Triple-header Saturday
Carlos Magana
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Men’s soccer at 2.
Kylie Moltzen
Women’s soccer at 4.
Emma Ryan with the pancake dig
Volleyball at 8.
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Football @ Carroll College
7-photo photomerged panorama of Nelson Stadium @ Carroll College (Helena, Montana)
I’m not heading to Helena this year for tomorrow’s game. Today’s photo is from last year’s contest — the lightning game, which was the first game after the prior season’s snow game. Tomorrow’s weather looks great for football, for once, with highs around 60 degrees.
If you aren’t going to be in Helena either, the good news is Carroll College broadcasts their games for free in HD. You can watch the game online here beginning at noon on the west coast.
For a preview, click here.
2 days, 4 games
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Emma Gasman tallies 20 kills again
Emma Gasman
For the third match in a row, Emma Gasman had 20 or more kills. Last night she did it in just four sets. Details here.
Tonight!
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @LMcGowne
Raiders #9 in new coaches’ poll
Armando Gauger, Julius Rucker, Isiah Carter, and Devvon Gage
@SOURaiders @SOU_Football #NAIAFootball
As predicted back on Saturday, the Raiders moved up three spots in the new NAIA Coaches’ Poll.
Looking at the eight teams ahead of the Raiders, here is some more fortune telling:
#1 Marian has only one challenging game on their schedule. They play at #3 Saint Francis a week from Saturday. If they win that game, they will almost certainly run the table.
#2 Morningside plays an NCAA DII school this Saturday. Morningside will probably lose, but they likely won’t drop more than a couple spots in the poll. After that, their only decent opponent is #5 Doane on Oct. 8.
#3 Saint Francis has an easy schedule other than Marian. It may take a huge upset by Davenport on November 5 in order for SOU to ever pass them in the coaches’ poll.
#4 Baker already got past their only competition (Grand View in week 1).
#5 Doane will likely lose at Morningside. Other than that, they may not lose despite not being in Massey’s top ten.
#6 Reinhardt has to get by Lindsey Wilson and Faulkner on the road. They will likely lose at least one of those games, if not both.
#7 Lindsey Wilson has Reinhardt in addition to games at Faulkner and Campbellsville. They should lose one, if not two, of those.
#8 Grand View got crushed by Baker, but they have an easy schedule other than that Baker game. If the Raiders and Grand View win out, it will be unfair for the coaches to give Grand View a higher ranking simply because SOU got beat by an NCAA DI team, especially considering the difficulty of SOU’s schedule vs. Grand View’s.
#9 SOU has six or seven more tough games (out of just eight) after starting the season against three strong teams.
In summary, even if the Raiders win out and finish 9-2, I think they will only end up at #5 or possibly #6. The system really isn’t fair if that happens. Punishing the prior year runner up for a narrow first game road loss and defeat at the hands of an NCAA DI team on the road in favor of teams with easy schedules and (probably eventually) only one loss makes no sense. The bad news for Southern Oregon is a #5 finish likely means only one home playoff game (again!). The good news is SOU will be better prepared, compared to teams with weaker schedules, for the playoffs (again!).
Players of the Week
Dylan Alexander
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @Dakota_LS @emmagassy @LMcGowne @JSing03
SOU had a strong showing when the conference awards were handed out this morning. Details here.
Matt Sayre, Mike Ritchey, Emma Gasman, and Colin Davis
Dakota Scott
Jessa Perkinson
Lauren McGowne
Jack Singler was the Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Week
Mt. Ashland sunset
Mt. Ashland wildflowers
Today’s photo is from a little over five years ago. This was in my pre-RAW days or it could be better.
Raiders #4 in new Massey Ratings
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2016 SOU Football Team after 1st victory
The Frontier Conference standings for football are as even as they possibly could be (after each team has played two or three conference games) with three teams at 2-1, two at 1-1, and three at 1-2. Anyone can still win the conference. Massey has five Frontier Conference teams in the NAIA top nine, led by SOU at #4 (with the most difficult schedule–SoS in the above chart–in the NAIA). The coaches’ poll won’t be that kind. The Raiders will be the only team in the top ten come Monday afternoon.
Massey gives SOU a 72% chance of beating Carroll in Montana this Saturday, a much higher percentage than the Raiders have ever been given at Carroll. Southern Oregon has only won once at Carroll College.