CCC MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY U.S. BANK
Lithia & Driveway Fields | Medford, Oregon
Saturday, Nov. 7 – Quarterfinals
(7) Oregon Tech 3, (2) Carroll 1
(3) Southern Oregon 3, (6) Bushnell 2 (OT)
(8) Warner Pacific 3, (1) Rocky Mountain 3 (PKs: WPU 4, RMC 2)
(4) Eastern Oregon 2, (5) College of Idaho 1 (OT)
Monday, Nov. 9 – Semifinals
Southern Oregon 2, Warner Pacific 0
7 p.m. – Eastern Oregon vs. Oregon Tech
Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Championship (at Wheeler Field)
1 p.m. – SOU vs. OIT/EOU winner
*This story will be updated
MEDFORD – The Southern Oregon men's soccer team will play for its first Cascade Conference Tournament trophy since 2017 after holding off No. 8-seeded Warner Pacific, 2-0, with a pair of second-half goals in the semifinal round on Monday night at Wheeler Field.
Cruz Cuevas-George notched his third corner-kick assist of the tourney in the 51st minute, finding
Jaden Velasquez-Soto for a header that gave the No. 3-seeded Raiders (13-3-3) the lead. In the 83rd,
Ariel De Dios Cruz notched his third goal in two outings by tapping in a
Jonathan Colunga shot that got away from the Knights keeper.
SOU keeper
Daniel Espinosa turned in the clean sheet, though the Raiders limited the Knights to only two shots on goal.
WPU (6-9-3) had knocked off top-seeded Rocky Mountain (Mont.) in the semifinals.
The Raiders will appear in the final for the first time in three years at 1 p.m. Wednesday against either No. 4 seed Eastern Oregon or No. 7 seed Oregon Tech. The winner will automatically get into the NAIA National Tournament, but SOU likely solidified its at-large case with the latest win.
More later.
