The Linfield soccer team concludes its season series against the George Fox Bruins in Newberg on Sunday. The women's match starts at 12 noon, with the men following about 60 minutes after the completion of the women's match.
 
COVERAGE
The Bruins will provide live stats and live video for the doubleheader.
 
THE WILDCATS WOMEN
Linfield is a perfect 3-0-0 to start the season. The Wildcats defeated the Bruins by a score of 2-1 in the conference opener in McMinnville on February 28.
 
The Wildcats are third in the conference with 10.7 shots per game. Seniors Natalie Amara, Kristen Burke and Michayla Sponsel have one goal each. Jill Leroux has scored the other goal for the Wildcats.
 
Linfield is allowing 5.3 shots per match. Goalkeeper Madi Reimer is the conference leader in goals against (0) and save percentage (1.000). She is this week's Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week.
 
By winning the first match this season, the Wildcats took a slight edge in the all-time head-to-head, 23-22-7.
 
THE WILDCATS MEN
Ryan Kister and Cesar Cruz-Espindola guided Linfield to a 2-0 win over Pacific, its first win of 2021. The Wildcats are 1-2-0.
 
Logan Clizer had an assist on the goal by Cruz-Espindola on Sunday. Linfield is third in the conference with 11.0 shots per match. Julian Inches has played all three matches in goal. He has allowed two goals and averages two saves per game with a save percentage of .750.
 
The Wildcats are 30-18-3 against the Bruins in documented matchups. The teams are evenly split 4-4-2 over the previous 10 meetings.
 
THE GEORGE FOX WOMEN
The Bruins' record this season is 1-2-0, which includes a 2-1 losses to both Linfield and Lewis & Clark and a 4-1 win over the Pioneers.
 
Maggee Hodgdon is tied for second in the conference with two goals on the season. Goalkeeper Annalisa Klein is fifth in the NWC with seven saves and also fifth with a goals-against average of 1.67.
 
THE GEORGE FOX MEN
The Bruins beat the Wildcats 1-0 at the Linfield Soccer and Lacrosse Complex on February 28 for their only of the season. George Fox fell 2-1 to Willamette this past Sunday.
 
Luke Hamocon has scored both goals for the Bruins. He is third in the conference. Goalkeeper Cole Benton is fourth in the NWC with a save percentage of .778.
 
UP NEXT
Both Linfield teams take on Willamette in a home-and-home series. The Bearcats are the home team on March 17 and the Wildcats are home on March 21.