ASHLAND – The contrast was sharp between last year's rugged, low-scoring Cascade Conference championship matchups and the certified shootout that Southern Oregon and Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) engaged in Friday, but the result was similar.

No. 4-ranked SOU maintained the upper hand over the No. 19 Warriors, 89-80, in the highest-scoring women's basketball game ever played at Lithia Motors Pavilion. The Raiders (16-0 overall, 10-0 CCC) matched the best start to a season in team history, constructing an 18-point lead with 8-of-9 shooting from 3 in the first half and holding on with gaudy numbers up and down the box score during a 58% performance from the field.

Morgan Baird and Meghan McIntyre had 13 points and 10 assists apiece – becoming the first Raiders this century to record double-doubles in those categories during the same game – and Clara Robbins went 9-of-11 inside with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals. SOU hit 10-of-15 3-point attempts overall, getting four triples from Bridgett McIntyre (16 points, 5-of-8 FG), two from Eliza Digiulio (16 points, 6-of-7 FG) and two more from Baird.

"I'm proud of how our team came out focused and played together on both ends of the floor," Raiders coach Carlotta Kloppenburg-Pruitt said. "LC State is a really good team but we responded well when they made their runs."

SOU overcame a 36-point eruption from Ellie Sander, who added five steals and two blocks to keep the Warriors (14-3, 8-3) competitive. The senior all-star shot 13-of-17 and broke the seven-year-old building's single-game scoring record, bringing her team back within six points in the third and fourth quarters.

The win was the Raiders' third against nationally-ranked competition this season. It was also their 30th consecutive regular-season victory dating back to last year.

They carved up LC State's zone defense early behind Baird and Meghan McIntyre, who totaled 13 assists in the first half alone. DiGiulio's bucket off a McIntyre feed put them up 37-19 just 13 minutes into the afternoon, but Sander poured in 17 points during the second quarter to get the lead down to 52-40 by halftime.

Darian Herring, who chipped in 11 points for the Warriors, finished inside to make it a six-point game midway through the third quarter. The Raiders answered with back-to-back buckets from DiGiulio and Emma Schmerbach.

They led 68-62 after Sander's transition basket a minute into the fourth when Schmerbach stepped up again, getting to the line for two free throws before picking Herring's pocket to go coast-to-coast for a layup. Robbins scored five times at the basket during the quarter and was assisted by Baird on every bucket.

In addition to her career-high assist total, Baird – a graduate student from Coquille who played the previous two seasons at Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and the two before that at Portland State – eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her collegiate career.

McIntyre's assist total was another career high, as was Robbins' point total.

In nine previous matchups since LC State joined the CCC, the Warriors hadn't surrendered more than 69 points against SOU.

The Raiders are home again Saturday, attempting to extend the win streak at 6:30 p.m. against Walla Walla (Wash.).