COMING UP: at Cascade Conference Championships, presented by U.S. Bank (Medford, Ore.) – Saturday vs. Carroll, 4 p.m.

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GAME DAY INFORMATION: All CCC Championship matches will be streamed live on the Urban Edge Network, while Live Stats of the matches available online through OIT's SIDEARM Stats Portal.
 
TOURNEY INFORMATION: For the second-straight year, the 8-team event will be held in Medford at the Lithia & Driveway Fields Complex. Quarterfinal games will be played on Fields 12 and at Wheeler Field, with the semifinal and championship games to be played in the stadium at Wheeler Field. Tickets for each day are $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for seniors, $8.00 for students and $6.00 for youth – with tickets available through the CCC Online Platform.
 
OPPONENT PREVIEW – CARROLL: OIT earned the No. 7 seed in the tournament, earning a match-up against No. 2-seed Carroll College. The Fighting Saints (12-2-2) are a formidable side, outscoring teams 35-9 – with their lone losses coming in 3-2 decisions to Aquinas and Benedictine Mesa. Carroll has allowed just six goals in league play and have recorded 5-straight shutouts, thanks to keeper Juan Muniz Navarrete (0.61 GAA, 37 saves). Offensively, All-CCC picks Felix Billard (8 goals, 4 assists) and Alfie Snow (7 goals) are back, with Sam Laughton (5 goals, 2 assists), Nils Benning (4 goals, 3 assists) and Pedro Teixeira (4 goals, 3 assists) key to the success.
 
FIRST MEETING: The two teams met in early October, with Carroll earning a dominating 2-0 victory in Montana. The Saints scored three minutes into the match on an Alfie Snow 25-yard blast, adding a second goal in the 27th minute on Joseph Satterthwaite finish. OIT did not have a shot on frame, with Carroll finishing with a 16-5 edge in total shots.
 
HISTORY VS. CARROLL: Tech and Carroll have met 12 previous times, with the Fighting Saints holding a 6-4-2 series edge, with three of the wins in Helena, Mont. It marks the third-straight year the teams have played in the CCC Championships – with OIT winning a 3-1 overtime game in the 2023 first-round, while Carroll topped the Owls, 2-1, in last season's semifinals.
 
A LOOK AT THE BRACKET: Top-seed Eastern Oregon claimed their first-ever regular-season title, earning the CCC's first automatic bid to Nationals – entering the tournament with a 13-0-4 record. EOU has allowed just 10 goals season, while the offense is led by Marcos Bravo (10 goals). They meet No. 8-seed Bushnell, who opened the season 7-0, but despite a great year from Omar Barajas (11 goals, 6 assists), are just 3-6-2 over their last 11 games. The No. 3-6 match-up features the top-scoring offense in the league, Rocky Mountain, against Southern Oregon. Rocky is on an 11-match unbeaten streak (7-1-7 overall record) – led by forward David Russell (13 goals) – while SOU is 2-4-3 over their last nine games after a great start, but have a standout midfielder Irwin Leon (9 goals, 3 assists). Two hot teams – Warner Pacific and College of Idaho round out the field – as WP is 6-1-2 over their last nine games and C of I takes a 7-match unbeaten streak into the event. Bodo Calderon (12 goals) is the key to the WP attack, while Keidin Green (12 goals) leads the Yotes.
 
POSTSEASON HISTORY: With Friday's win over Walla Walla, the Owls clinched their ninth-straight postseason appearance, including NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2021 and 2022. Tech has reached the CCC Tournament semifinals 4-straight years – winning the crown in 2021, losing the championship game in overtime in 2022, while reaching the semis in 2023 and 2024. OIT has a 6-6-2 all-time record at the CCC Championships and a 6-7-3 all-time postseason record.
 
OWLS COMPLETE UNBEATEN SEASON AT HOME: With the draw on Oct. 25 vs. Corban, the Hustlin' Owls completed an unbeaten season in the Basin, finishing 4-0-2, extending a home unbeaten streak to seven. Since the OIT Soccer Field was transitioned from natural grass to an artificial turf surface in 2017, the Owls have posted a 44-12-8 record on their own pitch. Since 2020, Tech has dominated foes, recording a 35-7-7 home record.
 
GOAL EQUAL POSITIVE RESULTS: Scoring goals has been crucial to the Owls success in 2025, as Tech is unbeaten when scoring at least one goal in a match. When posting a goal (or more), OIT is 7-0-4 on the year, while when they have been shutout, the team is 0-5-1.
 
DRAW RECORD: With the 1-1 draw vs. Corban on Oct. 25, OIT established a new single-season record for ties with five – as the team enters the tournament with a 7-5-5 overall mark. Prior to 2025, the Owls recorded four draws in a season twice – in 2019 and 2022.
 
LATE GOAL EARNS WIN AT WALLA WALLA: Needing a win to clinch a playoff spot, Tech was locked in a scoreless draw at Walla Walla – but Merrick Tambio would not let the Owls squander the chance. The sophomore slotted home a header from Cash Cota inside the final 10 minutes for the lone goal of the day, earning OIT three points and the playoff spot.
 
HUNT SET TO BREAK SCHOOL RECORD: During his four-year career at Tech, defender Cooper Hunt has started every match he has played in – 72 consecutive starts. Saturday's match-up vs. Carroll will allow the senior to break the OIT all-time starts record, first set by Joey Driessen from 2016-19. Hunt is one of five players in program history to play in 72-or-more games.
 
WINNING SEASONS: With the Owls win Friday at Walla Walla, OIT clinched their seventh-straight winning season and the eighth all-time campaign with a record above the .500 mark. From 2008-18, Tech had just one winning season.
 
LEAGUE LEADERS: Goals – David Russell (RMC) 13, Bodo Calderon (WPU) 12, Keidin Green (CI) 12), Omar Barajas (BU) 11, Lorenzo Klamler (RMC) 10; Assists – Pierre Fabre (CI) 11, Caleb Primo (BU) 8, Henry Lopez (EOU) 7, Aaron Lawson (RMC) 7, Anthony Macedo (EOU) 7; Points – David Russell (RMC) 31, Keidin Green (CI) 29, Omar Barajas (BU) 28, Bodo Calderon (WPU) 26, Pierre Fabre (CI) 25; Shots – Omar Barajas (BU) 56, David Russell (RMC) 55, Keidin Green (CI) 49, Bodo Calderon (WPU) 47, Marcos Bravo (EOU) 46; Goals Against Average – Anthony Lemus (EOU) 0.54, Juan Munoz Navarrette (CAR) 0.61, Owen Purvis (WPU) 0.83, Casey Ruvolo (SOU) 0.78, Biruk Paulos-Negatu (RMC) 0.79; Saves – Bailey Hopkins (NU) 75, Tom Cole (ESC) 67, Isaac Pureco (CRB) 59, Sebastian Vargas (WWU) 57, Matej Hron (CI) 56.
 
TEAM LEADERS: As a team, Tech ranks No. 3 in the Cascade Conference in goals against average shutouts (7), No. 4 in goals against average (0.88), No. 7 in assists per game (1.00), No. 8 in shots per game (10.8), No. 10 in goals per game (1.18) and No. 12 in corner kicks per game (3.3).