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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Oregon Tech's record-breaking women's soccer season came to an end Friday when the 24th-rated Hustlin' Owls dropped a 2-1 decision to Marymount of California in the NAIA national championships opening round.
Read MoreCORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon Tech women's soccer team has been named the "Under Armour Team of the Week" for October 28-November 3 the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
Read MoreOLYMPIA, Wash. – Oregon Tech took down the Evergreen State College with a 3-0 shutout win on Saturday afternoon, earning their eighth straight win and winning the Cascade Conference Regular Season Championship for the first time in school history.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Amanda Seward scored twice off assists from Salyna Blue in the first 25 minutes as Oregon Tech (10-2-3, 7-0-2 CCC) scored a 4-0 Cascade Conference win over Multnomah University (1-11, 0-9 CCC) Friday afternoon at the OIT Soccer Field.
Read MoreKANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time in school history the Oregon Tech women's soccer team has received votes in the NAIA Coaches' Poll.
"It is an honor for our team to be nationally recognized in this week's NAIA National Poll.," said Head Coach Brandon Porter. "This year's senior class has put in an incredible amount of work and helped this program do a complete 180 turnaround in relative short order. This ranking will serve as great motivation for continued work and hopefully further success for our soccer program."
You can bring up results against teams in the top 25. Road draw against Embry Riddle (#10 in poll at time of game), Home draw versus Southern Oregon (#21 in poll at time of game), and 3-1 upset of Eastern Oregon (#6 in poll at time of game). We are also #6 in the NAIA in shutouts with 8, and unbeaten in conference play.
Keiser (Fla.) continued to take care of its business as it stayed on top of the Top 25 for the fourth week in a row. The Seahawks have not allowed a goal in their last three contests as they head into a critical match against No. 4 Southeastern (Fla.) on Wednesday. William Carey (Miss.), Northwestern Ohio, Southeastern and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) maintained their positions at Nos. 2-5 respectively.
Eastern Oregon University remained in the Top-25, sitting at No. 11 in the rankings. Two other Cascade Collegiate Conference teams received votes in the poll in Northwest University and Oregon Tech.
The Lady Owls will hit the road next weekend – taking on Northwest Christian University in Eugene on Friday and Corban University in Salem on Saturday, with both games taking place at 3:00 pm – before heading back to Oregon Tech to face Multnomah and Warner Pacific University at the OIT Soccer Field at 12:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, October 25 and 26 respectively.
Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich.) 78, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 44, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 39, Bethel (Tenn.) 36, Columbia (Mo.) 33, Cumberlands (Ky.) 29, Northwest (Wash.) 19, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 19, The Master's (Calif.) 16, Mobile (Ala.) 12, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 8, Oregon Tech 3, Taylor (Ind.) 3.
Poll Methodology
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
Oregon Tech director of athletics John Van Dyke announced today that Brandon Porter, the Hustlin' Owls head women's soccer coach since 2015, has accepted the position of head men's and women's soccer coach at the university effective immediately.
Read MoreOregon Tech Head Women's Soccer Coach Brandon Porter has announced his 2019 recruiting class for the Women's Soccer program.
"The 2019 signing class is certainly one we are excited about. Each one of our recruits in this class possesses attributes that can cause matchup issues for our opponents. But more importantly, we feel that each of these players' skill, athleticism, and individual personalities will fit seamlessly into our program. We trust our players to work within our tactics, but we encourage them to express themselves individually and make instinctual decisions during games. All of these players will strike that balance and complement our existing group of experience and talent. We have significant goals for ourselves and these players will certainly help us pursue those."
Read MoreOregon Tech Head Women's Soccer Coach Brandon Porter has announced the second wave of the 2018 recruiting class for the Women's Soccer program.
Read MoreOregon Tech Head Women's Soccer Coach Brandon Porter has announced his 2018 recruiting class for the Women's Soccer program.
Read Moreead Golf Coach Jeff Corkill has announced the signing of Aerin Song of Beaverton, Oregon to play for the Lady Owls starting in the fall. Song is currently entering her fourth year as a varsity golfer at Southridge High School. Last year she led the Skyhawks to the 2017 Class 6A Girls State Championships at Emerald Valley Golf Club.
Read MoreHaley Janky, a standout for the past two years at Rogue Community College, has committed to the Hustlin' Owls Women's Soccer team and will join the roster as a junior transfer in the fall.
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