Tiggett’s Double-Double Fuels SOU’s 64-60 Win Over Concordia

A career night for Cassandra Tiggett helped Southern Oregon overcome a double-digit first-half deficit to defeat Concordia 64-60 in Cascade Collegiate Conference women’s basketball action Saturday night at Cavalier Gymnasium.

Southern Oregon improves to 13-11 overall and 4-9 in conference play, while Concordia falls to 7-16 overall and 3-9 in the CCC. The Raiders return to action Feb. 4, when they will travel to Klamath Falls for a rivalry game against Oregon Tech.

Tiggett finished with a team-high 23 points and 15 rebounds and added six blocks for the Raiders, shooting 9-of-14 from the field. Angelica Cahee added 14 points and RaTanya Newsome finished with 11 points in the win.

Rachel Scarpelli led Concordia with 24 points and tied for the team-lead with six rebounds. Courtney May added 10 points for the Cavaliers.

Concordia used an 11-2 run to take a 12-point lead midway through the first half when six consecutive CU free throws made it 22-10. The Raiders closed the half on a 14-7 run to cut the lead to 29-24 at halftime.

The Raiders pulled close early in the second half, and SOU took its first lead of the game on a three-point play by Cahee with 8:56 remaining. Cahee made a layup to tie the score at 47-47 and made a free throw to give SOU the one-point advantage. An Eva Everett free throw tied the game at 48-48, but Cahee hit a jumper two minutes later to put SOU up by two and the Raiders led the rest of the way.

The Cavaliers remained close until the final minute, with a Scarpelli three-pointer pulling CU within one with 1:40 to play. Nalani Hernandez responded with a three-pointer of her own, and SOU made all six of its free throws down the stretch to clinch the road victory.

Southern Oregon shot 42.9 percent (21-of-49) in the game, while Concordia struggled to connect on 30.6 percent (19-of-62) of its shots. The Raiders out-rebounded the Cavs 44-to-36 in earning the season series split with Concordia.

Posted by Tyler Scott on Jan 28 2012. Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.