CHICO, Calif. – Madison Parry scored 20 points and Meadow Aragon recorded a double-double, but Southern Oregon's women's basketball team used a late surge to hand Chico State a 68–57 loss in Tuesday night's non-conference home opener at Acker Gym.

The defeat drops the Wildcats to 1–2 on the season. The Raiders, who reached the quarterfinal round in last year's NAIA Tournament, improved to 4-2.

Wildcat Standouts

Madison Parry – 20 points (6-for-10 FG, 2-for-3 3PT, 6-for-8 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Meadow Aragon – 18 points, 13 rebounds (5 offensive), 4 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal
Sydney Peterson – 5 points, 1 rebound, 1 block, 1 steal in 25 minutes

How it Happened

– Chico State jumped out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter, sparked by Aragon's inside scoring and Parry's early 3-pointer
– Southern Oregon tied it in the second quarter and took its first lead late in the half
– The Raiders used an 11–0 third-quarter run to seize control and never trailed again
– The Wildcats cut it to two with 1:41 left in the third on a Parry 3-pointer but were outscored 22–16 in the fourth
– Chico's final 3-pointer came from Kaylie Edge with 28 seconds remaining

By the Numbers

– Chico State shot 35.6% from the field and 4-for-14 (28.6%) from 3-point range
– The Wildcats were out-rebounded 40–35 but had a 28–24 edge in points in the paint
– Chico committed 15 turnovers to Southern Oregon's 13
– The Raiders got 29 points from their bench, compared to 15 from Chico's reserves
– Southern Oregon shot 9-for-28 from 3-point distance and 11-of-18 from the line

Up Next

Chico State goes back on the road to the Bay Area for a non-conference matchup at Menlo College on Saturday. Tipoff is at 3 p.m. The game can only be followed on the PacWest Network and live stats.