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The eighth-ranked and second-seeded Southern Oregon women's basketball team (23-8 overall) hosts fifth-seeded Oregon Tech (21-10) at 7 p.m. inside Bob Riehm Arena in the semifinal round of the CCC Championships. When the teams met for the tournament title last March 3 in Klamath Falls, it was the Raiders who needed a win for an automatic berth in the 32-team NAIA Championships, while the Owls were a virtual lock to receive, at worst, an at-large bid. OIT won, 88-72, and marched on as SOU stayed home. Now the pressure is off the Raiders, who do not appear to be at risk of falling far enough in the rankings to be kept out of the national tournament, which runs March 11-17 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The Owls, on the other hand, will be in desperation mode. And in order to advance they'll have to find a way to stop SOU's 17-game home winning streak. "I think the game has been easier for us the last couple months because our defense has picked up," SOU coach Lynn Kennedy said. "That's improved tempo. When you get stops and have that momentum, it makes your offense a lot better, so we need to maintain that mindset." SOU pummeled No. 7 seed College of Idaho from the opening tip in Tuesday's quarterfinal round, leading 27-4 through the first 10 minutes on its way to a 78-63 victory. Oregon Tech advanced with a 69-62 upset at fourth-seeded Evergreen behind Karly LeVeque's 20 points. Megan Whetstone scored nine of her 13 in the closing minutes as the Owls overcame a 57-51 deficit with 4:33 left. In the other quarterfinals, top-seeded Eastern Oregon held on to beat Concordia (70-63) and sixth-seeded Northwest Christian went ahead in the final seconds to upset third-seeded Corban (60-59). EOU will host NCU tonight in La Grande. EOU, ranked 17th, has already clinched a spot in the national tournament by winning the CCC's regular-season title. If the Mountaineers bounce Northwest Christian, they'll host the championship game at 7 p.m. Monday. No team has won back-to-back tournament titles since SOU did it in 2002 and '03. The Raiders last won the tourney in 2008. The Raiders swept their regular-season series with the Owls for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Their 89-78 win on Jan. 17 was the result of 12 unanswered points that broke open a 67-67 game with eight minutes remaining. SOU's Alexi Smith scored 26 points and Ashley Claussen recorded 19 points and nine assists. Most recently, SOU won 84-54 on Feb. 14 in Ashland. Smith dominated again with 22 points, and Claussen made her first five 3-point attempts to propel the Raiders to a 53-26 halftime lead. SOU is 7-1 against the Owls at Riehm Arena since dropping an 80-55 decision in the 2007 quarterfinals. "It's going to come down to our defensive effort," Kennedy said. "We have to be able to guard shooters, protect the basket and rebound. OIT is a confident team right now and they know this is their chance." 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