spear
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
73
New Hope Christian NHCC 0-1
96
Winner Southern Oregon SOU 1-0
New Hope Christian NHCC
0-1
73
Final
96
Southern Oregon SOU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
New Hope Christian NHCC 29 44 73
Southern Oregon SOU 54 42 96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | SOU Sports Information

SOU shoots 59 percent in season-opening rout of New Hope

ASHLAND – Old faces and new ones impressed Saturday afternoon as Southern Oregon University shot 59 percent from the field in its opener at Riehm Arena, a 96-73 rout of New Hope Christian in the Flagship Inn Classic.

Senior forward Jordan West, a preseason All-Cascade Conference selection, scored 20 points on 9-for-12 shooting, and fellow Australian senior Joel Spear went 4-of-7 from 3-point range to register 16 points, eight assists and two steals.

Making their Raider basketball debuts off the bench, junior post Clay Sierra scored 12 points on 6-for-6 shooting and freshman guard Tristen Holmes went 5-for-7 with 11 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Brennan Rakoz contributed eight points, 10 rebounds and two steals, Ben DeSaulnier had seven points, five rebounds and four assists, and Kenny Meyer logged six points, four assists and four boards.

SOU assisted 28 of its 41 field goals as 11 different players scored and five made 3-pointers. The Raiders, who led 54-29 by halftime, have won four season-openers in a row.

They'll host Simpson at 2 p.m. Sunday.

New Hope, now 0-7 all-time against the Raiders, was led by Isiah Large's 33 points and Taylor Branch's 18 points and nine rebounds. The Deacons shot 34 percent from the field.
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