COMING UP: vs. College of Idaho, Friday, 2:30 p.m.; vs. Eastern Oregon, Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION: Live Video of both weekend matches will be available on the Cascade Sports Network with Mike Safford on the call. Live Stats will be available via OIT's SIDEARM Stats platform. Links to both video and stats are available via OregonTechOwls.com.
 
OPPONENT INFORMATION – COLLEGE OF IDAHO (1-5-5, 1-2-4 CCC) | 25TH MEETING | C OF I LEADS SERIES, 19-5 | LAST MEETING IN 2025 (C OF I 3, OIT 0): The weekend opens with a home date against College of Idaho, as the Yotes earned their first league win of the season last Friday against Carroll. C of I has struggled early, having to replace three all-conference players from last year, with the team scoring 10 goals in 11 matches – but found their rhythm last week, thanks to the play of Alfie Roffey (3 goals), Mitch Cameron (2 goals) and Chris Slater (1 goal, 2 assists). Keeper Yago Gonzalez (1.04 GAA) has started the last six matches for the Yotes, stopping 82% of shots on frame. The Owls look to extend a 2-match home win streak over the Yotes.
 
OPPONENT INFORMATION – EASTERN OREGON (2-3-5, 2-2-3 CCC) | 13TH MEETING | OIT LEADS SERIES, 7-2-3 | LAST MEETING IN 2025 (EOU 1, OIT 0): Tech will put a perfect home record against Eastern Oregon on the line Saturday, as the Hustlin' Owls are 4-0-1 against the Mountaineers in Klamath. EOU is coming off an unbeaten 2025 season (13-0-6), advancing to the NAIA Tournament, but the new club has scored just 11 goals on the season and are coming off home losses to Rocky Mountain and Carroll. Returning All-CCC picks Henry Lopez (3 goals, 3 assists) and Rene Prieto (1 assist) anchor the line-up, with Davyd Fedina (3 goals) and Christian Samayoa (2 goals) key on the attack, with keeper Kevin Pullara (1.60 GAA) starting the past three matches.
 
ARC RATING: The Owls found themselves in the No. 8 position in the second NAIA West ARC rating of the season, released on Oct. 14. The ARC helps the NAIA National Tournament selection committee determine at-large bids to the upcoming NAIA Championship. Tech is 0-3-4 against teams in the ARC – playing No. 3 Embry-Riddle, No. 4 The Master's, No. 9 Arizona Christian and No. 10 Benedictine Mesa to draws, while dropping matches to No. 1 Rocky Mountain, No. 2 Southern Oregon and No. 6 Carroll. OIT still has No. 5 Bushnell and No. 7 Eastern Oregon on their schedule.
 
SNOWY SATURDAY SUCCESS: The weather wasn't what Tech expected, 30 degrees, windy and a driving snow, but the Hustlin' Owls used a quick start to earn control of a 3-0 victory in Great Falls over Providence. While the offense converted 3-of-4 shots on frame in the opening half, the OIT defense allowed just one shot on the day to earn three key points in the league standings.
 
BIG DAY FOR KAY-WONG: It was a career afternoon for midfielder Lucas Kay-Wong, who factored in on all three goals for the Hustlin' Owls. Kay-Wong made a second-minute cross to Kevin Alvarenga, before a 30-yard shot cleared the head of the Providence keeper, hit off the underside of the crossbar and found the net. The sophomore got into the scoring act midway through the period, volleying home a high cross from Sammy Villalta into the net. Kay-Wong capped his afternoon with a perfect thru-ball to a charging Andrew George, who tucked a shot into the left corner of the net.
 
ANOTHER CLEAN SHEET: Keeper Noah Harwood pulled into a tie for the CCC's lead in shutouts, making quick work of Providence on the frigid day. The freshman faced just one shot in the contest, making a save, to post his fifth clean sheet of 2026. Only five OIT keepers in program history have posted more than five shutouts in a season.
 
3-GOAL SUCCESS: The 3-0 win at Providence improved the Owls to 3-0 this season when scoring 3-or-more goals in a game and improving Tech to 76-2-1 all-time when tallying a trio of goals. OIT has a 31-2-1 record when scoring exactly three goals, while posting a 35-0 mark when scoring 4-or-more goals.
 
AROUND THE LEAGUE: The top three teams in the league had perfect weekends – as Rocky Mountain earned key road wins at Eastern Oregon and College of Idaho, Bushnell claimed road victories at Northwest and Evergreen, with Southern Oregon winning at Providence. This week, Corban travels to Bushnell, Providence meets in-state rivals Carroll and Rocky Mountain, Northwest and Evergreen are off on the Warner Pacific-Walla Walla trip, with C of I and Eastern at OIT and Southern.  
 
CCC STANDINGS: Rocky Mountain 6-0-1 (19 points), 6-0-3; Bushnell 5-0-2 (17 points), 9-0-4; Southern Oregon 5-1-0 (15 points), 9-1-1; Carroll 4-2-1 (13 points), 5-4-2; Eastern Oregon 2-2-3 (9 points), 2-3-5; College of Idaho 1-2-4 (7 points), 1-5-5; Oregon Tech 2-3-1 (7 points), 4-3-5; Evergreen State 2-4-1 (7 points), 4-4-3; Providence 2-5-1 (7 points), 2-7-1; Northwest 2-5-0 (6 points), 4-7-1; Walla Walla 1-2-3 (6 points), 1-5-3; Corban 1-4-2 (5 points), 4-4-2; Warner Pacific 1-4-1 (4 point), 3-5-2.
 
CCC LEADERS: Goals Scored – Fynn Sweeting (RMC) 7, Ariel De Dios Cruz (SOU) 7, Luke Tooze (RMC) 6, Joan Remo Morales (BU) 6, Matthew Ludlow (NU) 6; Assists – Brady Housley (BU) 8, Espoir Mayele (RMC) 5, Teva Mataoa (BU) 4, Sammy Villalta (OIT) 4, 10 Players with 3; Shot Attempts – Luis Gonzalez (WPU) 42, Fynn Sweeting (RMC) 36, Henry Lopez (EOU) 31, Paulo Tostado (WWU) 31, Antonio Virrueta (CRB) 31; Goals Against Average – Biruk Paulos-Negatu (RMC) 0.46, Aaron Lowry (BU) 0.50, Jonathan Flores (WPU) 0.75, Daniel Espinosa (SOU) 0.76, 2 Players with 1.00; Shutouts – Aaron Lowry (BU) 5, Noah Harwood (OIT) 5, Rylan Davidson (CRB) 4, Biruk Paulos-Negatu (RMC) 4, Tom Cole (TESC) 3.
 
RECORD BOOK: Currently, two players rank among the OIT Top-20 in the career record book, Noah Harwood is No. 8 in keeper shutouts (5) and No. 12 in saves (39), with Dalton Rideout No. 15 in program history in goals scored (10) and No. 18 in points (22).
 
NEXT WEEK: Tech hits the road for the final time in league play, making the trip to the Valley for dates at Corban (Oct. 23) and Bushnell (Oct. 24).