Oregon Institute of Technology Athletics

COMING UP: vs. Warner Pacific, Friday, 7 p.m.; vs. Multnomah, Saturday, 5 p.m.

TICKET INFORMATION: For home matches at Danny Miles Court, tickets can be purchased online through the OIT Ticket Portal or the day of the match at the gate. Tickets are $8.00 for adults, with a $5.00 ticket available for seniors, military members or OIT alumni. All seating is general admission.

WATCH LIVE:  Fans unable to make it to the Basin for the weekend matches can watch live through Oregon Tech's Stretch Internet Portal, with Mike Safford calling the action. Live in-game stats will also be provided for both matches through the OIT SIDEARM Stats Portal.
 
REYES SECOND MEMBER OF 1,000-1,000 CLUB: Fifth-year senior Nicole Reyes paced the OIT attack on the road swing, recording 15 kills against both College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon – her third-straight match with 15-or-more kills and her sixth-straight match with 13-or-more kills. The outside hitter reached a major milestone with her first kill at EOU, becoming the fourth Lady Owl to reach the 1,000-kill mark for her career, while joining Kelsey Sampson (1,163 kills / 1,275 digs) as the only OIT players with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. Reyes heads into the weekend with 1,014 kills and 1,027 digs.
 
ISOM HAS BIG TRIP: The Lady Owls used a one-setter rotation for the bulk of the trip, with Courtney Isom handling the majority of the duties. The junior recorded a season-high 38 assists at College of Idaho, adding career-highs with 17 digs and four blocks. Isom followed it up with 25 assists at Eastern Oregon – the sixth time this season with 25-or-more assists – moving to No. 5 in the Cascade Conference, averaging 5.86 assists per set.
 
KIEVIT COUNTINUES RUN: Libero Aubrey Kievit paced the Lady Owls defense during the trip east – combining for 37 digs – surpassing the 1,500-dig mark for her OIT career. Kievit had a match-high 23 digs in the win at College of Idaho – her seventh match of the season and 25th match of her career with 20-or-more digs, adding 14 digs at Eastern Oregon. The senior is averaging 4.50 digs per set – No. 6 in the CCC.
 
TALONEN CLIMBING KILLS LADDER: An outstanding season continued for Kaylin Talonen, running a string of double-digit kill matches to four – posting 13 kills at College of Idaho and 12 kills at Eastern Oregon. The senior became the ninth OIT player to record 800-or-more kills in program history, beginning the week with 839 kills for her career. Talonen leads the Owls with 171 kills on the season, averaging 3.11 kills per set.
 
RIPPLINGER KEY IN THE MIDDLE: Senior Ashley Ripplinger has been a key to the Owls success – leading the squad with a .296 attack percentage – ranking No. 4 in the Cascade Conference. The middle blocker had 13 kills and five blocks in Friday's win at College of Idaho – her third double-digit kill match in the last five matches.
 
CLOSING OUT THE FIRST HALF: The 12-teams in the CCC will play their final games of the first half of the league season this weekend – with No. 1 ranked Eastern Oregon the lone unbeaten team at 9-0. Fifth-ranked Corban (8-1) has their lone loss to EOU, while Bushnell (6-3) pulled into a third-place tie with Evergreen (6-3) after a 5-set win on Saturday. Five teams are in the mix for the No. 5 and No. 6 spots – as Lewis-Clark State and Southern Oregon each have 5-4 records, while OIT, Northwest and College of Idaho enter the week at 4-5. This week, Corban and Bushnell travel to Walla Walla and LCSC, C of I and Eastern head to Evergreen and Northwest, with Warner Pacific and Multnomah facing OIT and SOU.
 
DOMINANCE OF PORTLAND SCHOOLS: Tech returns home this weekend, hosting CCC schools from the Portland metro – Warner Pacific and Multnomah – two teams that did not play a preseason schedule. The Owls have had success against the two schools – holding a commanding 36-9 all-time series, including 16-consecutive set wins and six-straight match wins vs. WP, while winning all 16 previous matches and 48-of-49 sets played vs. MU.

OPPONENT PREVIEW – WARNER PACIFIC: The Knights (1-8, 1-8 CCC) had a rough start to the season, losing their first 21 sets in a row, before earning a home victory over Walla Walla and grabbing a set win over Lewis-Clark State. New head coach Kim Lissinna has a squad averaging 6.9 kills per set and a .021 hitting percentage, while allowing 2.5 aces per set. Tavlin Britton (2.07 k/s, 2.90 d/s) and Elizabeth Reid (1.86 k/s, 0.31 b/s) are the top offensive options for WPU, with setter JuJu Williams (3.72 a/s, 2.17 d/s) and libero Sarah Mohammady (3.38 d/s) the top passers.
 
OPPONENT PREVIEW – MULTNOMAH: The Lions (2-7, 2-7) make their annual trip to the Basin after a solid homestand – dropping a tough 5-set match against Lewis-Clark State before a dominating win over Walla Walla – improving their season averages to 7.9 kills per set and a .060 hitting percentage. Returners Danae Stokes (2.03 k/s, 2.61 d/s) and Jocelynn Porter (1.58 k/s, 0.32 b/s) lead the attack for new MU head coach Chris Hynes, along with setter Rachel Bailey (2.84 a/s, 1.39 d/s) and libero Lauren Porter (4.87 d/s).
 
RECORD BOOK: Seven current players rank among the Top-20 in the OIT career record book. Nicole Reyes leads the way, ranking No. 4 in kills (1,014), No. 6 in sets played (398), No. 9 in digs (1,027), and No. 10 in both aces (88) and matches played (111). Aubrey Kievit is No. 2 in digs (1,532), No. 15 in aces (73), No. 18 in sets played (351) and No. 22 in matches played (95); Courtney Isom is No. 8 in assists (1,390); Kaylin Talonen is No. 9 in kills (839), No. 21 in sets played (339) and No. 23 in matches played (94); Ashley Ripplinger is No. 9 in blocks (234), No. 16 in kills (604), No. 20 in sets played (345) and No. 23 in matches played (94); Brooke Cassidy is No. 13 in assists (526); with Paige Tevelde No. 14 in assists (422).
 
LOOKING AHEAD: OIT hits the road to start the second half of the CCC schedule, with matches at Walla Walla and Lewis-Clark State.