Tech Knocks Down Multnomah 118-80

No. 3 Mike Nieraeth Led Tech with 9 Rebounds in 118-80 Win (Photo by Kelly Caleb)

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech's Men's basketball team continued their winning streak against Multnomah University in championship fashion, outscoring MU by as many as 53 points on their way to a 118-80 victory.

Against the much bigger Oregon Tech team, Multnomah could see no daylight as the Tech defense held the Lions to only 29 points by the end of the first half.  The Hustlin' Owls also held a 33-4 rebound advantage at the break.

Launched by an impressive start by Junior Joseph Foster, going 4-for-4 from the field, along with fellow teammate Andy Siverly's impressive 5-of-5, every OIT player was able to make their mark against Multnomah. By game's end, Oregon Tech illustrated a team effort notching 24 assists in the books, shutting down MU's offense to only five.

Multnomah could not find the lane, forcing numerous shots from the outside and only connecting on 34% in the first half and only slightly improving to just 48% by game's end. Oregon Tech's consistent 58% throughout, showed why they are ready for round two today at Danny Miles Court.

Dunking the basketball more than once, guard Justin Parnell elevated Tech's 118-80 victory over Multnomah University with two high flying slams. Leading the team with 22 points, 9 assists and 3 steals, the senior from Sutherlin was unstoppable, shooting 7-for-11.

OIT finished with six players scoring in double digits. MU's Connor Hambelton and fellow teammate Nicolaas Kamlade fought hard, scoring 23 and 28 points.

Oregon Tech will host Multnomah University Saturday at 2:00pm before they, along with the Lady Owls, hit the road next weekend playing in the William Jessup Classic on Friday and Saturday. The men will face Cal Baptist on Friday at 4:00pm with the women playing NAIA Division I Fresno Pacific at 2:00pm. On Saturday the women play host William Jessup at 6:00pm with the men taking on the host team at 8:00pm.

Story by Oregon Tech Athletics Intern David Buchanan

Hustlin' Owls Fall 4-1 at Concordia

PORTLAND, Ore.-Avenging a loss earlier in the season, the Concordia men's soccer team defeated Oregon Tech 4-1 in the team's regular-season finale played at Delta Park on Friday.

With the win, Concordia ended the year with a 12-5-1 overall record an 11-3-0 mark in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. The Cavs have secured the No. 2 seed in the CCC tournament and await Oregon Tech's (8-7-2, 5-6-2 CCC) Saturday match at Warner Pacific (11-4-1, 10-2-1 CCC) for the final CCC standings. With a Warner Pacific tie or loss to the Owls, Concordia will move into the top seed while WPC will take the second spot. The Knights will be awards the No.1 seed with a win.

The top three teams qualify for the postseason tournament with No. 2 and No. 3 facing each other on Tuesday and the winner facing the top seed on Saturday for the tournament championship and a bid into the NAIA National Tournament.

"The guys came out strong in the first half," Concordia head coach Dan Birkey said. "We kept the ball well, organized on defense and capitalized on chances they created."

CU freshman Jared Brace (Vancouver, Wash.) opened the game's scoring in the 11th minute of play after receiving the ball from teammate Facundo Dipascuale (Buenos Aires, Argentina) for his conference-leading 13th goal of the season.

Senior Tyler Camp (Vancouver, Wash.) was credited with the game-winning score with a successful shot after a feed from defender Zack Madison (Bend, Ore.).

The Owls cut the lead in half as Lorenzo Vazquez (Roseburg, Ore.) scored in the 37th minute with an assist from Devin Torrey (Medford, Ore.), but the home side placed two more scores in the back of the net in the second half, the first by Mirza Ramic (Banja Luka, Bosnia) and the second by Turner Bloom (Kailua, Hawaii) to put the game to rest.

Camp was credited with the assist to Ramic's score in the 56th minute while Dipascuale picked up his second assist on Bloom's goal in the 69th minute.

"The team responded to the OIT goal which happened against the flow of the game," Birkey said. "Brace and Camp again were very dangerous and busy and we got two brilliant goals in the second half to close the game out for us."

Concordia outshot the Owls 21-to-8 while Claudio Lazar (Ploiesti, Romania) wrapped up three saves to preserve the win in goal for the Cavs. Tommy Burden (Costa Mesa, Calif.) collected four saves in the loss.

The Hustlin' Owls will wrap up the 2009 season Saturday at Warner Pacific at 1:00 pm