KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech (14-4, 10-3) held off a comeback attempt from Lewis-Clark State (11-9, 6-6) on Friday night, winning a 3-2 thriller. It's the second time in as many games that Tech have blown a two-set lead, only to win the fifth set and fend off their opponents.
 
"I am extremely proud of the team's resilience this evening," said head coach Ken Murczek. "Crazy to find ourselves in the same situation as Wednesday night. Look forward to seeing the team lace them up again tomorrow night against Walla Walla."
 
Set 1 -- Tech 25 Lewis-Clark State 20
 
Set 2 -- Tech 25 Lewis-Clark State 19
 
Set 3 --  Lewis-Clark State 25 Tech 21
 
Set 4 -- Lewis-Clark State 29 Tech 27
 
Set 5 -- Tech 15 Lewis-Clark State 7
 
After Lewis-Clark State sucked the momentum back out of the home crowd, the Lady Owls responded with a dominant fifth set showing. The Owls stormed out to a 5-1 lead, which then became 10-6, before capping off at 15-7, sending Hootie's Hooligans into a frenzy.
 
It's a big win for Tech, as the Owls see themselves within a half-game of second place in the CCC, only behind Bushnell and Eastern Oregon
 
The Owls came up big in a few major categories which attributed to the win:
 
Attack Percentage: .233 to .204
Aces: 12 to 3
Errors: 21 to 28
 
Three individuals reached double figures in kills for the Owls, Kaylin Talonen with a career high 19, Faith Houck-Wylie (12), and Nicole Reyes (11).
 
Courtney Isom also displayed a strong performance tallying up 29 assists and 13 digs.
 
Grecia Ung Enriquez led the Warriors with a career-high 17 kills at a .419 attack percentage. She completed her second-career double-double with a team-leading 14 digs.
 
Tech will now Host Walla Wall University Saturday night at 8:00 PM at Danny Miles Court. 
 
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