Redding Calif. – Before the Oregon Tech volleyball team took to the floor at Simpson University Friday night, it was already a great day for first year Owl coaches as
Jacob Garsez (Baseball) and
Casey Tate (men's & women's soccer) had each already picked up their first head coaching wins at Oregon Tech. Volleyball head coach Ken Murczek could make it a day to remember as he was going for his first win in his first match as an OIT head coach. Murczek and his Lady Owls did not disappoint as they beat Simpson University 3 sets to 1 Friday night to cap off an historic day!
"I am thrilled that Coach Garsez, Coach Murczek, and Coach Tate were able to pick up their first victories today," said OIT athletic director
John Van Dyke. "I believe the future is bright for our baseball, men's and women's soccer, and volleyball teams. It will be fun to watch their respective programs develop over the next year or two. It is a great time to be a Hustlin' Owl!"
Volleyball Oregon Tech 3 Simpson 1
Oregon Tech (1-0) took the first set 25-21, the second set 26-24 and was up 24-22 in the third set before the Simpson (0-2) four in a row to win the set 26-24. Tech handled the fourth set 25-19 to win the match.
"The team did an incredible job of executing the points we highlighted prior to the match," said Murczek. "Our serving game was on point and it showed in the stat column as we only had 3 missed serves in a 4 set match." "It was great to see the team play with confidence and compete hard against a scrappy Simpson team."
Nicole Reyes (Pictured) had 13 kills, with
Faith Houck-Wylie adding 12 kills as they led the Owl attack.
Aubrey Kievit had 13 digs with
Lindsey Sampson adding 10 digs to lead the defense.
Tech held a 46-33 advantage in Kills hitting at .240 while holding the Red Hawks to no average .000
The Owls will play in Rocklin, California on Saturday at 1:00 pm and then return to Redding, Calif. on Sunday for another match with Simpson University at 3:00 pm.
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