PORTLAND, Ore. – Savannah Sterck powered home 16 kills and Oregon Tech recorded a season-high .345 hitting percentage, cruising past Warner Pacific inside C.C. Perry Gymnasium.
 
The victory for the Lady Owls (5-8, 3-3 CCC) got the squad back to the .500 in league play, earning their third win in four outings.
 
"The team played as one," said OIT head coach Alexis Garrison. "We started off consistent and it was nice to see them start off with a win on the road."
 
Tech finished the night with 40 kills with only 11 hitting errors, adding nine aces – three each from Kaley Whalen and Willow Jacobson.
 
OIT scored the first eight points of the match – including three kills from Sterck – and were never threatened by the host Knights (1-12, 1-5).
 
WP kept Set 2 close early, as consecutive kills from Elizabeth Reid gave the Knights an 8-7 lead. Tech responded, as Sterck recorded four kills in a 15-3 run by the visitors to pull away.
 
The Knights used a 6-0 run in Set 3 to take their biggest lead of the night at 7-4. After OIT regained the lead, a Reid kill got WP within 16-15, but a Sterck kill and a pair of Whalen aces turned the tide, as Tech completed the sweep.
 
Jacobson had eight kills, with Kate Hicks and Sterck each posting four blocks. Brooke Cassidy led Tech with 21 assists and Whalen logged 15 digs.
 
Reid recorded a team-high eight kills for the Knights and setter Kyla Reiling finished with 20 assists.
 
OIT closes out the trip tomorrow with a match-up at Multnomah.