SOU eliminated by Yotes

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ASHLAND — Madison Holly’s 29-point outburst carried fifth-seeded College of Idaho to a 73-70 upset of fourth-seeded Southern Oregon in the quarterfinal round of the Cascade Conference Championships on Tuesday night at Lithia Motors Pavilion. Holly, a senior guard, went 9-of-12 from the field with four 3-pointers and a pair of second-half three-point plays. She helped the Yotes (16-13) knock off the Raiders (16-11) for the second time in five days after they’d dropped the previous 13 head-to-head matchups. They advanced to play at top-seeded Eastern Oregon in Friday’s semifinals. C of I shot 8-of-13 from 3-point range and was perfect on four attempts during a third quarter in which it outscored the Raiders 22-13. Behind Syd Fryer’s career-best 30-point, 10-rebound performance, the Raiders made one last run after going down by as many as 15. It was 67-59 when she connected on a 3-pointer with 1:13 to go, and after SOU stole the inbounds pass, she was fouled and hit both free throws to cut the deficit to three. The Raiders got the ball down 71-68 with 16 seconds left, but Jocelyn Cook-Cox interrupted their potential game-tying possession with a steal. Mackenzie Royce complemented Holly in the backcourt with 18 points and four assists, while Cook-Cox posted 12 points and five rebounds inside.