Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. - Behind 18 kills from Renee Baumann, Oregon Tech defeated Warner Pacific in straight sets tonight in Portland.
Oregon Tech 3 Warner Pacific 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-20) | Stats Comparison | OIT | WPC | Kills | 44 | 30 | Errors | 11 | 17 | Attack Pct. | .303 | .119 | Assists | 40 | 28 | Digs | 55 | 47 | Blocks | 5.0 | 0.0 | Aces | 4 | 6 | OIT | Leaders | WPC | Baumann | 18 | Kills | 10 | White | Porter | 17 | Assists | 21 | Bostic | Sampson | 16 | Digs | 13 | Merritt | Jones | 1.5 | Blocks | 0 | N/A | Porter Sampson | 2 | Aces | 3 | White |
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The Basics• Score: Oregon Tech 3,
Warner Pacific 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-20)
• Records: OIT (13-4, 3-2 CCC), WPC (4-7, 2-4 CCC)
• Location: C.C. Perry Gym, Portland, Ore.
• The Short Story: Oregon Tech leaped ahead of the Knights in the CCC standings with a 3-0 victory at C.C. Perry Gym. Renee Baumann swung for 18 kills versus just three errors to lead the Owls. The Knights put up a fight in set one but lost the plot in sets two and three to drop their thrid straight match.
How It Happened• The Knights looked sharp early and led set one 7-4 after a 4-0 run.
• WP led 21-19 late in the frame, only to see the Owls run off five straight points to help claim the win.
• The Owls controlled the second set from the first serve and built an insurmaountable 10-2 lead.
• The closest score the rest of the way that WPC could manage was 18-13 thanks to a 7-2 run.
• Warner Pacific had designs on extending the match by forging a 14-10 lead in set three.
Devan Belshe and
Janessa White put down three kills each in the frame.
• Baumann came alive at that point and carried the Owls to the win with five kills down the stretch.
Notable
• Kelsey Sampson added 11 kills and a match high 16 digs for OIT.• White finished with a team high 10 kills for the Knights.• WPC did not have a block for the first time this season.Up Next• The Knights travel to Concordia next Friday, September 26. Match starts at 7 pm.
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