SPOKANE, Wash. – The Southern Oregon women's basketball team hung with the No. 12-ranked team in the NAIA for three quarters but wore down in the fourth, as Rocky Mountain (Mont.) opened Day 2 of the Northwest Crossover Classic with a 78-61 win on Sunday.
The Battlin' Bears (2-0) outscored the Raiders (0-2) 28-13 during the final period, where 6-foot freshman forward Nasya O'Connor did half of her scoring to finish with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
RMC got a second double-double from 6-5 forward Isabelle Heggem (14 points, 12 rebounds), compiling 36 points in the paint and 17 offensive rebounds as a team.
Senior SOU point guard
Keeley Wright had her second stellar game of the weekend with 19 points and three assists, shooting 7-of-12 from the field. After going for a career-high 20 points in Saturday's overtime loss to Montana State-Northern, she hit a career-high four 3-pointers against the Bears.
The last of those gave the Raiders their final lead at 48-47 with 2:39 left in the third. From there, the Bears put together a 19-4 run.
Maitlin Young scored 12 with five rebounds and two steals, and
Lydia Traore had 10 points, nine boards and two blocked shots for SOU, which had held RMC to 33% shooting until an 11-of-16 performance in the fourth.
The Raiders head next weekend to Lewiston, Idaho, for the LCSC Classic, where they'll face No. 21 Carroll (Mont.) and Park Gilbert (Ariz.).