CHICO, Calif. -- Denise Berry got it done in overtime and the SouthernOregon University women's basketball team remained undefeated with its thirdconsecutive win.

Berry scored seven of her 16 points in overtime as the Raiders, rankedfourth in NAIA, defeated NCAA Division II Nebraska-Omaha 77-69 in the CosletClassic at Chico State University.

Berry was the difference in overtime as the Raiders outscored the Mavericks13-5 in the extra session. The scores was 64-all after regulation.

We just got the ball inside to Denise Berry a couple of times,said Southern Oregon coach Shirley Huyett. We were just going to hitthe open person and run our offense. She got open a couple of times insidetheir defense and she made a couple of nice shots.

Southern Oregon's outside shooting -- 5 of 9 from 3-point territory --and a strong defensive effort helped the Raiders to a 36-27 lead at theend of the first half.

Our defense kept them off balance and didn't allow them to getcomfortable shooting the ball, said Huyett.

But the Mavericks turned the tables on the Raiders in the second half.After Berry's field goal tied the game with 35 seconds left, the Mavericksmissed three shots inside the last 12 seconds for a chance to win.

They found some openings and got quite a few offensive reboundsin the second half, said Huyett.

Senior forward Michelle Westerberg, of Ashland, led the Raiders with21 points.

She runs the court very well and got a few baskets in transition,Huyett said. When she didn't have the transition, she was spottingup and hitting the outside jumpers.

Southern Oregon senior point guard Wendy Lamb hit some timely shots andled the squad in assists (6) and steals (5).

The Raiders play Grand Canyon University in the second round of the tournamentat 5 p.m. today.

SOUTHERN OREGON (3-0)

Berry 6-8 4-7 16, Westerberg 9-15 1-3 21, Janackovic 3-13 0-0 6, Lamb4-10 2-3 13, Winchester 3-11 0-0 9, Merritt 0-1 0-0 0, Robertson 0-0 0-00, Richards 0-0 0-0 0, Saltzman 3-6 2-2 8, Taylor 1-2 2-2 4, Blakley 0-20-0 0. Totals: 29-68 11-17 77.

NEBRASKA-OMAHA (0-2)

Ohm 0-2 2-2 2, Larson 10-21 2-3 22, Van Fossen 4-15 1-1 9, Birkel 3-113-6 9, Welsh 0-1 0-0 0, Murohy 3-7 1-1 7, Wilkinson 4-10 3-4 11, Soenen1-4 0-0 1, DeSmet 1-6 0-0 2, Volk 2-5 0-0 5. Totals: 28-82 12-17 69.

Halftime score -- S. Oregon 36, Neb.-Omaha 27. End of regulation -- S.Oregon 64, Neb.-Omaha 64. 3-point goals -- S. Oregon 8-17 (Westerberg 2-4,Lamb 3-5, Winchester 3-7, Blakley 0-1), Neb.-Omaha 1-11 (Ohm 0-2, Larson0-3, Wilkinson 0-1, Soenen 0-1, Volk 1-4). Fouled out -- Van Fossen. Rebounds-- S. Oregon 47 (Janackovic 11), Neb.-Omaha 53 (Van Fossen 15). Assists-- S. Oregon

18 (Lamb 6), Neb.-Omaha 17 (Van Fossen 4). Total fouls -- S. Oregon 12,Neb.-Omaha 17. A -- 100.

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