SALEM, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference's (CCC) top rebounding team at the Christmas break had their way in the paint with 56 points scored beneath the basket tonight at the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center, as the Corban University Women's Basketball team fell behind early in the first quarter and was never able to overcome a hot shooting performance by the Lady Owls of Oregon Tech, eventually falling 89-63 for their third-consecutive conference loss.

"OIT is a really good team, and their pressure really affected us today," detailed Warriors' head coach Kylie Frizell. "It took until the second half to really get into a rhythm and unfortunately, that was just too late. We always talk about always being ready if your name is called and I'm proud of Kylie being able to come in and contribute. Mandie and Jenna also did great for us this afternoon."

A 27-9 first quarter in favor of Oregon Tech (8-3, 4-1) was all the visiting team needed to take the Saturday afternoon matchup with Corban women's basketball (4-7, 2-3), who will enter the holiday pause as the top three-point shooting offense and fourth most points per game (69.5) in the conference at over nine longballs per contest, yet allow the second most points per game to opposing offenses to result in a -4.9 scoring margin five games into the 2024-25 CCC slate.

Warriors' junior guard Mandie Jensen hopped off the bench to score a team-best 13 points in 20 minutes of action, dishing out three assists along the way with a pair of rebounds as well. Sophomore guard Lizzy Bennett led the Corban starters with nine points and three boards, senior guard Alyssa Wyllie added eight points, and redshirt sophomore guard Jenna Albrecht scored seven points with a pair of steals and tied Jensen with three dimes.

OIT guard Gabbie Gascon and forward Jozie Ramos were dominant for the Lady Owls tonight on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court, as Gascon secured a game-high 25 points with four assists and three steals, while Ramos added 23 points, five rebounds, and four steals. They one-two punch for Tech went a combined 18-for-21 from the field, with Gascon hitting a trio of three-pointers. Guard Tatum Schmerbach commanded the Lady Owls' redhot offense with a game-high 12 assists dealt out.

The Navy and Gold will next be in action on December 30th for their final contest of the 2024 calendar year, as they'll travel down the I-5 interstate to battle Bushnell University (4-7, 3-2) at 5:30pm in the Morse Center.

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