December 20, 2004

Raiders swept by Western Baptist

Wire Reports

SALEM - Top-ranked Western Baptist College built a commanding first-half lead then cruised to a 94-67 Cascade Conference victory Saturday over the Southern Oregon University men's basketball team.

SOU'S SHEA WASHINGTON scored 19 points, but the Raiders fell to top-ranked Western Baptist, 94-67, Saturday night. File photo | Ashland Daily Tidings

The Warriors (15-0, 2-0 CC) shot 58 percent (38-for-66) from the field and made 11 of 23 from 3-point range to lead by as many as 28 points in the second half.

The nation's leading scorer Eric Fiegi, a junior post from Medford, paced all players with 28 points and eight rebounds, connecting on 12 of 18 from the field in 26 minutes played.

The Raiders (3-5, 1-1 CCC) were led by junior Shea Washington who finished with 19 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots. But Washington was limited to 6 of 15 shooting as SOU mustered a chilly 37-percent shooting clip (22 of 57), including 4-for-19 from beyond the arc.

Jeff Williams had 12 points and Steve Farley added 11 for the Raiders, who play host to Dominican at 7 p.m. tonight.

Southern Oregon made 19 of 23 free throw attempts.

The Raiders made their first two 3-point efforts and jumped out to an early 8-4 lead, but the Warriors hit nine of their opening 12 shots to go up by 10 points, 22-12, in the first half. WB shot 67 percent in the period and expanded its advantage to 21 before going to the locker room on top, 49-30.

SOUTHERN OREGON (67)

Farley 5-7 0-0 11, Coen 2-9 2-2 6, Washington 6-15 7-9 19, Williams 4-7 2-2 12, Gabel 0-2 0-0 0, Pachito 0-0 0-0 0, McAllister 1-3 1-1 3, Multanen 1-1 0-0 2, Cowell 0-2 5-6 5, Ward 1-3 2-2 5, Elam 2-8 0-1 4. Totals: 22-57 19-23 67.

WESTERN BAPTIST (94)

Larson 3-9 1-1 7, Jo. Worcester 4-9 1-1 12, Dunn 5-7 1-1 13, Roberts 3-6 0-0 9, Fiegi 12-18 4-5 28, Sisler 1-2 0-0 3, Stone 1-1 0-0 2, Reynoso 1-1 0-0 2, Je. Worcester 0-2 0-0 0, N. Morris 0- 1 0-0 0, Buhler 0-0 0-0 0, B. Morris 5-5 0-0 12, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Steed 3-5 0-0 6. Totals: 38-66 7-8 94.

Halftime - W. Baptist 49, S. Oregon 30. 3-point goals - S. Oregon 4-19 (Farley 1-3, Coen 0-5, Washington 0-2, Williams 2-4, Gabel 0-1, McAllister 0-1, Cowell 0-1, Ward 1-2), W. Baptist 11-23 (Larson 0-2, Jo. Worcester 3-5, Dunn 2-4, Roberts 3-6, Sisler 1-2, Je. Worcester 0-1, N. Morris 0-1, B. Morris 2-2). Rebounds - S. Oregon 22 (Washington 5), W. Baptist 40 (Fiegi 8). Assists - S. Oregon 10 (Washington 3), W. Baptist 17 (Larson 3, Dunn 3). Total fouls - S. Oregon 14, W. Baptist 22. Fouled out - Sisler, Steed. Technical fouls - Dunn. A - 575.

Women's Basketball

At Salem, Western Baptist won for the seventh time in eight games and remained perfect in Cascade Conference play with a 79-62 triumph over Southern Oregon.

Sophomore guard Tosha Wilson paced the Warriors (9-4, 2-0 CC) in scoring with 19 points, including a 9-for-10 effort from the free-throw line.

The Raiders (1-12, 0-2), who lost their fifth straight, were paced by Andi Peterson's 14 points despite a 4-for-17 shooting clip.

Southern Oregon shot 32 percent (22-for-69) and Western Baptist delivered at 37 percent (26-for-70) for the game.

Courtney Bothum and Chelsey Brock each had 13 points for the Raiders, and Krista

Meeks posted a game-high 10 rebounds.

The lead changed hands five times in the opening 10 minutes, but an Erin Plotts 3-pointer capped a Western Baptist surge giving the hosts their biggest edge of the first half, 30-22. The Warriors led at intermission, 40-33.

The Raiders would get no closer than five in the second half, and following a five-minute offensive drought, trailed by 20 points, 67-47, with 6:38 to play.

Southern Oregon and Western Baptist are idle until after Christmas. The Raiders next host Northwest on Dec. 30 and the Warriors entertain Concordia on Dec. 31. Both games begin at 5:30 p.m.

SOUTHERN OREGON (62)

Bothum 4-10 4-6 13, Brock 5-15 3-6 13, Peterson 4-17 6-8 14, Meeks 1-6 1-2 3, Beyer 4-6 0-0 9, Macsisak 0-0 0-0 0, Short 3-8 1-2 7, Terrien 0-1 0-0 0, Pritchard 1-5 0-0 2, Sampson 0-0 0-0 0, Hidle 0-0 0-0 0, Cox 0-1 1-2 1. Totals: 22-69 16-26 62.

WESTERN BAPTIST (79)

Wilson 5-12 9-10 19, Gama 4-8 0-0 8, Schaumburg 3-9 2-2 10, Steigleman 6-17 6-6 18, Carras 2-3 1-1 5, K. Plotts 1-4 1-1 4, E. Plotts 4-13 0-2 11, Yount 0-1 0-0 0, Hansen 0-0 2-2 2, Boorman 0- 0 0-0 0, Visser 1-2 0-0 2, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Dennis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 26-70 21-24 79.

Halftime-W. Baptist 40-33. 3-point goals-S. Oregon 2-10 (Bothum 1-2, Brock 0-2, Peterson 0-1, Beyer 1-1, Pritchard 0-4), W. Baptist 6-23 (Wilson 0-1, Gama 0-1, Schaumburg 2-5, Steigleman 0-3, K. Plotts 1-3, E. Plotts 3-9, Yount 0-1). Fouled out-Bothum. Rebounds-S. Oregon 47 (Meeks 10), W. Baptist 47 (Carras 10). Assists-S. Oregon 8 (Brock 3), W. Baptist 15 (Schaumburg 5). Total fouls-S. Oregon 17. W. Baptist 22.