Linfield tied the second most All-Northwest Conference selections in program history with five in an announcement released by the conference on Tuesday. Freshman
Madison De La Trinidad led the group with the first team selection while
Gabby Crist and
Mackenzie Kulick were named second team.
Star Pfleiger and
Grayce Miller rounded out the selections after being named honorable mention All-NWC. Linfield doubled its win total in 2024 improving to 6-9 overall and 4-8 in Northwest Conference play.
De La Trinidad led the NWC in ground balls per game at 3.19 and led the Wildcats with 46 total. The Culver City, Calif., native also ranked among the leaders in caused turnovers per game at 1.75 and also led Linfield with a total of 27.
Crist makes her second appearance on the All-NWC list. She led the 'Cats with 47 goals and 66 total points while also tying for the team lead in assists with 19. Crist finished fourth in the conference in goals per game at 3.31. The Lake Oswego, Ore., native led Linfield in free position goals with 10.
Kulick finished second on the team with 34 goals while leading Linfield in draw controls with 45. Kulick was named NWC Lacrosse Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 29 in Linfield's 24-1 blowout victory over Eastern Oregon where she racked up eight draw controls and three goals.
Miller was a mainstay for the Linfield defense and similarly to Crist, makes her second appearance on the all-conference honors in as many seasons. She totaled 18 caused turnovers while scooping up 23 ground balls.
Pfleiger contributed in all areas for the Wildcats. She totaled 15 goals, 14 caused turnovers and 21 draw controls. Pfleiger scored four goals on two occasions helping the Wildcats to two road wins over Puget Sound and Pacific.
Willamette won two of the major awards with Lily Bachiochi being named Offensive Player of the Year and Sarah Lautenbach earning Coach of the Year. Whitman's Renn Novak earned Rookie of the Year while regular season and postseason champion George Fox had Defensive Player of the Year Payton Bergren.
