Box Score EUGENE, Ore.  – A three-strike blitz over the first 17 minutes of the game was all the Northwest Christian University men's soccer team would need as they knocked off Oregon Tech on Saturday night, 3-0.
 
In fact, with the defense allowing just three shots on goal, a goal in the second minute of the contest ended up being all the Beacons would need in a dominant performance.
 
An early corner kick by Ian Hernandez was headed back by the Owl defense directly to senior Jesse Figueroa who found the ball in midair and fired back an 18-yard blast for the eventual game winner.
 
Then, in the 15th minute it was Sanad Elghanai who collected a loose ball and set a rocket of his own from 25-yards out for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it unassisted goal.
 
Just two minutes later the Beacons made it 3-0 when a Figueroa through-ball found a wide open Victor Irechukwu who shot the ball from just inside the 18 and found the back of the net.
 
While the offense's work was done for the evening, the defense was just getting started. A strong performance from the backline of Figueroa, Tito Gomez, Tyler Farmer and Kaleb Miles allowed just three shots-on-goal to OIT while sophomore keeper Yayo Olvera picked up all three saves and numerous clearances off corners and crosses throughout the evening.
 
The Beacons (3-5-1, 3-2-1 CCC) jump back into a tie for fourth-place in the CCC with the win, sitting at ten points to match the total of Northwest University. OIT (3-6, 2-4) remains tied for ninth with six points.
 
NCU will return to action next Saturday when they play host to CCC leading Corban University, currently ranked No. 5 in the NAIA. OIT heads home on Friday to host Warner Pacific.