COMING UP: at Providence, Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION: Live Video of Saturday's match in Great Falls will be streamed on Providence's YouTube Channel, with Live Stats available via OIT's SIDEARM Stats platform. Links are available via OregonTechOwls.com.
 
NOTE GAME TIMES: Saturday's match-up at Providence has been moved up one hour, with kickoff now scheduled for 2:30 p.m. (MDT)
 
OPPONENT INFORMATION – PROVIDENCE (2-5-1, 2-3-1 CCC) | 12TH MEETING | OIT LEADS SERIES, 7-4 | LAST MEETING IN 2025 (OIT 2, UP 0): The Owls meet the lone team without a travel partner in the Cascade Conference, making the long trip to Great Falls, Mont., for a date with the University of Providence. The Argos have struggled offensively, scoring just four goals in eight matches, with the opposition posting a 148-35 shot edge, but UP has 1-0 victories over Warner Pacific and Corban to their ledger. Geovanni Lugo (1 goal, 1 assist) is the only player with both a goal and assist, with Dane Hager, Justin Machinia and Lucas Morales all scoring a goal in 2026. Veteran keeper Teddy Benbow (1.82 GAA, 36 saves) has played the majority of minutes in goal. OIT holds a 7-4 series edge with the Argos, including three consecutive wins on UP's home pitch.
 
ON GRASS: Saturday's match-up at Providence will be played on a natural surface, the Owls sixth match in 2026 on grass. OIT will take a 10-match unbeaten streak on grass into the contest, going 4-0-6 over the 10 games – dating back to a 1-0 loss to MidAmerica Nazarene in the 2022 NAIA Championships.
 
TECH GOES 0-FOR-HOMESTAND: Facing three of the top four teams in the CCC table, the Hustlin' Owls were unable to score any points – dropping matches to Southern Oregon, Rocky Mountain and Carroll, falling to 1-3-1 in league play. Against Rocky, the Owls gave up a goal in the first minute of the second half to break a 1-1 tie and played the final 20 minutes down a man – surrendering a late goal. Against Carroll, the Saints were able to muster 17 corner kick opportunities, scoring off a pair of the set-piece chances, to claim the win. It marks the first 3-match losing streak for the Owls since 2018 and the first 3-match losing streak in the Basin since 2016.
 
GOAL SCORERS: The Owls scored a goal in both matches – marking the first time this season in which Tech scored a goal, but didn't come away with a win or draw. Against Rocky, Sammy Villalta scored his first collegiate goal, heading home a free kick from Cash Cota – helping OIT tie the score at the break. Against Carroll, Villalta provided the service into the box, with Merrick Tambio headed home a second half goal that pulled the Owls within 2-1 – the sixth goal of his career.
 
NUMBERS DON'T TELL STORY: In the two weekend matches, the Owls surrendered seven goals, but it didn't tell the story of how well keeper Noah Harwood played. Of the goals, two were on penalty kicks, while the redshirt freshman made a career-high seven saves in each match – multiple stops from point-blank range – keeping Tech in both matches for the majority of the contests.
 
AROUND THE LEAGUE: Two teams remained unbeaten in conference play, as Bushnell went on the road and swept Warner Pacific and Walla Walla, while Rocky Mountain made the long trip and toppled Tech and Southern Oregon. This week, it is OIT and SOU's turn for a long trip, heading to Providence, Walla Walla hosts Warner Pacific, Corban and Bushnell are off to Evergreen and Northwest, with Carroll and Rocky playing at Eastern Oregon and College of Idaho.
 
CCC STANDINGS: Rocky Mountain 4-0-1 (13 points), 6-0-3; Southern Oregon 4-1-0 (12 points), 6-1-1; Bushnell 3-0-2 (11 points), 7-0-4; Carroll 3-1-1 (10 points), 4-3-2; Eastern Oregon 2-0-3 (9 points), 2-1-5; Providence 2-3-1 (7 points), 2-5-1; Walla Walla 1-1-3 (6 points), 1-4-3; Corban 1-2-2 (5 points), 4-2-2; Evergreen State 1-3-1 (4 points), 3-3-3; Oregon Tech 1-3-1 (4 points), 3-3-5; College of Idaho 0-1-4 (4 points), 0-4-5; Northwest 1-4-0 (3 points), 3-6-1, Warner Pacific 0-4-1 (1 point), 2-5-2.
 
CCC LEADERS: Goals Scored – Fynn Sweeting (RMC) 6; Paulo Tostado (WWU) 5; Felix Billard (CAR) 5, Luke Tooze (RMC) 5, Brady Housley (BU) 5; Assists – Brady Housley (BU) 5, Espoir Mayele (RMC) 5, Teva Mataoa (BU) 4, 6 Players with 3; Shot Attempts – Luis Gonzalez (WPU) 41, Fynn Sweeting (RMC) 33, Henry Lopez (EOU) 30, Paulo Tostado (WWU) 28, Joan Remo Morales (BU) 25; Goals Against Average – Aaron Lowry (BU) 0.39, Biruk Paulos-Negatu (RMC) 0.46, Jonathan Flores (WPU) 0.75, Daniel Espinosa (SOU) 0.80, 3 Players with 1.00; Shutouts – Aaron Lowry (BU) 5, Noah Harwood (OIT) 4, Rylan Davidson (CRB) 4, Biruk Paulos-Negatu 4, 4 Players with 2.
 
RECORD BOOK: Currently, two players rank among the OIT Top-20 in the career record book, Noah Harwood is No. 8 in keeper shutouts (4) and No. 12 in saves (38), with Dalton Rideout No. 15 in program history in goals scored (10) and No. 18 in points (22).
 
NEXT WEEK: Tech returns home next weekend, playing host to College of Idaho (Oct. 16) and Eastern Oregon (Oct. 17).