The Linfield women's soccer team wraps up its regular season with a road match on Wednesday and Senior Day on Sunday against the Lewis & Clark Pioneers. Start time on Wednesday is 7 p.m. and 12 noon on Sunday.
SENIOR DAY
Prior to the match on Sunday, a special ceremony will be held to honor graduating seniors
Natalie Amara,
Kristen Burke,
Madi Reimer and
Michayla Sponsel.
COVERAGE
Live video and live stats are provided by Lewis & Clark on Wednesday. Linfield is going to provide live statistics as well as a Linfield Sports Network webcast with Mason Lommen on the call on Sunday.
LINFIELD
Winners in five of six regular-season contests thus far, Linfield is holding opponents to 5.3 shots per match. On Sunday, sophomore forward
Laney Green scored a hat trick to beat the Willamette Bearcats, 4-0. Freshman
Callie Kawaguchi tallied the other goal. Green was named Northwest Conference Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
In season statistics, Sponsel and
Makenna Blix have two goals each. Amara leads the conference with three assists.
Goalkeeper
Madi Reimer has allowed just three goals this season, third-fewest in the conference. The defensive unit, which includes
Jalissa Somers,
Megan Sweeney,
Raylynn Bucher and Blix, has restricted opponents to just three goals in six outings.
Linfield has won seven of the last eight meetings over Lewis & Clark. The 'Cats are 23-5-5 all-time against the Pios.
LEWIS & CLARK
Lewis & Clark is 2-1-1 is through four matches. The Pioneers are averaging 10.8 shots per game, which is third in the conference. Brecklyn Beighle is sixth in the conference with seven points. Goalkeeper Sophia Young is making four saves per match for a save percentage of .762, she is this week's Northwest Conference Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week.
The 'Cats and the Pios finished tied for fourth last season with a conference record of 8-6-2. Each team successfully defended its home field against the other in 2019.
UP NEXT
Linfield is scheduled for an exhibition match against Western Oregon on April 2.
