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#11 Kamerun Smith
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Did you know? Even though Kamerun Smith is now Tanner Trosin’s backup, he is still ranked #21 in the NAIA in pass efficiency. Tanner is #13 in pass efficiency and #2 in rushing yards for QBs. He’d probably be #1 if he hadn’t split time with Kamerun earlier in the season. If Tanner rushes for 114 yards or more in Daytona he will end up #1.
Joel Spear scored a combined 50 points in SOU’s wins
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The Cascade Collegiate Conference announced today that the Southern Oregon University men’s basketball team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for November 30 – December 6.
Details of the victories can be found here and here.
SOU’s next home game (at Ashland High School–a much better venue for photography than old McNeal I might add) will be on 12/30/15.
#31 Mylz Blake putting the hit on Morningside’s Tyler Kavan for a loss of several yards on the play
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TO: Fans, Families and Supporters of SOU Football
FROM: Matt Sayre, Director of Athletics
DATE: December 5, 2015 (4:30 pm CST – on the plane after defeating Morningside)
The Raiders are heading back to Daytona, Florida to play for our second NAIA National Football Championship! We’ve been fortunate to have outstanding young men and dedicated coaches take our program to this elite level.
I believe last year’s national championship won by the football team was one of the best things Southern Oregon University has ever accomplished. Behind Coach Howard and his fine staff of coaches we have seen a program go from the chopping block to SOU’s premier and most recognizable program. This has brought our university prestige, attention and enrollment growth we had never known before. We owe them so much.
National travel on this scale is expensive. Charter planes can cost up to $200,000 each. So far, the flights alone for this season’s playoff run have totaled $300,000. There is hope the NAIA will reimburse some of our costs but even so, with hotel and food, this run has tapped our post season travel budget.
We need help from you to get our boys back to Daytona as they pursue another National Championship. Our goal is to raise $200,000 to cover the cost of the charter and other expenses.
Please help us get them back to Daytona so they can represent us again on ESPN3 and the national stage.
Sid and Karen DeBoer have generously donated $10,000 to kick this effort off and get the Raiders back to Daytona2.
Thank you for your support. And if you’re heading to Daytona2 with us, bring sunblock.
Respectfully,
Matt
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Option 1:
Online via the SOU Foundation Athletics Giving Page
http://giving.soufoundation.org/raiders
Option 2:
Mail a check payable to the SOU Foundation Raider Club
SOU Athletics
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
Option 3:
Make a pledge
Contact Natasha Ford fordn1@sou.edu or 541-552-6773
DAYTONA CHARTER INTEREST
If you are interested in traveling with our Raider Team to Florida please go to the below link, and complete the interest form.
Right now we still don’t have a charter lined up. Information will be passed out when we do get one locked down, which will hopefully be early in the week. Right now, tentative plans if we get a charter would be leaving on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and returning Sunday, Dec. 20.
Charter seat minimum donation request $500 per person. Any amount donated exceeding the $500 seat value is tax deductible.
Raider Daytona Flight 2015 Interest Form
For questions on the charter, email Bobby Heiken at heikenb@sou.edu
Ryan Retzlaff in Chicago (12/6/14)
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#13 AJ Cooper
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Raiders take the field before their 30-27 victory over Morningside. Details here.
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I was reminded on the plane back from Iowa, where the Raiders beat #1 Morningside to earn another trip to Daytona for the national championship, that I should do another “Countdown to Daytona” like I did last year.
So here goes…
14 days and counting…
Expect a photo a day here between now and the game on December 19, 2015.
Time to answer the question. Who’s #1?
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For those interested in watching the SOU football team in the National Semifinals today against Morningside, below are some options. Game time is 10 a.m. PST.
The game will be webstreamed by Morningside University for free.
You can also join other fans in Ashland by viewing the game at the following locations: RedZone, Oak Tree, Northwest, and Omars. If you have anyone in your party under 21, you’ll want to go to Northwest.
Go Raiders!
Presley Lambert
@SOURaiders @SOUWomensSoccer @laurenaldana @presleylambert
Congratulations to Lauren Aldana, Prelsey Lambert, Kylie Moltzen, Megan Smith, and Allyson Ward for earning 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Soccer Scholar-Athlete status. In order to be a recipient of the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, the athlete must be a junior or above with at least a 3.5 GPA.
Kylie Moltzen
Allyson Ward
Megan Smith
Lauren Aldana
Tyana Andrews
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB @emmagassy @tyana_dawn
Congratulations to Tyana Andrews and Emma Gasman for being named 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Volleyball Scholar-Athletes. In order to be a recipient of the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, the athlete must be a junior or above with at least a 3.5 GPA. Tyana and Emma were key contributors to SOU’s team this year, a team which finished the season with their most wins in 11 years. Details here.
Emma Gasman
