No. 20 College of Idaho Sweeps Past Owls
Steve Matthies
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - There was little to say after Oregon Tech played poorly in a Cascade Collegiate Conference volleyball match Saturday against 20th-rated College of Idaho.
"I'm disappointed in our performance," Oregon Tech Head Coach
Andrew Clifton said after CI left Danny Miles Court with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-10 victory.
Tech had few leads, most of them early in each set.
The Yotes attacked at a .300 performance, while the Hustlin' Owls were at .101, one of its poorest of the season.
"We didn't show up (Saturday)," Clifton said before he displayed his frustration with his players off the court. He used a rare double-timeout in the final set to challenge Tech, which fell to 4-4 in the league and 11-7 on the year.
He had warned his players about the left-handed spikes used by CI. The Coyotes were effective.
One of the better blocking teams in a talented league, with four teams ranked in the top 20 in the most recent NAIA volleyball poll, OIT finished with just three Saturday, and a blocking error ended the match.
The win allowed CI to up its league record to 5-3, and the Yotes now are 10-5 for the season and became the fifth conference team to register 10 match victories this season. ,
The Owls will head to Washington next weekend for games at Northwest and Evergreen State. OIT next plays at home at 7p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, when the Hustlin' Owls host Southern Oregon in their annual "DIG PINK" Match.