KIRKLAND – Northwest dropped a heartbreaker Sunday as Southern Oregon overcame a 10-point second-half deficit for a 72-69 win.
 
CaCoa Chatman scored 19 seconds into the second half to give the Eagles a 45-35 lead. From there, Southern Oregon chipped away methodically and took a 61-60 lead with 8:01 left in the game.
 
Rayvaughn Bolton scored with 58 seconds left, pulling NU to within 70-69 but Tez Allen got his own rebound and a putback for the final margin with 31 seconds to play.
 
NU missed a contested three-pointer with two seconds left and got the rebound but only had time for an off-target desperation heave at the buzzer.
 
"Great effort by our team, we just needed to execute down the stretch," said NU Head Coach Jeff Drinkwine. "This was a good opportunity to learn and grow for our young players who haven't been in a close conference game. We definitely demonstrated improvement from last night's performance."
 
Bolton led the Eagles with 16 points and seven rebounds. Connor Drinkwine added 13 points, Chatman scored 11 and had five assists, and Tanner Davis scored 10.
 
Mundu Atmar led the Raiders with 19 points while Josh Meyer and Allen had matching 13-point, nine-rebound outings.
 
The Eagles dip to 5-7 overall and 2-5 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. NU hits the road for the first time in 2022 for games Friday at Corban and Saturday at Bushnell.