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ASHLAND, Ore. – Junior Jordan Carter scored 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, as Corban's men's basketball team fell to the NAIA's No. 2-ranked Raiders of Southern Oregon, 84-64, Saturday inside Bob Riehm Arena.

Corban (6-8, 2-3 CCC) would get three made shots from beyond the arch by Carter en route to his 13th game this season scoring in double figures, as sophomore Cyrus Ward added 10 points as well. Five other Warriors – junior Tyler Edwards, freshman Caleb Herzberg, senior Josiah Sebens, freshman Aaron Withe, and freshman Toby Roth – added 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5 points, respectively, as Sebens grabbed a game-high tying eight rebounds to go along with a team-best four assists by Herzberg.

Southern Oregon (15-3, 4-2 CCC) rebounded from an upset loss at the hands of Northwest Christian twenty-four hours earlier behind double-digit scoring performances by four Raiders – Eric Thompson, Kyle Tedder, David Sturner, and Tim Weber – with a game-high 23, 13, 12, and 10 points, respectively. Thompson and Sturner also tied Seben's rebounding effort with eight boards each, while Jeff Bush handed out a game-high 11 assists.

Over the opening eight minutes, neither team earned more than a two-point lead until Corban secured an 18-15 advantage on a three-pointer by Carter at the 12:11 mark. The visiting Warriors would push their lead to a game-high six points (32-26) on a three-pointer by Withe with 6:07 on the clock before Southern Oregon used an 18-7 run over the final six-plus minutes en route to securing a five-point cushion (44-39) at halftime.

The second half would begin with Southern Oregon pushing its lead to nine points (54-45) on a three-pointer by Tedder with 14:40 left before Corban pulled within four points (60-56) on a lay-in by Ward three minutes later. Unfortunately that would be as close as the Warriors would get, as Southern Oregon quickly jumped out to a double-digit lead (69-56) after a fast break lay-in by Bush with 8:15 left. The host Raiders would grab another double-digit lead with just under seven minutes left, as SOU never relinquished its lead pushing it to a game-high 20 points (84-64) at the final buzzer.

As a team, Corban combined to shoot 22-for-54 (40.7%) from the field that included an 11-for-28 (39.3%) performance from beyond the three-point line and a 9-for-12 (75.0%) showing at the free throw line. On the other hand, Southern Oregon was a combined 29-for-57 (50.9%) from the field, 14-for-31 (45.2%) from long distance, and 12-of-13 (92.3%) at the charity stripe.

Corban returns to the hardwood on Friday, January 10th, against the visiting Knights of Warner Pacific beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center in Salem.