Box Score

ASHLAND – Southern Oregon used led at halftime and used a big second-half run to pull away to a 76-55 win over Warner in Game Seven of the Flagship Inn Classic Saturday night at Bob Riehm Arena.

The Raiders improve to 9-1 overall, while Warner falls to 3-4 this season. The Royals will play California Maritime in the Flagship Inn Classic women's finale Sunday at 2 p.m, while the Raiders will return to action on Dec. 2 when they open the Cascade Collegiate Conference season hosting Northwest Christian at 5:30 p.m. at Bob Riehm Arena.

Angelica Cahee (Oroville, Calif./) led SOU with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Kiara Moore (Phoenix, Ariz./Tolleson Union) and Chiquita Thomas tallied 11 points, with Thomas and Krysten Copeland (Rohnert Park, Calif./Santa Rosa High School) tying for the team lead with eight rebounds. RaTanya Newsome (Tucson, Ariz./Tucson) added 10 points in the win. Alexandra Melonson led Warner with 12 points, with Shawnelle Campbell (11) and Katarina Olivo (10) also reaching double-figures.

Southern Oregon scored the first four points and led for most of the first half. Warner took a brief 17-16 lead on Campbell's jumper midway through the period, but Newsome hit a jumper at the other end to spark a 9-0 SOU run that gave the Raiders an eight-point lead. The Royals pulled within three on Stephanie Wills' three-pointer with just under six minutes left in the half, but SOU took a 36-30 lead into halftime.

Cahee hit a shot at the start of the second half to put SOU up by eight at 38-30, but Warner scored 11 of the next 13 points to take a 41-40 lead with 16:25 remaining. Nalani Hernandez (Tucson, Ariz./Tucson) ended the Warner run with a layup to put SOU back on top and began a 28-4 run, putting SOU up by more than 20 points with just under seven minutes to play and the Raiders coasted to the 76-55 victory.