McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Ayana Medina and Ethan Ensrud turned in valiant efforts for Linfield to highlight the Wildcats' home debut Thursday evening inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
 
Though Pacific took both sides of the dual meet, Wildcat fans were treated to several exciting performances by both established veterans and a promising newcomer. The Boxers men prevailed by a 38-18 score while the Pacific women pulled away to win 29-10.
 
Medina rallied for a victory with 15 seconds remaining in her bout, securing a pin of the Boxers' Analeese McAllister at 145 pounds.
 
Linfield's only other team points on the women's side came at 103 pounds where newcomer Tori Debold was awarded a forfeit victory.
 
Wrestling one weight class higher than his customary spot in the lineup at 184, Ensrud knocked off Pacific's Spyre Nelson with a pin at the 2:15 mark. Also pocketing team points for Linfield with forfeit wins were Max Vander Meide at 149 and Hayden Briggs at 165.
 
Perhaps the most intriguing contest of the evening came at 157 pounds. Freshman Carlos Kisokwa went toe-to-toe with Pacific's Andrew Potter for the full seven minutes before succumbing by a 19-13 count. The match swung back and forth before settling at last in Potter's favor.
 
AHEAD
Both squads head to eastern Washington on Sunday to compete in the Spokane Open, hosted by the Community Colleges of Spokane. Action begins at 9 a.m.