PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Tech recorded their most prolific shooting night in 44 years, as the Lady Owls won their eighth-straight road game, cruising to a 97-58 win at Multnomah.
 
OIT (12-3, 8-1 CCC) converted 65% of their field goals in the win, the highest field goal percentage since the program was reinstated in 2002. Only the 1981-82 team had a better effort, making 65.8% of their shots in a win at then Western Baptist.
 
"We knew that if we were patient on the offensive end we could get great looks," said head coach Joy Lease. "Our posts did an outstanding job distributing the ball and we converted open shots."
 
Tech used a 12-0 run in the first quarter to take command, getting consecutive baskets from Maddyson Tull and a pair of buckets from Gabbie Gascon in the surge. Leading 27-19 in the second quarter, the Owls rattled off 13-straight points, getting a pair of baskets from both Alexis Elquist and Brooke Anderson, with a Tatum Schmerbach lay-up extending the margin to 40-19. OIT finished the half making 23-of-32 field goals.
 
Leading 52-33 at the break, the Lady Owls scored the first 11 points of the second half and added a 20-6 run in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead to 40.
 
Five players scored in double-figures, led by 15 points from Gascon. Both Jozie Ramos and Elquist scored 12, Anderson had 11, with Tull recording a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Tech held a 42-24 edge in rebounds and forced 20 turnovers
 
Ellie Robertson led the Lions (5-11, 3-7) with 15 points, with both Jersey Huerta and Makayla Torkornoo scoring 14.
 
The Lady Owls return home to start a 4-game homestand, starting Friday morning, hosting Walla Walla at 11 a.m. – the second-annual K-12 Field Trip Game.