Written by: Clayton Hashley
 
Ashland, Ore. – Northwest University (9-6, 1-2 CCC) came away with a loss against No. 13 Southern Oregon University (11-3, 1-2 CCC) with a score of 100-89.
 
Josh Meyer and Hussayn Ford both nabbed 20-point double-doubles. Meyer earned 25 points, and Ford had 23, with 10 rebounds apiece. Nick Navarro added 18 points, going 3-4 from long range. Art Palacios facilitated the floor well for the Eagles, getting nine assists.
 
The Raiders' lead remained in single digits for the entire first half, but within two minutes into the second half, the Eagles found themselves down by 10 points. They could not recover from this deficit, at one point losing by 19 points.
 
Southern Oregon's Tristen Holmes and Tate Hoffman both had 20-point games to lead their team. The Raiders also shot 57% from the floor and went 17-18 from the charity stripe.
 
Northwest head coach Jeff Drinkwine commented, "When playing on the road against a solid veteran group, you have to play error free for two halves. We adjusted after a rough first half and gave ourselves a chance. Our young group showed they came to compete!"