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Events and Results

Events and Results

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64
Southern Oregon SOU 19-11
83
Winner Rocky Mountain (MT) RMU 21-9
Southern Oregon SOU
19-11
64
Final
83
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMU
21-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Oregon SOU 8 18 26 12 64
Rocky Mountain (MT) RMU 18 20 25 20 83

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Brandon Stinson: Sports Information & Media Coordinator

Eight-Seed Rocky Women’s Basketball Defeats Nine-Seed Southern Oregon 83-64

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa.- Rocky Women's Basketball kept their season alive with a victory over Southern Oregon, moving on to take No. 1-seed Dordt University on Saturday afternoon with a trip to the final site on the line.

The Battlin' Bears will move on to the Second Round for the first time since the 2022-23 season. Paige Wasson, Isabelle Heggem, and Brenna Linse combined for 69 of Rocky's 83 points in their controlling victory in Iowa. 

How It Happened
A low-scoring start to the contest saw the Battlin' Bears take a slim 10-8 lead with four minutes to play. A 9-0 finish to the first quarter saw the Battlin' Bears take a ten-point lead into the second quarter. 

Rocky's offense heated up in the second quarter, shooting 50% from the field. Brenna Linse poured on seven points, making all three of her shots from the floor. Seven different Raiders poured on points, keeping Rocky's advantage to 12 at halftime. The Battlin' Bear inside presence was felt in the first half, as Isabelle Heggem and Brenna Linse combined for 23 of Rocky's 38 first-half points. 

Southern Oregon came out firing to open the second half. After Paige Wasson opened the scoring with a layup, the Raiders went on a 13-0 run to cut their deficit to one point. The Battlin' Bear scoring trio of Brenna Linse, Isabelle Heggem, and Paige Wasson put together a dominant response, combining for 20 points over the next five minutes to game time, pushing the Rocky lead back to double-digits. Wasson totaled 12 points in the third quarter alone, helping extend Rocky's advantage back to 11 heading into the fourth quarter. 

The Battlin' Bear defense clinched their victory in the fourth quarter, holding Southern Oregon to just two made field goals over the first eight minutes of the final period, pushing a lead as large as 19 on their way to a First Round victory in the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament. 

Notable Statistics
Paige Wasson totaled a game-high 25 points, along with five rebounds and two steals. Brenna Linse turned in a monster performance, totaling 24 points and 19 rebounds, including 13 offensive rebounds. Isabelle Heggem added a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double. 

Rocky shot 45.2% from the field, 26.1% from three, and sank 21-of-20 from the free throw line. The Battlin' Bears dominated the boards, outrebounding Southern Oregon 55-33, including 21 offensive rebounds that were converted into 19 second-chance points. 

Southern Oregon was led by Bridgette McIntyre, who totaled 24 points and six rebounds. 

Up Next
Rocky Women's Basketball (21-9) will battle the two-time defending National Champions in Dordt University on Saturday at 2:30 pm (MT) for a trip to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa. 
 
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