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This will be the final dual in McNeal’s Riehm Arena. It will also be the first dual for SOU women’s wrestling. An intrasquad will take place on 11/4/15 so it won’t be the first time you can see SOU women’s wrestling. After 11/6/15 wrestling (basketball, volleyball, etc.) will take place at Ashland High School until the new facility is complete in 2017.
Courtney Macklin and Corynn Kopra covering Nila Lukens’ kill
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After a sporting event that I’ve taken photos of, I usually do a quick run through of the pics and delete about half of them. The reasons for the deletions vary, but they usually consist of one or more of the following: subject out of focus, lack of action, awkward face, lighting that can’t be salvaged, lack of eyes/ball in frame, and/or already have a similar photo that is better.
When I first saw this photo, my finger went to the delete key since the potential subject (Nila) is out of focus. Then I paused a bit and looked at Courtney and Corynn. I immediately realized that they were the real subjects. I had prefocused on someone at the net before taking this, as it is extremely difficult to get a decent focus in gym lighting if you try to focus at the last second (especially when you are on the opposite side of the net from your subject).
I don’t know if I have any shots of really good “covering” that were intentionally set up that way, but this one looks like it was. Therefore, it became a keeper. Actually it’s one of my favorite volleyball shots due to its uniqueness. There are loads of great volleyball kill photos out there, but how many good shots of players covering a potential block do you see?
Joseph Lealofi a split second before sacking preseason All-American Mac Roche in SOU’s OT victory over Carroll College
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Not much to report on the new rankings as what I said yesterday came true. The coaches are bound and determined to keep Lindsey Wilson in the number one spot, even though they haven’t fared as well against their same opponents as Reinhardt. The coaches seem to care much more about a school’s history and current year record than actual performance, home field advantage, strength of schedule, and other factors (who a school lost to and how for starters) that should matter. Lindsey Wilson being the only top 8 team from last year to still be undefeated, despite their weak schedule, is the only thing keeping them on top. All of that will be mute if Reinhardt beats Lindsey Wilson this Saturday. But will that put Reinhardt in the #1 spot? No. Why? Because Reinhardt wasn’t a top team last year. Reinhardt will get to prove themselves in the playoffs. If they do well in this year’s playoffs, the coaches will love them next year. Make sense? No, I guess not.
For SOU it doesn’t really matter. Sure, being ranked #1 would be nice, but with the final game being played in Daytona again, both the #1 and #2 teams will get home field throughout the playoffs. If SOU can continue to win, they should end up in one of the top two spots in the final rankings. That said, Morningside is barely behind SOU in the #3 spot, and they have a much easier schedule than SOU from here on out. The coaches won’t consider that, and so Morningside could slip past SOU in the rankings at some point even without an SOU loss.
Sean Tow scored two TDs and averaged 4.3 yards per carry in the Southern Oregon victory
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Details about the game can be found here.
Now let’s take a look at the rankings and potential playoff implications.
First the rankings… The coaches’ poll comes out Monday, but with Lindsey Wilson and Southern Oregon both winning, the #1 and #2 spots probably won’t change. Massey Ratings predicts that #1 (in the coaches’ poll, #8 on Massey) Lindsey Wilson will lose their next game to #8 (in the coaches’ poll, #2 on Massey) Reinhardt by almost a full touchdown. Massey gives Lindsey Wilson only a 31% chance of victory. SOU is a 10.5 point favorite over College of Idaho with a 79% chance of victory, according to Massey, this coming weekend.
Carroll College took a big hit in Massey Ratings, dropping from #2 to #7. Unfortunately for Carroll College, no team with 3 losses made the NAIA football playoffs last year unless they received an automatic bid via a conference championship. That seems exceedingly unlikely for Carroll so another SOU vs. Carroll match up this year has become remote. Note that the NAIA football playoff system doesn’t consider Massey Ratings or any other unbiased rating system. Eastern Oregon didn’t get in last year even with a top 16 ranking in the coaches’ poll.
With the nation’s strongest NAIA conference teams beating up on each other, there is now a possibility that only one Frontier Conference team will make the playoffs. Montana Tech, the only other Frontier Conference team with only one loss, still has games left against Eastern Oregon, Carroll, and SOU. They will likely end the season with 3 or 4 losses and no invitation to the playoffs. Montana Western has the easiest schedule of the Frontier Conference, only having to face SOU, Carroll, Eastern Oregon, and Montana Tech once each. However, they already have two losses and still have to get by decent teams like Rocky Mountain and College of Idaho. They finish the season against Montana Tech so it will be very difficult for them to end up with just two losses as well.
In conclusion, while Massey still has 6 Frontier Conference teams in the top 13 positions, only one Frontier Conference team is a lock to make the 16-team playoffs.
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Higher resolution version of the game-wining field goal against Eastern Oregon University:
Marcus Montano
Johnnie Workman
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Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams won in Klamath Falls today. The volleyball team also ran their record to 18-2 in Portland.
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The first 1,000 fans at tomorrow’s football game at Raider Stadium in Ashland will receive a free cowbell. This means that if you are one of the first 5,000 fans at the game, you want to bring ear plugs. Without them, you will be moving to the visitors section on the other side of the field or suffer from hearing loss. However, with rain in the forecast, you may want to be sitting under the roof.
Speaking of rain, what’s with the weather whenever the Fighting Saints and Raiders meet? There was some weird weather when Carroll came to SOU a few years ago, an extremely hot day in Ashland last year, the infamous snow game with negative temperatures in Helena last November, and the thunder and lightning in Helena last month.
play resumes in Helena, Montana after lightning delayed the game on 9/5/15
Carly Meister
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Even though the Raiders have been picked to come in second in the conference, SOU’s Carly Meister is the preseason favorite for conference MVP.
Action begins on October 29 in the Riehm Arena’s final game before the demolition team blasts the place to rubble.
SOU vs Carroll
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The new Coaches’ Poll came out today. Carroll College’s home loss to Eastern Oregon University dropped Carroll from #4 to #11 in the official rankings. Massey Ratings isn’t buying it, however. They still have Carroll at #2 and SOU at #1. Of course Massey has Eastern Oregon at #7. With the most difficult schedule in the NAIA, Massey understands EOU’s 2-4 record a little better than the coaches who haven’t given EOU any votes.
Montana Western took SOU into overtime, but the coaches punished them as well. Montana Western is now down to #22 even though their only two losses were to SOU and Carroll. Massey has Montana Western at #4.
Clearly the NAIA coaches don’t want to see more than two Frontier Conference teams in the post season (and why would they as the only time a Frontier Conference team lost in the post season last year was when they had to play another Frontier Conference team!!!). Massey has 5 Frontier Conference teams in the top 7 (and 7 in the top 14)!
Carroll plays at SOU this Saturday. The last two times this happened, the Raiders came out with a victory.
