ROCKLIN, Calif. – A near triple-double from Olivia Sprague was not nearly enough for Oregon Tech, as the Lady Owls closed out non-conference play with a 66-62 loss at William Jessup inside Warrior Arena.
 
Sprague finished the afternoon with 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists – but her game-tying 3-point attempt inside the final five seconds rimmed out, allowing the Warriors (5-5) to claim the win.
 
OIT (4-2) used a 13-0 run to close the first quarter – including five-straight point from Kennedy Tull – to erase a 9-6 deficit, with a second quarter Elli Kent triple giving the Lady Owls their largest lead of the game at 26-14.
 
Jessup slowly battled back, cutting the margin to 35-30 at the break and used a big second half run to take a 53-46 lead early in the fourth quarter. Sprague answered with consecutive triples, part of a 10-0 OIT run.  Melissa Lee tied the score for Tech at 62-62 inside the final two minutes, but a WJU free throw and an Andrea Jovicevic lay-up provided the winning margin.
 
Tull scored a season-high 11 points for the Lady Owls and Lee added 10 points and nine rebounds. OIT had a 47-32 edge on the glass, but finished the day making 35-percent of their field goal tries.
 
Jovicevic led Jessup with 28 points, with Makaila Napoleon adding 18 for the victors.
 
The Lady Owls open Cascade Conference play next weekend – traveling for games Friday at Eastern Oregon and Saturday at College of Idaho.