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Top-rated NAIA school blows away SOU ASHLAND � Southern Oregon University women�s basketball team discovered why the University of St. Francis is the NAIA�s top-rated team Saturday as the Cougars rolled to an 87-53 win. It was the Raiders worst home loss in 15 years and only their seventh setback at McNeal Pavilion in 61 games since 1996. The Fort Wayne, Ind., squad raced to an 18-8 lead midway through the first half before the Raiders chipped the deficit to 25-22 with 4:33 left. The Cougars, however, went on a 13-2 run to sit atop a comfortable 38-24 halftime lead. "We had our spurts and our moments of playing well in the first half," said SOU coach Shirley Huyett. "They�re just a good team and made us pay for every mistake we made." The Raiders made one final second-half push to climb within 12, 53-41, but couldn�t overcome a 9-16 effort from behind the arc by USF. Jamie Stanford led SOU (6-9) with 16 points while Emily Wiley pulled down 10 rebounds. ST. FRANCIS, IND. (16-2) Parrett 2-5 6-6 10, Dunbar 1-6 2-2 5, Moore 5-10 1-2 13, Richardson 5-8 2-2 15, Thomas 4-10 2-4 10, Bruening 2-3 3-5 7, Parker 2-2 2-2 7, Myers 1-4 0-0 2, Behnke 1-2 0-0 2, Neu 0-3 2-4 2, Eckert 5-8 0-0 12, Johnson 0-0 2-2 2, Ehie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 28-61 22-29 87. SOUTHERN OREGON (6-9) Hilaire 4-11 0-0 10, Richards 1-7 3-5 5, Core 0-7 1-2 1, Stanford 6-12 4-6 16, Petersen 0-4 0-0 0, Wiley 3-5 0-0 6, Tangedahl 0-2 1-2 1, Merritt 3-14 2-4 8, Magee-Arick 3-7 0-0 6, Nunley 0-2 0-0 0, Murphy 0-2 0-2 0. Totals: 20-73 11-21 53. Halftime�St. Francis 38, S. Oregon 24. 3-Point goals�St. Francis 9-16 (Dunbar 1-3, Moore 2-3, Richardson 3-5, Parker 1-1, Myers 0-1, Eckert 2-3), S. Oregon 2-9 (Hilaire 2-4, Core 0-1, Merritt 0-4). Fouled out�none. Rebounds�St. Francis 48 (Moore 6), S. Oregon 50 (Wiley 10). Assists�St. Francis 20 (Parrett, Richardson 4), S. Oregon 15 (Richards, Core, Merritt 4). Total fouls�St. Francis 21, S. Oregon 21. A�450. Men�s Basketball SOUTHERN OREGON 90, NORTHWEST COLLEGE 72 � At Ashland, the Raiders recorded their third straight victory by getting off to a fast start against the Kirkland, Wash., school. The win enabled SOU (8-5, 2-0 Cascade) to equal its league victory total of last year in the first weekend of play. The Raiders made nine of their first 12 shots and built a 22-7 lead over the first seven minutes. They upped the lead to 49-33 by halftime and led by as many as 22 points in the second half. Junior center Matt Zosel tallied a career-high 21 points and tied a school record by making all nine of his field goals. He also hauled in a team-high seven rebounds. SOU shot 57 percent from the field, including 62 percent in the second half. Tom Chipps added 16 points in the win. NORTHWEST COLLEGE (5-9, 0-2) Barker 5-9 0-0 13, Teeple 2-5 2-2 8, Hirst 2-5 0-0 4, Ellis 8-18 6-11 22, Kelley 7-17 2-2 17, Bogrand 0-2 1-2 1, Franklin 3-5 0-1 7, Prohn 0-3 0-0 0, Skogstad 0-1 0-0 0, McArthur 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 27-65 11-18 71. SOUTHERN OREGON (8-5, 2-0) Haynes 3-7 0-0 6, Barnes 3-5 0-1 7, Paris 4-9 3-5 12, Zosel 9-9 3-4 21, Chipps 6-9 3-3 16, Caughell 2-6 1-2 6, Wightman 1-5 2-2 5, Chaney 0-0 0-0 0, Sorensen 1-1 0-0 2, Hinkle 0-0 0-0 0, DeGroot 5-10 0-0 10, Tacheny 2-2 1-1 5, Hodson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 36-63 13-18 90. Halftime � S. Oregon 49, Northwest 33. 3-Point goals � Northwest 7-17 (Barker 3-6, Teeple 2-2, Kelley 1-4, Bogrand 0-2, Franklin 1-2, Skogstad 0-1), S. Oregon 5-17 (Haynes 0-1, Barnes 1-3, Paris 1-3, Chipps 1-2, Caughell 1-3, Wightman 1-5). Rebounds � Northwest 39 (Ellis 10), S. Oregon 35 (DeGroot, Zosel 7). Assists � Northwest 19 (Barker 5), S. Oregon 25 (Haynes, Barnes 5). Total fouls � Northwest 17, S. Oregon 16. A � 401. Wrestling CENTRAL WASHINGTON OPEN � At Ellensburg, Wash., Southern Oregon captured four individual championships and finished second to Oregon State in an eight-team tournament. Oregon State tallied 164 points, while Southern Oregon accumulated 140. The Raiders won individual titles from Scott Armstrong (157), Ryan Schumann (174) and Devin Cole (285). At 197, Southern Oregon�s Wesley Balinsifer and Mike Sills were co-champions. Both wrestlers advanced to the finals, but Raider coach Mike Ritchey declined to have the pair go against each other. The Raiders had 15 of their 16 wrestlers in the tournament place. "It was good solid competition and I was pleased with our aggressiveness," said Ritchey. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2000 Mail Tribune, Inc.