SOU-Evergreen State Boxscore

The Southern Oregon women's basketball team wrapped up nearly a month away from McNeal Pavilion with a 63-55 victory over Evergreen State today in Eugene.

Southern Oregon improved 15-4 overall and 7-3 in Cascade Conference play. Evergreen State fell to 8-9 overall and 3-7 in conference action.

The Raiders played eight of their last 10 games on road and will now be at McNeal Pavilion for six of the next eight. That stretch starts Friday when they host Northwest University.

The Raiders were paced by another double-double by junior post Jacki Speer (Centralia, Wash./Centralia). Speer finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Senior Rhiannon Dickison (Redding, Calif./Anderson) also had 17 points, including three 3-pointers.

Kristina Auckland led Evergreen State with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

SOU, playing its third road game in four days, trailed 32-28 at the half before scoring the first four points for the second half to tie the game at 32-32.

Speer scored four straight points to give the Raiders a 43-38 lead with 11:46 to play in the game.

SOU made 10 of 11 free throws over the last 2:49 to ice the game.