CALDWELL, Idaho – Big nights from Gabbie Gascon and Olivia Sprague helped Oregon Tech win their third in a row, completing a season sweep of College of Idaho with a 71-53 victory inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
 
Gascon scored 21 points with seven rebounds and five assists, with Sprague leading all scorers with 26 points – as Tech (17-1, 11-1 CCC) kept pace with Lewis-Clark State atop the Cascade Conference standings. The two guards combined to make 7-of-10 3-pointers, as the Lady Owls finished the night 8-of-14 from long range.
 
OIT opened the game on a 10-0, including 3's from Sprague and Alexis Elquist, along with two jumpers from Kaitlyn Wright. The Yotes (5-14, 5-8) battled back, cutting the margin to 25-23 at the break on baskets from McKenzie Hirsch and Brooke Beresford.
 
Gascon took over in the third quarter, scoring 15 points – including consecutive transition 3-pointers that pushed the lead to 47-33. C of I cut the deficit to 58-51, before OIT closed the game on a 13-2 run – started by a Gascon lay-up, with Sprague converting a huge 3-point play and sealing the game with four late free throws.
 
Tech finished the night 42-percent from the floor – but made 53-percent of their shots after halftime. The Lady Owls scored 21 points off 17 C of I turnovers, while holding the hosts to 29-percent shooting on the evening.
 
Kayley Elliott scored seven and Kendall Fealey added six points for Tech, while Kylie Waltermeyer led the Yotes with 13 points.
 
The Lady Owls head to La Grande tomorrow, meeting Eastern Oregon at 3 p.m. – live on 92.5 KLAD-FM as part of a special women's-men's radio doubleheader.