Melissa Sweat scored a game-high 27 points and added seven rebounds
SOU Women Pull Away to 92-60 Road Victory Over Simpson
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REDDING, Calif. – Southern Oregon outscored Simpson by 26 points in the second half to pull away to a 92-60 women's basketball nonconference victory over the Red Hawks Saturday afternoon.
Southern Oregon improves to 11-1 overall this season and will travel to Vallejo tomorrow for a 12 p.m. matchup with California Maritime.
Melissa Sweat connected on 12 of 20 shot attempts to score a game-high 27 points and added seven rebounds. Allison Gida tallied 18 points, seven rebounds, six steals and four assists. Alexi Smith finished with 14 points and Haley Newell added 10 points and five steals.
Nichole Jones led Simpson with 21 points and Tiffany Aaserude totaled 16 points. Southern Oregon shot 43.2 percent (38-of-88) while limiting Simpson to 33.3 percent shooting (22-of-66). The Raiders out-rebounded the Red Hawks 54-39 and forced 35 turnovers in the win.
The first half featured eight tie scores and four lead changes before the Raiders closed the period on a 12-4 run to take a 43-37 lead into halftime. A 12-point streak early in the second half pushed SOU’s advantage to 20 points, and the Raiders closed out the game on a 25-9 run to earn the 32-point victory.