KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.— After dropping 34 straight matches that dated back to 2005, the Oregon Tech volleyball team finally took down Southern Oregon University in a 3-0 sweep Tuesday night (25-22, 25-23, 25-11) in Cascade Conference play at Danny Miles Court. Tech improves to 9-1 on the year and 5-0 in CCC play; the Raiders fell to 2-3 in the CCC and 7-3 overall.
 
"I think every OIT alumni was cheering for us tonight, or at least it felt that way," said head coach Ken Murczek. "It is always great to see our program take a step in the right direction and beat a ranked opponent on our home floor. Our serving pressure was the difference-maker tonight and I am incredibly proud of the team for having the confidence to take some risks and hit difficult spots on the court. Happy to see Nicole Reyes get in a great rhythm after being named conference offensive player of the week with 12 kills and hitting .440 tonight. Excited to us build off of this for 2 very tough and ranked opponents this weekend."
 
Reyes led Tech with four kills in the 25-22 first set win. The set was tied 21-21 before the Owls rolled four of the next five points to win 25-22. SOU's Hannah Stadstad led all players with six kills in the set.
 
The second set was tied nine times before the Raiders took a 22-20 lead. The Owls then stole momentum, winning five of the last six points to win 25-23.
 
The Owls carried that momentum into the third and final set, building leads of 6-3, 9-3, 13-5, 17-7 and 19 -10. Tech finished off the dominating performance, winning seven of the last eight points to win 25-11 and end the Raiders' win streak.

 The Owls held the Raiders to a .095 hitting clip on the night while hitting at a .282 percentage themselves.
 
Reyes finished with a game-high 12 kills, seven digs, and three service aces to lead the Owls with Faith Houck-Wylie drilling 9 kills home for Tech. Courtney Isom had a game-high 24 assists for the Owls.
 
The Owls will have their toughest test of the season this weekend as they travel to Bushnell Friday and No. 7 Corban Saturday.  Current CCC Standings