CCC TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY U.S. BANK
Lithia & Driveway Fields | Medford, Oregon
Sunday – Quarterfinals
(1) Carroll 4, (8) Multnomah 0
(7) Oregon Tech 2, (2) Southern Oregon 1 (OT)
(3) Warner Pacific 2, (6) Rocky Mountain 0
(4) Eastern Oregon 2, (5) College of Idaho 1
Tuesday – Semifinals (at Wheeler Field)
4 p.m. – Carroll vs. Oregon Tech
7 p.m. – Eastern Oregon vs. Warner Pacific
Thursday – Championship (at Wheeler Field)
2 p.m. – Semifinal winners

MEDFORD – A stinger of a quarterfinal loss to Oregon Tech in the Cascade Conference Championships presented by U.S. Bank left the Southern Oregon men's soccer team's season in peril Sunday.

SOU, seeded No. 2 in the tournament, will have to hope for an at-large bid to the NAIA National Tournament after going down 2-1 in overtime against the No. 7-seeded Owls. Wolfgang Alvarado scored the golden goal in the 96th minute at Lithia & Driveway Fields. Cannon Spooner served him a ball from the left side to the center of the box, where he skipped a shot on his first touch past diving keeper Casey Ruvolo.

The Raiders fell to 12-5-2 after going 9-2-2 in CCC regular-season play. Though they finished second on the table and were in the Top 25 until last week, their at-large candidacy will be hindered by their recent 2-3-1 stretch. Qualifiers will be announced on Saturday.

OIT, which also battled the Raiders to a scoreless draw two weeks ago, improved to 9-7-3 and moved on to a date with top-seeded Carroll (Mont.) in Tuesday's semifinals.

The Owls struck first in the seventh minute after Ruvolo stopped Arthur Proost's shot but it came to Kevin Rodriguez for a clean look at the net.

The Raiders got an equalizer in the 61st minute from Evan Norconk, who took a pass into the box from Sky Charley-Bolyard and slotted it into the right corner. The goal was his fourth of the season and the 23rd of his career.

SOU had chances all night, posting 19 shots to OIT's 10, but was unable to take advantage of another. The Raiders also had a 10-2 advantage in corner kicks.

Owls keeper Ryan Solis made five saves. His team got revenge for a semifinal loss to SOU last season. OIT hadn't defeated the Raiders since 2019, a span of seven games.