KLAMATH FALLS – Outside hitters Marin Mackey and Mylena Testoni were too much for Oregon Tech on the opening night of Cascade Conference play as No. 10-ranked Southern Oregon left Danny Miles Court with a clean sweep Thursday.

The duo turned in matching double-doubles with season-high kill totals in a 25-17, 25-16, 28-26 win that made the Raiders 7-0 overall. Mackey had 16 kills, Testoni had 11 and both racked up 14 digs.

They also got the Raiders out of trouble in the third set, the only frame where they were challenged. Trailing 25-24, Mackey fended off OIT's second set-point with a kill through the defense. Tied at 26-all, she drilled another before Testoni followed moments later with the finisher.

Mackey's double-double was her fourth in a row. Testoni's performance was her best since a dominant junior season that was cut short in 2022 by an injury that forced to her miss '23.

SOU got more good work on the pins from right-side hitters Megan Perry and Hannah Stadstad, who combined for 15 kills. The team's season-low .168 attacking average was brought down by an Owls defense that totaled 12 blocks, but the Raiders kept up with 11 of their own. Linda Conceicao was in on seven, Stadstad on five, and Testoni and Sadie Byrd on four apiece.

The Owls fell to 7-2. Their All-CCC outside hitter, Molly Grace, was limited to seven kills and committed seven attacking errors on 30 swings. OIT hit .024 as a team, becoming the fourth SOU opponent to land on a sub-.100 clip this season.

Vitoria Mattos (22 assists, 5 digs) and Annie Hite (21 assists, 4 digs) ran the show ably for the Raiders. Kayla Neidigh contributed 13 digs and Tais Vega dropped in two service aces while keying some prolonged runs.

The Raiders have won three consecutive and 37 of their last 41 matchups with the Owls. They're off this weekend before returning to Ashland for two critical home matches: Sept. 6 against College of Idaho and Sept. 7 against No. 3 Eastern Oregon.