KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech (18-5, 14-4) held off a late comeback attempt from R.V. Bushnell (17-5, 13-5) on Friday night, winning 3-1. The victory was highlighted by a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the second set, where Tech fended off five set points to win 29-27.
 
"Incredible team effort tonight to defeat a ranked opponent," said head coach Ken Murczek. "I was excited to see how we responded after an emotional match last night. Our coaching staff id looking forward to preparing for our last conference road trip of the regular season this next week."
 
Set 1 -- Tech 25 Bushnell 20
 
Set 2 -- Tech 29 Bushnell 27
 
Set 3 -- Bushnell 25 Tech 15
 
Set 4 -- Tech 25 Bushnell 19
 
After a competitive first set, it was no surprise that the second set would be a turning point in the match.
 
What wasn't known was how much of a turning point it'd be.
 
Bushnell had jumped out to leads of 5-0 and 8-3, but Tech refused to be put away.
 
The Lady Owls stormed back, fending off five set points, en route to sending the home crowd into a frenzy when they completed the comeback.
 
The Lady Owls going up 2-0 changed the whole gameplan, Bushnell had been the better team at points, but the huge set advantage proved to be too big of a hole for the Beacon to climb out of.
 
The victory over a good Bushnell squad is just the latest feather in the hat of the Ken Murczek rebuild.
 
Coach Murczek has quickly built the team into a conference power when just two years ago they were 7-11 at this point in conference play.
 
Tech now sits in 3rd place in the CCC, with four games to play before the conference tournament.
 
The Owls came up big in a few major categories which attributed to the win:
 
Attack Percentage: .204 to .187
Aces: 5 to 4
Errors: 16 to 29
Blocks: 8 to 5
Digs: 67 to 65
 
Two individuals reached double figures in kills for the Owls: Kaylin Talonen (18) and Faith Houck-Wylie (11).
 
Courtney Isom also displayed a strong performance tallying up 29 assists and 9 digs.
 
Tech will travel to College of Idaho and #14 Eastern Oregon next weekend in two more pivotal CCC games.
 
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