KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Rallying from an eight-point deficit in each of the first two sets, Oregon Tech used a dominating final set performance to complete a 25-20, 25-18, 25-11 victory over Multnomah University inside Danny Miles Court.
 
The win for the Lady Owls (9-8, 6-5 CCC) helped the squad end the first half of the conference season above the .500 mark – pulling even with Lewis-Clark State for sixth-place in the league standings with 11 matches remaining.
 
The visiting Lions (2-9, 2-9) had their chances in the first two sets – taking leads of 10-2 and 13-5 in Set 1 and 11-3 in Set 2. In the opening set, OIT used a 13-3 run, helped by four Nicole Reyes kills, to take control. In the middle set, an 8-point service run from Courtney Isom, helped by three Kaylin Talonen kills, gave the Owls the lead, as the hosts ended the period on a 16-4 surge.
 
Set 3 was all Tech, with Reyes powering down four kills in an 18-5 opening run.
 
Reyes had 11 kills to lead a balanced Lady Owls attack, as Talonen had nine kills, Isom had a career-high eight kills, with Ashley Ripplinger adding six. Isom added 30 assists and seven assists, with Aubrey Kievit recording 11 digs.
 
Both Ashley Allred and Jocelynn Porter led MU with seven kills, but the Lions finished the night hitting at a .072 percentage.
 
Tech begins the second half of the league schedule next weekend with matches at Walla Walla and Lewis-Clark State.