Alexi Smith had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead SOU over Simpson.
Raiders Run Past Red Hawks
ASHLAND, ORE. -- The Southern Oregon women took advantage of numerous easy baskets for a 98-65 home rout of Simpson tonight at McNeal Pavilion.
SOU improved to 10-8 with the victory and will return to Cascade Conference play Friday at home against Evergreen State at 7:30 p.m. Simpson dropped to 3-11 on the season.
Alexi Smith led all scorers with 23 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Lindsey Scheffler finished with 15 points, while Carly Wood had 14 points, Kiara Moore had 11 points and Nicole Mowbray and Whitney Scott both had 10 points.
Charissa Murakami had 19 points for the Red Hawks
A Scott 3-pointer with four minutes to play in the half gave SOU a 34-29 lead and after a pair of Alexi Smith free throws SOU had a commanding 36-29 lead.
The lead grew to 39-31 after a Wood 3-pointer and SOU cruised to a 44-36 halftime lead after shooting 53 percent.
The Raiders continued to push the tempo, taking the lead to 51-36 on a fastbreak basket by Moore. The lead got up to 57-40 on a running jumper by Mowbray as SOU made six of its first seven shots of the half.
Alexi Smith went for five straight points to push the lead to 64-40 with 13:30 to play.
Josi McDermott and Wood then hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 70-43 advantage and the SOU rout was on.