ASHLAND – Following a shooting night the Southern Oregon women's basketball team would rather forget, the Raiders had the luxury of trashing the box score while still pocketing a quality win Friday night at Lithia Motors Pavilion.

Their defense saved the day again, holding Bushnell without a basket for the final five-plus minutes in a 50-43 Cascade Conference decision. The No. 23-ranked Raiders survived despite going 17-of-69 from the field – a 25-percent clip that marked their lowest in a victory in at least 10 years.

The teams entered the night tied for second place in the standings, but the Raiders jumped to 11-3 overall and 7-1 in the CCC while notching their 14th consecutive conference home win. The Beacons, still winless in Ashland since the 2010-11 season, stumbled to 9-4 and 6-2.

SOU was up for the final 13 minutes, though not by much. After Olivia Bailon's free throw cut their advantage to 43-42 with 5 minutes left, Emma Schmerbach went off the dribble for a jumper and Brianna Phiakhamngon extended the lead to six with her third 3-pointer.

Phiakhamngon, the CCC's second-leading scorer, labored through a 4-of-16 performance but totaled 11 points and seven rebounds. Kalei Iwami scored 11, hitting all six of her free-throw attempts, and Schmerbach delivered off the bench with six points, six rebounds and three of the team's 15 steals.

The Beacons suffered through their own shooting struggles, going 1-of-19 from 3, but their turnovers were the story. They had 21 compared to SOU's 10, and committed five of them during their game-ending scoring drought.

Clara Robbins pulled down a game-high 11 boards for the Raiders, her third double-figure rebounding game in SOU's last six. Yasmine Ahllamara made three big shots off the bench and dished out two assists.

Aspen Slifka's 13 points and Libby Mathis' 12 with nine rebounds led the Beacons.

SOU is home again Saturday, set for a 3 p.m. date with Corban.