KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech used a dominant defensive performance, holding visiting College of Idaho to 21.5% shooting on the night, as the Lady Owls extended their win streak to nine, rolling to a 73-35 victory at Danny Miles Court.
 
OIT (15-3, 11-1 CCC) kept pace with Southern Oregon atop the league standings – holding a league foe to their lowest shooting percentage since 2019 (Corban made 21.3% of their field goals in a 49-39 loss to Tech). It marked the seventh time this season the Lady Owls help an opponent under 30% from the field.
 
Both teams started slowly, with the Owls leading 8-6 with two minutes remaining in the opening quarter – but a 20-4 run by OIT blew the game open. Kennedy Tull started the rally with a 3-pointer, Jozie Ramos added a lay-up and a 3-point play and Tatum Schmerbach canned two triples, helping the hosts to 37-16 lead at the half.
 
Tull kept the pressure on in the third quarter, knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers in a 13-2 run, extending the Lady Owls lead to 50-21 – with the margin reaching 41 points in the fourth quarter. The senior led all players with 14 points, converting four 3-pointers for a second-straight game.
 
Gabbie Gascon had 11 points and a career-high nine boards, Schmerbach had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists, with Ramos finishing with nine points. OIT made a season-high 10 3-pointers, finishing the night 10-for-20 from long range.
 
The Yotes (10-8, 8-5) had four players score six points in the loss – Kylie Waltermeyer, Brooke Beresford, Lainee Houillon and McKenzie Hirsch.
 
Tech closes out the 4-game homestand tomorrow at 3 p.m., hosting Eastern Oregon for the 15th Annual Pink-Out – with the first 1,000 fans receiving a free pink t-shirt.