Adidas Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The Southern Oregon University men’s basketball team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for November 30- December 6, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced today.
The Raiders had two come from behind victories as they opened CCC play in their temporary home, Ashland High School. AHS will host all the SOU basketball games this season as McNeal Pavilion undergoes renovations.
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th ranked SOU pulled out an improbable win against Corban University on Saturday. Trailing by six-points with only 20-seconds remaining in regulation the Raiders hit a three-pointer, stole the ball on the ensuing Warrior possession to set up the Joel Spear game tying trey to send the game into overtime.
In the OT the Warriors looked poised to pull out the win on the road until, with four seconds left, Jordan West nailed a three-pointer for an 86-84 Raider victory.
On Sunday the Raiders welcomed Northwest Christian to town for what would be another epic comeback. Trailing by eight at halftime, guards Joel Spear and Ben DeSaulnier brought the Raiders back by scoring 16 apiece in the second stanza to lead SOU to the 80-75 win.
Southern Oregon (2-0, CCC, 9-2) will play a non-conference game against Cal-State Maritime on Dec.12 and return to CCC action on De. 19-20 as they travel to Evergreen and Northwest.