MEDFORD, Ore.— Reigning CCC Offensive Player of the Year Mehana Ortiz (Pictured) picked up where she left off, scoring the game's first goal and assisting on two others to lead No. 19 Oregon Tech to a 4-0 shutout season opening win over William Jessup University Friday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Park.
 
"I was very happy with the growth from the first game to this one," said head coach Casey Tate. "We still have a long way to go but I'm very happy with the result against a well-coached William Jessup side. I was proud of the start of both halves and the hunger we showed despite all the adversity. It was also really good to see Kyra Mull get a couple goals. We need to regroup for another difficult opponent on Sunday."
 
Ortiz gave Tech an early 1-0 lead as she took a ball from Silvia Sloss and blasted a shot past the keeper scoring to the left just 6:42 into the game.
 
Kyra Mull gave the Owls a 2-0 lead in the 24^th minute scoring in the bottom right corner, unassisted.
 
The Owls would out-shoot the Warriors 13-2 as the first half ended at 2-0.
 
Mull was at it again, just 30 seconds into the second half, scoring from 12 feet out on a great pass from Ortiz to give Tech a 3-0 lead.
 
Nyah Kendall finished the scoring for OIT as she took a pass from Ortiz that split two defenders and left Kendall 1 V 1 with the keeper, scoring from eight feet out.
 
For the game Tech held a 16-8 edge in shots.
 
The Owls will hopefully head home to play Humboldt State on Sunday at 11:30 AM at the OIT Soccer Field.