Jacki Speer had 27 points and 13 rebounds in the loss to College of Idaho.
Yotes Edge Raiders In Controversial Finish
ASHLAND, ORE. -- In a game that ended in controversy, the 20th-ranked College of Idaho scored a 65-64 victory over Southern Oregon tonight at McNeal Pavilion.
The loss leaves the Raiders with a 15-6 overall record and 4-6 in Cascade Conference play. College of Idaho improves to 12-5 overall and 8-2 in the conference. Southern Oregon hosts Eastern Oregon tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m.
The controversy put a damper on an exciting by two of the usual top teams in the conference race.
With one last possession, SOU's Ashley Baker came up with the ball underneath the hoop and put a shot back up. In a flurry of activity, a whistle sounded for a foul and the final buzzer sounded. After conferring, the referees ruled the foul occurred after the buzzer had sounded - ending the game.
Senior Jacki Speer was the star of the night for the Raiders, scoring 27 points and coming away with 13 rebounds. Ashley Baker finished with eight points and 16 boards.
Nicole Bruce and Marquina Gilliam-Hicks both had 11 points for the Yotes.
The Raiders looked to take control of the game to start the second half, going on a 25-10 run to start the second half for a 49-35 lead with 10:54 to play following a Krystal Smith layup.
The Yotes came right back and took a 53-52 lead with just under five minutes to play and the two teams fought back-and-forth the rest of the way.
A layup by Whitney Owen gave the Yotes a 65-64 lead and set up the controversial final seconds of the game.