Carly Wood
Carly Wood

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 (Sacramento, Calif./Bella Vista) and Molly Doran (Corvallis, OR/Crescent Valley) 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 (Olympia, Wash./River Ridge) finished with 12 points, while Doran and Lindsey Scheffler (Castle Rock, Wash./Toutle Lake) both had 11 points.

Jacki Speer (Centralia, Wash./Centralia) finished with six points and 10 rebounds and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
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