EUGENE, Ore.  –The only score came on a first-half set piece on Friday night as two evenly matched squads battled it out at Mike Kelly Field with Oregon Tech escaping with a 1-0 victory over Northwest Christian University. The teams combined for 37 fouls and nine cautions.
 
Oregon Tech (5-4, 3-2 CCC) held a 15-8 advantage in shots and a 7-2 margin in corner kicks but the contest easily could have swung either way. The lone goal of the night came in the 32nd minute when Ian Tarnovsky headed home a corner kick from Colton Grytness.
 
The Beacons (1-6-1, 0-3) held their own defensively with freshman keeper Levi Davidson finishing the night with three saves. It was the offense that couldn't get a foothold with just three shots-on-goal including two from freshman Victor Irechukwu (pictured).
 
The Owls will return to action on Saturday when they travel to face No. 14 Corban University in Salem. NCU will play host to Southern Oregon University at 7 pm.