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SOU ROUNDUP: Raiders complete sweep of Wolves By SOU Sports Information Jan 10, 2020 05:41 PM A A COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. — With a series sweep of Walla Walla (Wash.) in the books, the 18th-ranked Southern Oregon men’s basketball team can rest easy this weekend before its archrival comes to town. The Raiders made up for a sluggish start, which saw them fall behind 18-13 with seven minutes left in the first half, with a 21-0 charge that gave them control for good in an 86-49 Cascade Conference defeat of the Wolves on Friday afternoon at Windemuth Court. Tate Hoffman put up 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Aaron Borich totaled 12 points, four assists and two steals. Teron Bradford had 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists, and Jordan Hunt added 11 points and seven boards as SOU dominated the painted area with a 44-14 advantage inside. The win — SOU’s second in less than 24 hours against the Wolves — set the Raiders (12-4 overall, 6-2 CCC) up for a key home game at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday against second-ranked Oregon Tech, which will enter the contest at 4-2 in CCC play. The Raiders have won four straight and seven of their last eight overall. They fell behind early by misfiring on 11 of their first 15 attempts from the field, but got loose in transition to shoot 8-of-9 during the game-turning run and went into halftime leading 36-21. Borich started the 50-point second half with a 3-pointer on the Raiders’ first possession. Borich, Hoffman and Hunt have hit double figures together in each of SOU’s last four games. They’ve averaged a combined 55 points on 67-percent shooting during that stretch. Jake Virga checked in with eight points and two steals off the bench, and Tez Allen had seven points and seven rebounds. The Wolves dipped to 5-13 overall and 3-5 in the CCC. They got 18 points from Zayne Browning but were held to a collective 29-percent clip from the field — the lowest for a Raider opponent this season. Women’s Basketball SOUTHERN OREGON 70, WALLA WALLA 58: At College Place, Wash., Southern Oregon set itself up nicely for a pivotal week ahead by finishing off a sweep of its back-to-back against Walla Walla on Friday afternoon at Windemuth Court. Sophomore guard Dominique Harding accumulated 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals, and SOU’s well-rounded performance in the first half led to a 37-21 lead that only momentarily dipped into single digits as the second unfolded. The Raiders (10-5 overall, 6-2 Cascade Conference) will bring a five-game winning streak into Tuesday’s rivalry matchup against Oregon Tech, which will tip off at 5:30 p.m. inside Lithia Motors Pavilion. They’ll remain at home next weekend to face Corban and Northwest Christian, which alongside OIT entered Friday’s action on top of the CCC standings with one loss each. The Raiders forced 20-plus turnovers for the fifth game in a row, getting the Wolves (2-15, 0-8) to cough up the ball 24 times total and 14 times before halftime. Consecutive 3-point makes by Harding and Daranda Hinkey topped off a 13-3 run to end the second quarter. Kalei Iwami started the run with a triple of her own and eventually hit double figures for the second straight day, scoring 10 points off the bench. Bryanna Raff shot 5-of-6 to score 11 points and Kami Walk had seven points and nine rebounds inside. Freshman reserve Annika Riddell added to the frontcourt production with six points on 3-of-4 shooting. Harding, who has scored at least 15 on five occasions during CCC play, hit 6-of-9 attempts in the second half, where she scored 14 points. SOU had its biggest lead at 61-42 with a little more than five minutes remaining. The Raiders have won all 10 of their CCC games against WWU since the Wolves joined the conference in 2015. They improved to 6-3 on the road this season. Print