KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Freshmen Kaelin Ness and Logan Kashima scored their first collegiate goals, helping Oregon Tech earn a 2-0 Senior Day victory over Multnomah University at the OIT Soccer Field.
 
The victory for the Lady Owls (6-4-5, 5-3-4 CCC) guaranteed their sixth-consecutive winning season and secured the No. 7 playoff spot in the Cascade Conference Championships.
 
OIT dominated the run of play, holding a 35-2 edge in total shots and an 8-1 edge in corner kicks.
 
Tech opened the scoring in the eighth minute, as senior Maddie Miller took a 35-yard shot that banged off the left post – right to the foot of Ness, who slotted home the sitter inside the 6-yard-box.
 
The Lions (2-14-1, 1-10-1) hung around – as keeper Camila Meneses-Thomas made five saves, with the MU back line redirecting a dozen OIT shot attempts. A 25-yard shot attempt from Sydney Thomas in the 68th minute was the visitors best scoring chance, but senior keeper Halle Adair made the stop.
 
The hosts doubled their lead in the 72nd minute, as senior Sylvia Sloss played a long through-ball to the running Kashima, beating Meneses-Thomas 1-on-1 for the goal.
 
The Lady Owls will learn their postseason opponent later tonight, with the CCC Tournament quarterfinals set for a week from Monday.
 
Today marked the final home game for three OIT seniors – Adair, Sloss and Miller.