TACOMA, Wash. – Facing the second best team in the Northwest Conference on the road, the Linfield Wildcats fell 5-0 to the Puget Sound Loggers on Saturday afternoon.
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The Wildcats had both of their shots on goal early in the game, but both were saved. The Loggers scored their first of the game in the 38
th minute.
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Puget Sound added another goal in the 42
nd minute to take a big lead and scored three in the second half to hand Linfield its largest defeat of the season.
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Madi Reimer made four saves as the starting goalkeeper, while
Alyssa Bakkensen made one save in relief.
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Michayla Sponsel and
Sydney Kuehn had the shots on goal for the Wildcats, while
Kristen Burke was the other Wildcat to record a shot.
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Linfield is now 6-4-1 in NWC play, while Puget Sound is 9-1-1. Both teams are in the top four of the Northwest Conference standings.
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Linfield remains on the road to take on Lewis & Clark on Sunday at noon before heading to Whitman and Whitworth next weekend.