PORTLAND, Ore. – Warner Pacific University (8-8, 5-3 CCC) ruptured a 10-game win streak for Oregon Tech's Lady Owls (11-5, 5-1 CCC) on Saturday evening as they outscored the team 40-20 in the second half to recover from a 12-point deficit and win 66-58.
 
"Once again we found that Warner is a tough place to get a victory," said OIT head coach Scott Meredith. "We had a fast start and were really in control up to halftime. After the break, Warner really played physically and we did not respond well. I think a valuable lesson was learned and we will be better for it. I'm proud of how hard we played, but we allowed them to get in an offensive rhythm and we didn't answer at the other end. We will get after it again next week in practice."
 
The Owls – undefeated in the Cascade Conference until tonight – came into the game stronng with junior Amanda Constant leading the way, scoring two three-pointers as the team opened the game 12-1. The Knights came back a bit but still lagged by nine at the end of the quarter.
 
Tech stayed ahead through the second but struggled in the third, allowing Warner Pacific a 10-2 run that put them within six points of the lead. With renewed energy, the Knights charged into the fourth with a 9-0 run to a three-point lead and outscored the Lady Owls 26-12 to end the game.
 
Sophomore Courtney Clemmer led the Owls with a double-double, scoring a career high 23 points with a 92% shooting average and making 10 boards before fouling out in the fourth. Constant followed with 15 points, six rebounds, and four assists and sophomore Kristin Farrell rounded off the high scorers at 13.
 
For Warner, Gabriella Bruno led the way, scoring a season, and game, high 24 points and eight rebounds, while Courtney Jackson came off the bench to add 20 points and five rebounds.
 
Though the Knights struggled to score from the field – shooting at a 37% average on the night – 25 fouls from Tech allowed them to claim a 19-4 advantage from the charity stripe.
   
The team also led 18-5 off turnovers – forcing 18 while only committing 12 of their own – and 33-3 from the bench.
 
The Owls held an edge in rebounding (39-34) and assists (17-15) but struggled from the field as well, shooting at only 40.7% overall after scoring only 8-of-29 in the second half.
 
The Lady Owls will visit Ashland on January 14^th, facing off against rival Southern Oregon at 5:30pm. The team will then return to Klamath Falls for home games against Northwest Christian and Corban University on January 17^th and 18^th, respectively, with tipoff at 5:30pm for both games.
 
 
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