01.30.2012 - 7 Owls Earn Academic All-Conference Recognition
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Seven Oregon Tech student-athletes in the winter sports of men’s and women’s basketball have earned Academic All-CCC honors for their performances in the classroom, the conference office announced.
To earn recognition as a CCC scholar-athlete, a student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and sophomore standing.
The honorees include:
Aundrea Albright Central Point, Ore. Sr. Dental Hygiene
David Clarke Aukland, NZ Sr. Communications
Karissa Dixon Medford, Ore. Jr. Communications
Kyle Gomez Bly, Ore. Sr. Environmental Studies
Morgan Hofman Bend, Ore. Jr. Radiology
Colleen Hunt Silver Lake, Ore. Jr. Communications
Alex Zerbach Covington, Wash. Jr. Management
01.28.2012 - Defense Rules for Warner Pacific in Win Over Oregon Tech
Oregon Tech's Jazzy McDaniel. (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
PORTLAND, Ore. – Warner Pacific held Oregon Tech to 20 percent shooting, sending the Knights to a 53-37 victory over the Owls at C.C. Perry Gym tonight in Cascade Conference women’s basketball action.
Oregon Tech slips to 19-6 overall and 8-5 in conference play. The win for WPC is the fourth in a row and sends the Knights into sole possession of 4th place in the CCC standings at 9-3 and 15-8 overall.
The host Knights led the entire game, and held OIT without a field goal until 8:34 remaining in the first period. A Kelsey Mattson free throw gave WP their largest lead of the period (18-5) at the 6:57 mark and the game looked to turn into a rout. Kaitlin Nielsen broke free inside for the Owls, hitting a layup, which started a 12-2 run by Oregon Tech. Despite holding OIT to just 4 of 19 shooting in the period, Warner Pacific led just 22-18 at the break.
The opening minutes of the second half saw the team’s trade buckets, with the score at 29-25 in favor of WPC with 14:48 on the clock. A Layne Tucker three point play sparked a 9-0 burst from the Knights which provided a cushion. The WP lead later reached as many as 20 (50-30) with 3:27 to play, as the Knights rolled to the 53-37 win.
Chelsea Christensen dropped in 21 points to lead WPC, and Cameryn Calhoun added 14. Katie Smith grabbed a game high nine rebounds.
Oregon Tech was paced by Karissa Dixon’s 10 points and six rebounds. Colleen Hunt contributed seven points.
Oregon Tech will look to get on track when the Owls host rival Southern Oregon University this Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Information provided by WPC sports information
01.27.2012 - Owls Limit Cavs to Snare Road Win
PORTLAND, Ore.—Holding Concordia to only three field goals in the first half, Oregon Tech defeated the Cavaliers 55-39 in Cascade Collegiate Conference women’s basketball action on Friday night.
With the result, Concordia fell to 7-15 and 3-8 in CCC games while Oregon Tech improved to 19-5 and 8-4.
Both teams trouble scoring in the opening minutes, with the score tied 3-3 through first six-plus minutes with the only Cavalier bucket a 3-pointer from senior Rachel Scarpelli.
Oregon Tech’s Karissa Dixon single-handily matched the Cavs in first-half scoring with 16 points in the first 20 minutes. Nine of Dixon’s 16 came from beyond the arc after hitting 3-of-5 of her attempts, including a banked shot early in the half and another that rattled around the rim midway through the period.
After trailing 32-16 at the break, Concordia managed to cut the deficit to nine on a pair of Courtney May free throws at the 10:45 mark. From there, the Owls once again clamped down on defense as the Cavs were held to just seven points over a six-minute span before falling by 16.
With Concordia continuing to struggle from the field, three Owls reached double figures in the scoring column by the final buzzer.
Dixon led all scorers with 20 while teammates Kassi Conditt and Andrea Albright added 21 points with Albright edging her edging her fellow post player 11-to-10.
Scarpelli paced the Cavs with 14 points, including 3-of-6 from 3-point territory. Despite going 0-for-10 from the field, May finished with nine points with the aid of a 9-of-10 performance at the free throw line. No other Cavalier scored more than five points as the team finished with a season-low .196 shooting percentage.
The Owls didn’t fare much better with a .333 conversion rate but were benefitted by the addition of seven blocks and seven steals.
The rebounding game remained close throughout with Concordia grabbing 42 caroms against 41 for the visiting side.
The Owls will stay in town to face Warner Pacific on Saturday night while the Cavaliers will host Southern Oregon. Both matches are set for a 5:30 p.m. start in Portland.