ASHLAND, Ore. -- Megan Morris scored 20 points and helped Oregon Tech shoot 49 percent in its 78-70 upset of No. 9 Southern Oregon on Wednesday night at Mountain Avenue Gym.
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The loss marked the end of a 13-game win streak for SOU (20-2 overall, 12-2 Cascade Conference), which had an early eight-point lead but finished at a 32-percent clip from the field (24-of-75).
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The Owls (18-8, 11-5) got 16 points and six assists off the bench from
Abby Kreiser, who made eight straight free throws down the stretch.
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The two teams entered the halftime break tied at 34.
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OIT came out of the break with more confidence and out-scored the Raiders 22-19 to take a 56-53 entering the final stanza
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Tech was 14 of 16 from the free-throw line to seal the win 78-70.
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Oregon Tech led for 19:36 of the game while SOU held the lead for 16:29, the game was tied three-times for 3:55. Tech took its largest lead at 10-points with 32 seconds left in the game. The Raiders took their largest lead also at 10-points with 1:07 remaining in the first quarter.
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The Lady Owls will remain idle until Saturday, February 10 when they host No. 16 Northwest Christian University at 4:00 pm on Black-out for hunger night at Danny Miles Court. Â
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