Posted on February 24th, 2014 under only in ashland. Tags: basketball, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Playoff games in Ashland this week

Southern Oregon University Women’s Basketball
Allison Gida

Final score was 97-81. Thanks to losses by College of Idaho and Northwest, the Lady Raiders will be hosting a Cascade Conference quarterfinals game on Tuesday night (probably 7 p.m.) in Ashland as the women’s basketball team can’t finish lower than 4th place even if they don’t win tomorrow night.

Posted on February 21st, 2014 under people. Tags: basketball, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Allison Gida scores 19 points to lead Raiders into 3rd place

SOU Women’s Basketball
Carly Meister

The Raiders are currently tied for fourth place with two games to go. They are just one game out of second place and just one game out of sixth place! The top four team will host the first round of the Cascade Conference Playoffs which begin next week. Tonight they face Warner Pacific at 5:30 in Portland. The playoff picture will clear up after tomorrow night’s games.

Posted on February 21st, 2014 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Women’s Basketball begins important weekend

SOU Men’s Basketball
Dex Daum

SOU’s Men’s Basketball Team has moved up a notch before their last two road games of the year. Currently sitting in 2nd place in the conference, a sweep this weekend will result in two home games for the conference playoffs.

Posted on February 18th, 2014 under only in ashland. Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Up to #14 before final regular season games

SOU Women’s Basketball
Brenna Anderson

Saturday night will be a big game for the Lady Raiders as they head to Klamath Falls to face an OIT team with an identical conference record as their own (10-5). The winner will be in second place and the loser will not. Second place means you will host two playoff games (assuming you win the first playoff game). Third and fourth places offer no such guarantee.

Posted on February 13th, 2014 under people. Tags: basketball, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Battle for second place

SOU Men’s Basketball vs OIT
Jeff Bush (Southern Oregon University’s All-Time Assist Leader)

For the first time in many weeks, the SOU Men’s Basketball Team is moving up, instead of down, in the national rankings. This week they are checking in at #15 before their weekend visit over the Cascade Mountain Range to Klamath Falls to take on Oregon Tech (who they have already defeated twice this season).

Posted on February 11th, 2014 under people. Tags: basketball, jeff bush, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Moving on up

SOU Men’s Basketball
Eric Thompson

This was Eric’s fifth time winning the award. His 38 points on Friday were enough to do it as he had a below average (for him) showing on Saturday. The team did win both games though.

Posted on February 10th, 2014 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Eric Thompson earns Player of the Week Award (again)

SOU Men’s Basketball Senior Night with Coach Brian McDermott and David Sturner’s family

Last night was the last regular season home basketball games at SOU. Since both teams won there is a good chance that there will be at least one home game in the Cascade Conference Playoffs. They still have three games to go on the road before we know for sure.

Due to it being the possible final performances in front of the home crowd, it was also senior night. Two women and five men were honored. The men were given poster boards with a bunch of my photos on them. David Sturner was checking out the pics you can see below in the above photo.

David Sturner

Posted on February 9th, 2014 under only in ashland, people, photography. Tags: basketball, david sturner, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University. Comments: 4

SOU Women’s Basketball
Breast Cancer Awareness Night

Last night was Breast Cancer Awareness Night at the SOU basketball games. Both the men’s and women’s teams wore pink socks.

The referees in the women’s game blew pink whistles.

SOU Women’s Basketball
Lynn Kennedy

And Coach Kennedy sported a pink tie.

The results were good. Both SOU teams won, and both moved into second place in the 10-team Cascade Conference.

Tonight is Senior Night so arrive by 7 p.m. (after the women’s game) to see the honoring of the seniors on both teams. Better yet, arrive at 5:30 to watch the women’s game as they face a difficult Evergreen team which beat OIT last night.

Although both teams are currently in position to host at least one home game in the Cascade Conference Playoffs, they are also just a loss or two away from 5th place which would mean tonight will be their last home game(s). So come cheer them on to victory and hopefully some more home games.

Posted on February 8th, 2014 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D600, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on Think Pink