Ashley Claussen

@SOURaiders @souwbb

A strong 3rd quarter propelled the Raiders to the quarterfinals this afternoon. Details here.

Saturday’s game against Tabor will be shown at the RedZone at 4 p.m. Southern Oregon’s path to the championship may have become a bit easier as #1 seed St. Xavier and #2 seed Davenport both lost. The Raiders have the chance to get to the finals without facing a #2 or #1 seed. Today’s opponent, Briar Cliff, may have been the best team the Raiders will have to face before the finals. Massey thinks so anyway. Tabor won’t be easy, but they did lose to Briar Cliff earlier this season.

Posted on March 11th, 2016 under people. Tags: Ashley Claussen, basketball, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Elite 8

Majerle Reeves

@SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB

The Raiders made it past Clarke yesterday to advance to the Sweet 16. Details here.

Today’s game is at 3:15 against Briar Cliff. RedZone is the place to watch it. This could be Southern Oregon’s toughest opponent of the tournament until the semifinals. Briar Cliff is from Sioux City so it’s a home game for them. Even though they are a #4 seed (based on the coaches), Massey thinks they should have been a #2 seed. Massey has SOU as a 4-point favorite.

Speaking of Massey, yesterday’s game was almost perfectly predicted by Massey. Massey forecasted a final score of 85-67. The final score was 85-63. In the Briar Cliff game Massey predicted a final score of 74-71. The final score was 75-63. Massey went 7-1 yesterday, and the scores were nearly all spot on. SOU will happily take a 4-point win today.

Posted on March 11th, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, Majerle Reeves, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on Sweet 16 battle today

Tiani Bradford

@SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB @Tiani_Bradford

Asbury College just beat #2 seed St. Francis to pave a potentially easier road for Southern Oregon in the national tournament. Massey had St. Francis as the #5 team in the country, and SOU would likely have had to beat them to make it to the Final Four. Not any more.

First things first. First the Raiders need to defeat Clarke today. The game starts soon.

Posted on March 10th, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, sports photography, tiani bradford. Comments Off on Major upset may ease Raiders’ path to Final Four

@SOURaiders @souwbb @DemiSahlinger10 #NAIADIIWBB

With Oregon Tech’s upset win yesterday over #2 seed Jamestown in the NAIA national tournament, the Cascade Conference suddenly doesn’t look so weak. Massey has altered SOU’s strength of schedule (SoS) to be in the top 46. Previously the Raiders SoS had been near 60 and as high as 75. With the new degree of difficulty factored in, Massey now has Southern Oregon at #2 in the country and gives them a 95% of victory (up from 91%) in today’s game.

Demi Sahlinger

Posted on March 10th, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, demi sahlinger, Raider Athletics, sports photography. Comments Off on SOU Women’s Basketball moving on up

@SOURaiders @SOUWomensSoccer

Throwing it back today to last September, when SOU’s women’s soccer team blew out Simpson under a lovely sky.

Posted on March 10th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: clouds, grizzly peak, Raider Athletics, soccer, sports photography. Comments Off on TBT

@SOURaiders @souwbb #NAIADIIWBB @syddthaakiddd

Details on the men’s game here.

Women will be heavy favorites tomorrow. Tip off is 11:45 on Thursday, and RedZone is the best place to watch the game if you aren’t in Iowa.

Posted on March 9th, 2016 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, Southern Oregon Men's Lacrosse, taylor harrison. Comments Off on Men out; women play Thursday

University Field panorama

@SOURaiders @SOU_Softball

Doubleheader in Ashland today against Indiana Wesleyan. First game starts at 11.

Posted on March 7th, 2016 under only in ashland. Tags: AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED lens, clouds, grizzly peak, Nikon D750, photoshop photomerge, Raider Athletics, softball, Southern Oregon University, sports photography. Comments Off on First softball home games of 2016

Tyler Cowger – 2016 runner up at 149

@SOURaiders @SOUWrestling @tycowger

Details here.

Coach Mike Ritchey and All-American Casey Coulter

All-American Ryan McWatters

All-American Hunter Hodges

3X All-American Tyler Cowger

Posted on March 5th, 2016 under people. Tags: casey coulter, hunter hodges, mike ritchey, Raider Athletics, ryan mcwatters, sports photography, tyler cowger, wrestling. Comments Off on 10th place for SOU men’s wrestling

Tristen Holmes

@tristenholmes11 @SOURaiders #NAIADIIMBB @Go_Mustangs

The final rankings and national tournament brackets were announced today. The SOU men’s basketball team is ranked #17 in the country and earned a #5 seed in the tournament. They will face Mount Mercey University (Iowa) in the first round. Massey Ratings (a computerized ranking and predicting system) gives the Raiders a 40% chance of victory over Mount Mercey. Massey predicts a final score of 85-82. The game will take place in Point Lookout, Missouri on March 9.

A victory in the first round for Southern Oregon will likely mean a meeting with the #1 team in the country in the Sweet Sixteen, St. Francis.

Posted on March 2nd, 2016 under people. Tags: basketball, Raider Athletics, sports photography, tristen holmes. Comments Off on #5 Raiders draw Mount Mercey in first round