TACOMA, Wash. – Linfield hit .200 in the match, but the Wildcats fell 3-1 to Puget Sound Saturday night at Memorial Fieldhouse.
 
The Wildcats hit .200 or better for the fifth time this season. The team's season high was a .284 hitting percentage in a four-set win against Redlands on Sept. 3 at the Pacific Coast Classic.
 
Linfield took the second set but fell by scores of 20-25, 25-17, 18-25 and 18-25. The Loggers unloaded a season-best .284 hitting percentage, piling on 77 points on 57 kills to go with nine aces, 11 blocks, 49 assists and 60 digs on their Senior Night.
 
Raelynn Hammock led the Wildcat attack with 16 kills on 55 attempts. She added 10 digs to complete her third straight double-double and 12^th of the season. Kara Thomas contributed nine kills on a solid .529 hitting percentage while Ellie Mead hit .438 to tally eight kills.
 
Aylea Dixon finished just under 40 assists, registering 39. It's her 13^th match of the season with 30 assists or more. Maya Nakasone had 15 digs while Sydney Downing matched Hammock's 10.
 
Three UPS players had double digit kills. The trio was led by 12 kills by both Avery Allemann and Sarah Johnsen. Allemann put up a .455 hitting percentage while Johnsen hit .308. Jena Williams added 10 kills and 11 digs.
 
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Linfield (8-13, 4-10 NWC) returns to McMinnville for the final week of the season, hosting Whitworth on Thursday and Whitman on Friday, which also marks Senior Night for the 'Cats. Read Full Article