11/5/2009 12:41:44 PM
The 12th-ranked Southern Oregon volleyball team will play for at least a share of the Cascade Conference title this week as they wrap up conference play on the road.
The Raiders (21-2, 15-1) travel to Evergreen State (1-24, 1-15) Friday night and Northwest (7-18, 6-10) Saturday night.
Southern Oregon is still tied with College of Idaho atop the conference standings. If both teams were to win out, the two teams would share the conference crown and College of Idaho would host the conference tournament based on number of sets won during the conference season.
The Raiders are again ranked 12th in this week's NAIA Top 25 and the Coyotes are still ranked eighth.
Southern Oregon has won 12 matches in a row and has won the last five matches without dropping a set.
Evergreen State is stuck in a 15-match losing streak after opening conference play with a victory over Northwest Christian. Northwest has dropped four matches in a row.
The conference tournament, which will consist of the top four teams in the conference, will be held next weekend.