No. 4 RAIDER WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (8-0, 2-0)
5:30 p.m. Saturday – at Oregon Tech (6-2, 2-0) | Stream | Stats
Headlines: Southern Oregon stayed at No. 4 in Wednesday's latest NAIA Top 25 poll following back-to-back wins on its Cascade Conference-opening road trip, 65-55 at College of Idaho and 72-59 at Eastern Oregon. The Raiders will put their unbeaten record on the line in a key clash at Oregon Tech, which remains formidable even after losing All-American guard Olivia Sprague to injury a minute into the season. The Owls have three All-CCC players left over – point guard Gabbie Gascon (13.9 points, 3.5 assists), wing Tatum Schmerbach (11.5 points, 6.9 rebounds) and forward Maddyson Tull (6.8 points, 4.0 rebounds) – and will pit one of the conference's biggest lineups against an SOU team getting increasingly strong play from its backcourt. Meghan McIntyre (10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 3.4 steals) is directing the eighth-most efficient offense in the NAIA, and Bridgette McIntyre (11.5 points, 24-of-52 3FG) has shot 64% from 3 over the team's last four games. The play of forward Morgan Baird (14.7 points) will be key against OIT's size. She currently leads the CCC with a 61% clip from the field.

RAIDER MEN'S BASKETBALL (5-3, 0-2)
7:30 p.m. Saturday – at Oregon Tech (5-3, 1-1) | Stream | Stats
Headlines: The Raiders are getting three of the four toughest road games on their schedule out of the way off the bat in CCC play, having already traveled to No. 2 College of Idaho and lost at Eastern Oregon in the final minute last week. A favorable schedule awaits them in January – when they'll finally play their first home game – and February, but they'd help their cause dramatically by stealing a win at OIT this week. The Owls, who dropped out of the Top 25 this week, have essentially the same team they've trotted out for the last several years, with a few tweaks. Led by point guard Jamison Guerra (13.8 points, 6.1 assists), they start four guards who have been featured prominently since 2020-21. SOU leading scorer Elijah Jackson (12.6 points, 2.5 assists) is coming off a career-high 20-point performance at EOU.

No. 8 RAIDER MEN'S WRESTLING (10-0)
7:30 p.m. Saturday – at No. 13 Corban (4-0) | Stream | Results
Headlines: On paper, the Raiders have their biggest dual challenge yet ahead of them Saturday against Corban – especially considering the anticipated absences of No. 2 Evan Potter (141) and No. 3 Alex Hernandez (174) from the lineup. A marquee matchup is expected at 157 between Corban's No. 2 David Rubio – a national finalist each of the last two seasons – and SOU's No. 3 Aaron Gandara. Gandara is off to a 9-0 start. He, No. 12 Vonn Fenn (125), No. 19 Noah Talavera (174) and No. 9 Asher Ruchti (197) have yet to lose in dual action. The Raiders moved up one spot in Thursday's NAIA Top 25 poll and had 12 nationally-ranked individuals.

No. 12 RAIDER WOMEN'S WRESTLING (2-0)
7 a.m. Sunday – at North Central (Ill.) Invitational | Stream | Results
Headlines: After dropping four spots in this week's NAIA Top 20 poll, the Raiders have a golden opportunity to boost their individual and team standings this weekend. Five of the top teams in the NCAA and two of the top-three teams in the NAIA will join SOU in Naperville, Ill., for one of the premier tournaments in the country ahead of a three-week holiday break. The Raiders will bring their 13 top active wrestlers to the tourney, including all seven of their ranked individuals: No. 1 Carolina Moreno (131), No. 3 Emma Baertlein (110), No. 8 Bailey Dennis (180), No. 11 Marissa Kurtz (117), No. 13 Quilaztli Miguel-Lapham (160), No. 15 Lillian Gradillas-Flores (180) and No. 16 Malia Welch (117).