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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Our View: BLM caught in the middle over forest policy ... Are smoky skies the new normal for the Rogue Valley? ... Since You Asked: 1983 building collapse affected three businesses ... Our View: BLM caught in the middle over forest policy ... Are smoky skies the new normal for the Rogue Valley? ... Since You Asked: 1983 building collapse affected three businesses ... COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Defending champ Texas Brownsville tops SOU Comment By SOU Sports Information MailTribune.com By SOU Sports Information Posted Dec. 3, 2014 at 5:18 PM By SOU Sports Information Posted Dec. 3, 2014 at 5:18 PM » Social News SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Defending NAIA champion Texas Brownsville overwhelmed Southern Oregon early and hung on late for a 25-19, 25-13, 27-25 win Wednesday afternoon in the second match of pool play for both teams at the Tyson Events Center. The fourth-ranked Ocelots (31-4), who will not exist after this season as their school merges with Texas-Pan American, used their size to sink the 17th-ranked Raiders (24-6) to an .080 attacking average — their second lowest of the season. Four Brownsville players had six or more kills, led by Bojana Mitrovic’s 10. The Ocelots clinched a berth in the NAIA Championships’ single-elimination bracket with the win, as they also swept 21st-ranked Vanguard on Tuesday. SOU defeated Columbia in four sets on Tuesday and can still reserve a spot among the final 12 by defeating Vanguard today in a match that starts at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. If, when pool play is over, two teams are tied for second place, the tiebreaker will go to the head-to-head winner. If three teams end up tied for second place, they’ll engage in two tiebreaker sets to 25 points tonight to determine who advances. The Raiders looked primed to put in another upset bid when Paulla Pinheiro served them to the first four points of the day, but they were just as quickly in a 12-7 hole they couldn’t climb out of. It got worse in the second set, where SOU hit negative-.063. SOU sharpened up in the third set and led 24-21, but didn’t capitalize on any of its four set-point opportunities. “We played very tight — tried to win the match before we played it,” SOU coach Josh Rohlfing said. “We settled down in the third set and started to get a rhythm.” Emma Gasman recorded eight kills, six assisted blocks and five digs for the Raiders. Motade Atanda had 10 kills (but as many errors on 34 swings) and four blocks, and Pinheiro finished with six kills and 10 digs. Third-ranked Concordia-Irvine had been responsible for the only previous sweep of SOU this season on Aug. 22. The Ocelots hit .215 as a team, the second-best mark of any opponent against SOU. Tina Sekulic had 32 assists. By SOU Sports Information MailTribune.com By SOU Sports Information Posted Dec. 3, 2014 at 5:18 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501