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ANGWIN, Calif. – Five Southern Oregon players scored in double figures as the Raiders won their sixth consecutive game to start the season, 84-73 over Pacific Union Monday night.

Southern Oregon, 6-0 this season, returns to action Friday in Klamath Falls, when the Raiders will face William Jessup at 3 p.m. as part of the Oregon Tech Tournament. Pacific Union falls to 1-1 with the loss.

The Raiders struggled with their shooting, connecting on only 28 of 78 shot attempts for a percentage of 35.9. However, the SOU defense limited the Pioneers to 32.4 percent shooting (22-of-68) in the contest. The Raiders took a 36-33 lead into halftime and pulled away in the second half to the 84-73 victory.

Krysten Copeland (Rohnert Park, Calif./Santa Rosa High School) and Angelica Thomas tied for the team lead with 13 points apiece, with Molly Doran (Corvallis, OR/Crescent Valley) adding 11 and Haley Newell (Santa Monica, Calif./) and RaTanya Newsome (Tucson, Ariz./Tucson) each tallying 10 points in the victory. Nalani Hernanded grabbed 10 rebounds, while Copeland finished with nine boards to fall one short of the double-double.

Lara Canders finished with a game-high 22 points for Pacific Union, with Carla Bartlett scoring 12 and Alexandra Santinello finishing with 11. Kaitlyn Knab's 11 rebounds led both teams.