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SOU scores 5 weekly Cascade Conference awards

3/30/2026 3:32:00 PM

ASHLAND – Southern Oregon University's beach volleyball, golf and softball teams were all represented when the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced its weekly awards list on Monday.

The No. 4-ranked Raider beach squad (13-2 overall, 11-1 CCC) was named the CCC Under Armour Team of the Week following a 3-0 homestand that included back-to-back upsets of No. 2 Corban to supplant the Warriors in first place. The Raiders' No. 5 pair of juniors Kendal Hadwick and Natalie Perez was voted the CCC McDonald's Pair of the Week, presented by Urban Edge Network, for winning all three of its matches to improve to 12-0 in conference action.

The No. 3-ranked SOU softball team (29-9, 10-5) produced the Player of the Week in Ari Williams and the Pitcher of the Week in Ayla Davies. Williams, a senior center fielder, drove in multiple runs in every part of a four-game sweep against Bushnell, finishing the series 6-for-11 with 11 RBIs while extending her hitting streak to 14 games. Davies, a sophomore, won both of her starts with matching four-inning scoreless outings. She struck out 16 Beacons, walked three, allowed six hits and boosted her record to 14-5.

Oliver Ausland was voted the CCC Men's Golfer of the Week after winning the Simpson Invite by six strokes with a score of 11-under par in the three-round tournament. He became the first Raider ever to earn medalist honors twice in the same season on the men's side, having finished as co-medalist in his previous outing at the RMC Intercollegiate. His latest performance put him on top of a 56-person leaderboard.
 
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