CALDWELL, Idaho – Nicole Reyes led all players with 15 kills, leading Oregon Tech to a key 4-set road victory at College of Idaho inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
 
The senior moved within one kill of the 1,000-kill club in the 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-20 victory – ending a two-match losing streak and improving the Lady Owls (7-7, 4-4 CCC) to 5-2 on the road this season.
 
"What a great effort tonight on the road, especially after dropping the first set," said OIT head coach Ken Murczek. "I look forward to preparing the team for the No. 2-ranked team in the NAIA tomorrow."
 
Kaylin Talonen and Ashley Ripplinger each had 13 kills for the Owls, while setter Courtney Isom posted 38 assists, 17 digs and four blocks. Libero Aubrey Kievit had 23 digs, with Kaley Whalen adding 14.
 
The Yotes (4-11, 3-5) controlled most of the opening set, but Reyes rallied the Owls, smashing two kills in a 5-1 run to give the visitors a late 22-21 lead. C of I answered behind leading hitter Janae Rayborn, who recorded back-to-back kills to help the hosts win the set.
 
OIT took command in Set 2, forcing five-straight C of I hitting errors in a 6-point run that built an 18-10 lead that was never headed. The momentum carried into Set 3, as an Isom stuff block gave the Owls a 17-11 edge. The Coyotes pulled even at 23-23 on a Chayla Slavin kill, but a Reyes kill and a combo-block gave Tech the win.
 
In the clinching set, the Owls never trailed – with Talonen ripping two kills in a late push that gave Tech a 22-16 lead, with Ripplinger ending the night with a kill.
 
Tech finished with a 56-46 edge in kills, holding the Yotes to a .116 hitting percentage. OIT added 11 total blocks – as Ripplinger posted five and Molly Grace added four.
 
Rayborn led C of I with 12 kills, Slavin had five kills and nine blocks, with Sydnee Steel finishing with seven kills, 18 assists and 18 digs.
 
OIT closes out the road swing tomorrow with a 5 p.m. first-serve at No. 2-ranked Eastern Oregon.