds and teammate Tiwana Merritt added 12 points and five steals. Janackovic and Denise Berry were selected to the all-tournament team. Southern Oregon (6-1) Berry 2-6 2-2 6, Tayler 0-4 1-2 1, Janackovic 6-13 6-7 18, Merritt 5-16 2-3 12, Richards 1-4 0-0 2, Spaulding 1-3 0-0 3, Mohan 0-2 0-0 0, England 1-2 0-0 2, Fisher 2-4 3-4 8, Curran 1-2 5-6 8. Holy Names (3-3) Elftmann 4-12 1-2 8, Patton 3-14 1-2 7, Hobbs 1-4 7-8 7, Ortega 5-9 0-0 7, Baily 6-11 2-4 14, Paul 3-9 1-4 7, Saunders 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 22-59 12-20 59 Halftime -- Southern Oregon 34, Holy Names 25. 3-point goals -- SOU 3-14 (Tayler 0-4, Janackovic 0-1, Merritt 0-2, Spaulding 1-2, Mohan 0-2, Fisher 1-1, Curran 1-2), Holy Names 3-10 (Elftmann 0-2, Ortega 3-7, Paul 0-1). Fouled Out -- Hobbs. Rebounds -- SOU 35 (Janackovic 10), Holy Names 47 (Elftmann 8). Assists -- SOU 8, Holy Names 9. Total Fouls -- SOU 16, Holy Names 20. A -- 102. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1998, Medford,