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Evergreen State cruises past SOU ASHLAND - The Southern Oregon men's basketball slump hit a new low Wednesday night thanks to an 87-68 Cascade Conference loss to Evergreen State College at McNeal Pavilion. The 19-point setback was SOU's fourth straight defeat, second home conference loss in as many nights and most lopsided loss at home in league play since 1997. The Raiders (4-7 overall, 0-2 Cascade) drowned under Evergreen's rain of 3-pointers and hot shooting in the opening half. The Geoducks (6-5, 1-1) canned their first four 3-pointers and shot 56-percent in the first half en route to a commanding 46-26 edge at the break. A spirited 13-0 rally by SOU was highlighted by three consecutive baskets by senior forward Matt Zosel and punctuated by a 3-pointer by junior guard Oscar Rodriguez to cut the deficit to four, 65-61, with 6:58 remaining. The loss spoiled a solid performance from Raider junior guard Moses Olson, who made seven of 11 shots and went 7-for-7 from the line for a season-high 24 points. Evergreen State 87, Southern Oregon 68 At Ashland Evergreen State (6-5) Parker 7-14 2-2 16, Stewart 5-10 8-10 21, Wilder 7-10 9-10 25, Johnson 2-5 2-2 6, McGill 2-5 2-2 6, Jones 1-1 3-4 5, Pringle 1-1 0-0 3, Koeltzlow 1-1 0-0 3, Robinson 1-1 0-0 2, Flynn 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-50 26-30 87. Southern Oregon (4-7) Barnes 2-7 0-0 4, Olson 7-11 7-7 24, Tacheny 4-11 0-2 8, Rodriguez 3-7 0-0 7, Zosel 5-8 0-0 10, Caughell 1-6 0-1 2, Lacy 1-4 2-2 4, Coen 1-1 0-0 2, Knudsen 1-1 0-0 2, DeGroot 1-3 0-0 2, Sorensen 0-2 0-0 0, Tharp 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-63 9-12 68. Halftime-Evergreen State 46, Southern Oregon 26. 3-point goals-Evergreen 7-14 (Parker 0-1, Stewart 3-4, Wilder 2-3, Johnson 0-2, McGill 0-1, Pringle 1-1, Koeltzlow 1-1, Flynn 0-1), SOU 5-13 (Barnes 1-3, Olson 3-5, Rodriguez 1-2, Caughell 0-1, Lacy 0-1, DeGroot 0-1). Rebounds-Evergreen 31 (Stewart 10, Wilder 10), SOU 33 (Zosel 6). Assists-Evergreen 18 (Johnson 5), SOU 19 (Rodriguez 4). Total fouls-Evergreen 14, SOU 22. Technicals-Evergreen bench, McGill, Olson, SOU bench. A-200. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.