Historic Comeback Keeps SOU Women Perfect
11/21/2009 9:29:41 PM
The 18th-ranked Southern Oregon women's basketball team came back from 20 down to score a 76-72 victory over Montana State-Northern tonight at Great Falls, Mont.
The Raiders improved to 6-0 with the victory and host Simpson Tuesday night at 5:30 as part of a SOU women's and men's doubleheader.
Southern Oregon struggled through the first half, shooting just 8-for-29 from the field and trailing 42-23 at the half.
The Raiders were down 49-29 with 16 minutes remaining in the game when the Raiders performed one of the greatest come backs in program history.
SOU responded with a 20-0 run to tie the game at 49-49 and then outscored MSU-Northern the rest of the way.
Carly Wood and Molly Doran both hit key 3-pointers during the run and both finished with three 3-pointers for the game.
Wood finished with a team-high 15 points. Krystal Smith finished with 12 points, while Doran and Lindsey Scheffler both had 11 points.
Jacki Speer finished with six points and 10 rebounds and was named to the All-Tournament Team.