KLAMATH FALLS – Another double-digit deficit brought the best out of No. 4-ranked Southern Oregon again on Saturday night at Danny Miles Court.

Eleven unanswered points to end the game made the Raiders 65-58 winners against Oregon Tech, keeping them unbeaten at 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Cascade Conference. After climbing out of a 12-point hole in the second half last week at Eastern Oregon, they started down 16-0 against the Owls and still trailed by 16 midway through the third quarter when the blitz began.

Bridgette McIntyre scored a team-high 14 points and made three 3-pointers during the comeback, hitting 4-of-7 from deep overall. Emma Schmerbach starred late on both ends of the floor and finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and a steal.

Schmerbach's sister, Tatum, drilled a 3 that put the Owls (6-3, 2-1 CCC) up 58-54 before the Raiders closed with three near-perfect minutes, during which they held OIT to 0-of-5 shooting and forced two turnovers.

Two Eliza DiGiulio free throws started the run. Morgan Baird's block on the other end created an opportunity in transition for DiGiulio, who finished off Meghan McIntyre's feed to tie the score with 2:21 left. Meghan McIntyre got into the paint for a go-ahead floater on SOU's next possession, and moments later Schmerbach picked off an Owls inbounds pass and took it all the way for a layup.

SOU has defeated the Owls on their home floor four consecutive seasons. A few more stops and three McIntyre free throws sealed the latest victory.

The Raiders needed an even bigger run to set the stage for the one that decided the game, reeling off 14 straight points to cut into a 40-24 deficit in the third quarter. Bridgette McIntyre sparked it with back-to-back 3s. Mallory Williams ended it with two more from downtown.

SOU shot 16-of-28 in the second half after going 6-of-23 in the first. Morgan Baird scored six of her 10 points in the fourth quarter, where Meghan McIntyre recorded all seven of hers and Schmerbach added seven more, helping the Raiders outscore OIT 27-14 in the period.

Jozie Ramos scored 13 for the Owls, who hit at 37% from the field as a team – becoming the seventh SOU opponent in a row to land on a sub-40 percentage. The Raiders held point guard Gabbie Gascon, the reigning CCC Player of the Week and OIT's leading scorer, to 2-of-12 shooting.

In their three CCC games, the Raiders have won fourth quarters by a combined margin of 67-39. Dating back to last season, they've won 17 consecutive conference regular-season contests.

They'll be on the road again next week at Corban and Bushnell, attempting to start 10-0 for the second time in team history.