Lady Owls Find a Way to Win
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon (January 11, 2008)---Shooting woes continued to plague the Lady Owls tonight, but Tech would find a way to slip past Northwest Christian for the second time this season on a Meagan Miyasaka (Jr. Honolulu, HI) 3-pointer with 3.0 seconds remaining to defeat NCC 50-49.
The teams would trade baskets for the first five minutes, before Oregon Tech (23-5, 5-3 CCC) looked find a rhythm and cruise to a 20-12 lead on an 8-0 Owl run. The Beacons Lori Renner would spark a 14-2 NCC run, hitting for 22 of the teams 28 first half points and send Northwest Christian (8-9, 2-5 CCC) heading to the locker room up six 28-22.
An 11-2 NCC run to start the second half looked to doom Tech, but the Lady Owls would cut the 15 point deficit to six with under 8 minutes and eventually to only two points on an 11-0 run, before the Beacons could answer with a basket. Renner would get her final basket of the game with less than 2 minutes remaining, to put NCC up four at 47-43. Oregon Tech would tie the game on a Crystal Idrogo (So. Sacramento, CA) jumper at 47-47, but would trail by two when a McKenzie Gambee jumper would find the bottom of the net with 14 seconds to go. Tech would immediately inbound and push the ball up the floor and when the ball eventually found a wide open Meagan Miyasaka, she calmly dropped in the 3-pointer to take their only lead of the second half of 50-49. The Lady Owls would go on to win by the same score, when a 45’ Beacon prayer was not answered.
Tech had two players in double figure points, led by Cora McVey (Sr. Dexter, OR) with 13 and Crystal Idrogo with 12. Amanda Johnston (Jr. Myrtle Point) and McVey each pulled down a team high five rebounds with Meagan Miyasaka adding five assists to her league lead.
Lori Renner was unstoppable tonight torching the Owls for 26 points on 9-15 shooting, 4-4 from long range and 4-4 from the charity stripe. Renner also pulled down a game high 12 rebounds for her double-double effort. McKenzie Gambee finished with eight points and nine rebounds whiled Amy Croll added a game high nine assists to her total.
Oregon Tech will have Saturday off before hosting their final two games of a three game homestand, when they entertain Cascade College on 1/18 and Warner Pacific on 1/19. Both games tip at 5:30 p.m.