COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. – Seniors Nicole Reyes and Kaylin Talonen combined for 30 kills, helping Oregon Tech run their win streak to three with a 25-15, 25-15, 25-18 victory at Walla Walla University.
 
Reyes finished with 16 kills and 10 digs, with Talonen adding 14 kills, as the Lady Owls (10-8, 7-5 CCC) improved to 4-2 on the road in league play.

"We did a great job in shutting down the Browning sisters who gave us trouble the first time we met them," said head coach Ken Murczek. "Both Nicole and Kaylin were really good today to lead our attack."
 
OIT used a pair of 8-0 runs in Set 1 to take command of the match. Trailing 3-1, two Reyes kills and two from Molly Grace, helped the Owls take a 9-3 lead. After the Wolves (0-12, 0-12) tied the score at 13-13, Talonen paced another run with four kills, allowing the visitors to claim the set win.
 
Tech dominated the middle set, jumping out to a 6-1 lead and were never headed. In Set 3, WWU stayed close, as a Gabrielle Browning kill got the hosts within 16-15. Reyes took over, powering two kills to start a 7-1 run that put the match away.
 
Alma Solis had five kills in the win for OIT, with setter Courtney Isom recording 37 assists and nine digs. Aubrey Kievit led all players with 21 digs, with Kaley Whalen adding 10 digs.
 
Gabrielle Browning led WWU with nine kills on 43 swings, but the Wolves finished with a .018 hitting percentage - with OIT holding Sahara Browning to four kills on 30 swings.
 
The Lady Owls close out the road trip tomorrow night with a 5 p.m. match-up at Lewis-Clark State.