02.06.2012 - West Linn Standout to Join Oregon Tech Lady Owls
KLAMATH FALLS, OR – Oregon Tech Head women’s basketball coach Scott Meredith announced today that Karly LeVeque, a 5-6 guard from West Linn High School in West Linn, Oregon has signed a letter of intent to join the Lady Owls next season.
LeVeque is averaging 10 points, 3.5 assists and 3.8 steals in the very competitive 6A Three Rivers League in Portland and was a 1st Team all-league selection for the Lions last season. She was also named to the TRL 1st Team as an infielder during her first 3 seasons on the softball diamond.
“We are very excited to have Karly coming to Oregon Tech” said head coach Scott Meredith “She is a great athlete who will bring speed and quickness to our team. She is an aggressive defender who anticipates well and her ability to get steals is something we really need. She has had some big offensive games recently and is playing with a lot of confidence. She will be an exciting player to watch in the future.”
Karly LeVeque is the daughter of Jamie and Kelly LeVeque of West Linn, Oregon. She will be majoring in Dental Hygiene at Oregon Tech.
02.04.2012 - Oregon Tech Sprints Past Southern Oregon
Colleen Hunt drives to the basket in win tonight over Southern Oregon . (photo by Kelly Caleb)  |
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech started the game on a 16-4 run, held rival Southern Oregon to just 14 first half points and methodically pulled away in the second half, as the Owls secured a 62-36 victory in Cascade Conference women’s basketball action tonight at Danny Miles Court.
Oregon Tech moved to 20-6 overall and 9-5 in CCC play, while SOU fell to 13-12 on the season and 4-10 in the conference standings.
Tech held an 8-4 edge, before A Karissa Dixon trey put the Owls up 11-4. Tech would move up 16-4 before SOU’s Josi McDermott answered with a short jumper to make it 16-6 with 6:49 remaining in the opening period.
Dixon would hit another from long distance, at the two minute mark, giving Tech a 17 point advantage, the largest lead of the half for the Owls, before settling for a 29-14 lead at intermission.
Seven straight points sent the Owls to a 36-14 advantage to open up the second period, before SOU answered with a triple from RaTanya Newsome to close the gap to 36-17.
The rally didn’t last long, as the home team responded with a 14-5 run to put the Owls up 28. Another Dixon basket from long range with 5:25 to play gave the Owls a 33 point lead, their largest of the game, before cruising to a 62-36 win.
Karissa Dixon led all scorers with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-10 from the field, to go with five rebounds and a pair of assists. Aundrea Albright was 7-for-11 from the field for 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Jazzy McDaniel grabbed a game-high nine boards and scored six points, while Morgan Hofman handed out five assists in the win.
RaTanya Newsome led SOU with 13 points, followed by Josi McDermott with six. Nalani Hernandez grabbed a team-high eight boards in the loss for the Raiders.
Tech held SOU to 24% shooting on the night, while connecting on 44.6% (25-for-56). The Owls outrebounded their opponent 48-to29, including 18 from the offensive end.
Oregon Tech will host Evergreen State on Friday and Northwest University on Saturday in the last regular season home games of the year. Saturday night will also be Senior night, as OIT honors its graduating Seniors.
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