CALDWELL, Idaho - The one-two punch of Olivia Sprague and Gabbie Gascon, who scored 26 and 21 points, respectively, led visiting Oregon Tech to a 71-53 win over host College of Idaho on Friday night.
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The Owls (15-1, 9-1 CCC) scored the first 10 points in the contest and led the entire game. Oregon Tech shot 42.4% from the field and made 8 of 14 3-pointers in the win.
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A 13-point effort from
Kylie Waltermeyer led the Yotes, who fall to 5-14 and 5-8 CCC. She was joined in double figures by
Brooke Beresford, who had 11.
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Despite the early deficit, College of Idaho showed the same fight as it has all season long. After being down 10-0 early, a 10-2 spurt toward the end of the opening quarter made it a two-point game with 2:08 left. The two teams managed to miss five of the last six shots from the field in the opening quarter as the Owls held a 15-10 lead.
Four times in the second quarter, College of Idaho had the deficit down to two against the Owls. The Yotes were unable to secure a lead. OIT scored 14 of the next 20 points to push the advantage to double digits for nearly the rest of the contest. Trailing by seven with 4:29 left in the fourth quarter, OIT scored the next nine points to make It a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.
Next, the College of Idaho will face Southern Oregon on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Raiders won the earlier meeting on December 1, 72-53.
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