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SOU moves closer to keeping dual streak alive Jan 31, 2004 12:00 AM A A ATHERTON, Calif. ' Southern Oregon University picked up a pair of dual-meet wrestling victories Friday to keep its hopes alive for a 34th consecutive winning season. Southern Oregon opened with a 29-12 victory over Embry Riddle, then came back for a 31-11 win over Menlo College. The pair of victories improves the Raiders record to 5-4, with road matches remaining against Pacific and Portland State next Friday and Saturday. In the opener, Grant Thompson got the Raiders off to a successful start with an upset. Thompson, who dropped a decision to Rob Charlton the finals of Menlo Invitational Dec. 20, scored a 11-3 major decision over the Embry Riddle wrestler. In the nightcap, Thompson got knocked off 8-6 by Menlo College's Marcus Andy to open the dual. — But the Raiders quickly rebounded with a fall by heavyweight Wes Balensifer, a decision by Junior Valladolid and a pin by Ottow in successive matches. S. Oregon 29, Embry Riddle 12 197 ' Grant Thompson, SO, major dec. Robert Charlton, 11-3; 285 ' Wes Balensifer, SO, pinned Robert McConkie, 5:07; 125 ' Richard Byrd, ER dec. Carl Green, 7-3; 133 ' Lee Ottow, SO, dec. Anthony Archuleta, 10-4; 141 ' Adalberton Villaescusa, ER, dec. Freeborn Mondello, 7-3 149 ' Tyler Moran, ER, dec. Colin Murphy, 4-3; 157 ' Jimmy Grochowsky, SO, major dec. Scott Morgan, 17-5; 165 ' Brian Wilson, SO, forfeit; 174 ' David Rivera, ER, dec. Josh Fitzgerald, 6-5; 184 ' David O'Brien, SO, pinned Joffre Lander, 2:38 S. Oregon 31, Menlo College 11 197 ' Marcus Andy, M, dec. Grant Thompson, 8-6; 285 ' Wes Balensifer, SO, pinned Ken Pamanian, 5:12; 125 ' Junior Valladolid, SO, dec. Ricky Aguirre, 10-6; 133 ' Lee Otow, SO, pinned Jeff Aguilar, :52; 141 ' Fernando Flanagan, M, tech. fall Dan Herb, 5:37 149 ' Colin Murphy, SO, dec. Danny Castillo, 3-2; 157 ' Jimmy Grochowsky, SO, dec. Artem Krylov, 10-7; 165 ' Eddie Lucatero, M, dec. Brian Wilson, 4-3; 174 ' Josh Fitzgerald, SO, pinned Jesse Vasquez, :35; 184 ' David O'Brien, SO, dec. Marcus Randolph, 15-3 Men's Basketball SOUTHERN OREGON 73, EVERGREEN STATE 63 ' At Ashland, a monster all-around performance by Shea Washington helped the Southern Oregon in the Cascade Conference clash at McNeal Pavilion. Washington tallied game highs of 24 points, four blocks and 24 rebounds ' the most by a Raider player since 1970. Despite Washington's fabulous stat line, the Raiders (14-12, 9-3 Cascade) won their second straight and remained in league title contention only after erasing a 33-32 halftime deficit with a 70-percent field goal clip in the second half. The Raiders host Northwest College tonight at 7:30 p.m. EVERGREEN STATE (63) Fielding 4-12 2-4 10, Peeterson 0-3 0-0 0, Laneer 5-14 3-4 15, Marshall 2-8 2-3 7, Robinson 2-5 0-0 6, Thomas 0-2 0-0 -, Billow 1-2 1-2 4, Haley 3-5 0-0 7, Tucker 4-9 0-0 9, Riipi 2-6 0-0 5. Totals: 23-66 8-13 63. SOUTHERN OREGON (73) Coen 3-4 1-2 9, Nelson 5-14 1-1 12, Voeks 2-2 0-0 4, Washington 9-15 4-10 24, 3-6 0-0 7, Borrevik 3-6 0-0 7, Farley 2-4 4-5 8, Elam 0-1 0-0 0, Gabel 2-6 1-1 5, Abell 1-2 0-0 2, Pachito 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 28-55 11-19 73. Halftime ' Evergreen State 33, SOU 32. 3-point goals ' Evergreen State 9-24 (Laneer 2-3, Robinson 2-3, Marshall 1-3, Billow 1-1, Haley 1-2, Tucker 1-2, Riipi 1-5, Fielding 0-1, Peterson 0-3, Thomas 0-1), SOU 6-19 (Coen 2-3, Washington 2-3, Nelson 1-7, Borrevik 1-3, Farley 0-1, Gabel 0-2). Rebounds ' Evergreen State 30 (Tucker 8), SOU 48 (Washington 24). Assists ' Evergreem State 12 (Billow 4), SOU 19 (Nelson, Coen 5). Fouled out ' Tucker. Total fouls ' Evergreen State 20, SOU 15. Women's Basketball EVERGREEN STATE 74, SOUTHERN OREGON 65 ' At Ashland, Evergreen State snapped Southern Oregon's three-year, 23-game home Cascade Conference win streak and extended the Raider losing skid to six. In a game marred by 55 fouls that resulted in 71 free throws, the Goeducks (8-17, 6-6 Cascade) held off a last-minute Raider rally to emerge with its first win in seven trips to Ashland. The Raider rally ended moments later when Stephanie Combes missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key, and the Clams made their final four free throw tries. The Raiders host Northwest College tonight at 5:30 p.m. EVERGREEN STATE (74) Riddle 4-8 5-11 15, Hyde 0-3 1-6 1, Zompetti 7-15 4-5 22, Olson 3-11 2-2 9, Pendergrass 5-10 5-6 15, Wallman 0-3 2-2 2, Rule 1-3 0-2 3, Cale 1-4 5-10 7, MacDuff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 21-58 24-44 74. SOUTHERN OREGON (65) Ayers 1-8 0-1 3, Hilaire 4-15 11-12 19, Can. Porter 1-5 0-0 3, ward 3-7 1-2 7, Cam. Porter 3-13 2-2 11, Combes 0-3 2-2 2, Pritchard 0-2 0-0 0, Peterson 3-7 0-0 6, LeBel 2-4 0-1 4, Beyer 0-1 0-0 0, Aitchison 3-8 4-7 10. Totals: 20-73 20-27 65. Halftime ' Evergreen State 38, SOU 23. 3-point goals ' Evergreen State 8-21 (Zompetti 4-10, Riddle 2-5, Olson 1-3, Rule 1-2, MacDuff 0-1), SOU 5-23 (Cam. Porter 3-9, Ayers 1-5, Cam. Porter 1-2, Hilaire 0-5, Combes 0-1, Pritchard 0-1). Rebounds ' Evergreen State 44 (Pendergrass 13), SOU 61 (Combes 11). Assists ' Evergreem State 14 (Riddle 6), SOU 13 (Hilaire, Cam. Porter 4). Fouled out ' Hyde, Cam. Porter. Total fouls ' SOU 32, Evergreen State 23.