ASHLAND – A night after keeping its opponent scoreless over the final five-plus minutes, No. 23 Southern Oregon picked up where it left off and put on a 71-34 defensive clinic against Corban on Saturday at Lithia Motors Pavilion.
In their seventh consecutive Cascade Conference win, the Raiders (12-3 overall, 8-1 CCC) stuck the Warriors (8-7, 5-4) to 12-of-58 shooting – a 21-percent mark that was the lowest for an SOU foe since 2015 – blocked a season-high nine shots and forced 17 more turnovers.
Sophomore forward
Clara Robbins grabbed the spotlight and continued a recent ascent with her career double-double, going for game-highs of 12 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. It was the Hillsboro product's fourth double-digit rebounding games in her last six outings; she hadn't produced one in 43 appearances before this stretch.
She and the Raiders went into the break with a 27-19 edge as the Warriors shot 7-of-33 in the half, but they ended the fight by outscoring them 27-9 in the third quarter. In their highest-scoring period of the season, Robbins totaled eight points, five boards and two blocks and was one of seven different Raiders to score.
SOU ran its conference home winning streak to 15 games dating back to last season.
Reserve guard
Yasmine Ahllamara capped an impressive weekend with career-highs of 10 points and six assists. In Friday's 50-43 victory over Bushnell, she'd contributed three key buckets.
Kami Walk registered nine points, five rebounds, three assists and two blocks.
Emma Schmerbach had five points and blocked a pair of shots, while
Kalei Iwami shot 2-of-3 from 3-point range.
Tori Younker and Maddie Godwin paced Corban with seven points apiece, but combined for 3-of-16 shooting.
The Raiders remained in a second-place tie with Eastern Oregon. Next week they'll travel to 11th-place Walla Walla (Wash.) and first-place Lewis-Clark State (Idaho).