ROCKLIN, Calif, - Injuries and woeful shooting plagued Tech's season opener on Friday afternoon, in a 46-67 loss to Menlo College. #13 Tech (0-1) shot 15-50 from the field, which couldn't keep them up with Menlo (2-0) who shot 27-61.
 
"All the credit to Menlo," said head coach Justin Parnell. "They are tough, well coached and disciplined. We obviously didn't have our best stuff offensively but a lot of that had to do with the way Menlo guarded us. I thought we were really good defensively just gave up a few too many offensive rebounds. We look forward to getting back out there and competing tomorrow."
 
In the first half, Tech played Menlo pretty tough, as their defense kept it a 24-33 game after the first 20 minutes.
 
Tech was shooting nearly 40% from the field, and were aggressive inside, getting to the line 11 times.
 
Unfortunately, the second half is where their struggles got the best of them, shooting 7-29, barely 25% from the field.
 
The Hustlin' Owls were doing all they could on the defensive end to keep Menlo at bay, but ultimately the poor shooting couldn't pull them back in.
 
Menlo shot nearly 50% from the field in the second half and dominated the points in the paint (32-14) to bury the Owls.
 
Tech was led by Garret Albrecht who had 12 points on 50% shooting.
 
Tech will look to bounce back tomorrow against William Jessup in the final game of the Bill Holtz Classic at 6:00 p.m. 
 
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