MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – A goal from Seamus Miller in the 84^th minute gave the Linfield Wildcats the only goal they needed in the 1-0 win to beat the Pacific Boxers at the Linfield Soccer and Lacrosse Complex on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Wildcats are 3-4 in the Northwest Conference with one more match left this spring. The Boxers have lost two matches to the Wildcats this season and are 1-5. Linfield wins the season series, 2-1.
 
SENIOR DAY
Prior to the match, the Wildcats honored Dayton Farrow, Brian Huynh, Ryan Kister, Luke Marks, Cam Perron and Chase Whittaker, who played their final home matches. All six were in the starting lineup, including Perron, who is injured but played the first five minutes and was replaced by Julian Inches.


 
Linfield had 14 shots and nine on goal in the match, Miller had four shots that all went on goal. In the 84^th minute he got a pass from Ryan Kister from across the field and kicked it past Pacific's Cole Stritzke to give the Wildcats the lead.
 
Miller, a freshman from Tacoma, Washington, has two goals this season, both were match-winners in 1-0 wins for Linfield. Connor Heintz, Huynh and Logan Clizer had two shots each. Stritzke stopped eight of the nine shots he faced.
 
Boxers had seven shots in the match, but only one went on goal that was saved by Inches. The shot on goal was from Braden Kojima. Pacific's Alex Passman had two shots that missed the target.
 
Linfield had the 7-2 edge in corner kicks and committed nine fouls, compared to four for the Boxers.
 
UP NEXT
The 2021 spring season ends in Salem, Oregon, for Linfield against Willamette on Sunday, April 4 at 3 p.m.