MCMINNVILLE, Ore. --- Linfield women's wrestling faced off against Northwest Conference rival Pacific on Friday evening inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium, falling 36-6 in first dual of the season.
 
Pacific began the match with a 20-0 lead due to five forfeited matches by Linfield. At 103-pounds, freshman Jessica Cottings (3-2) wasted no time, with five takedowns in the first period, she only needed 50-seconds to earn a 10-0 tech fall, putting the 'Cats on the board with four-points. 
 
Freshman Cadence Fineran (1-4) competed at 131-pounds, although she was bested just over two-minutes into the match, falling in an 11-1 technical fall. Although she earned a point, she added one to the team's score. Also making her freshman debut at home, Cassidy Jones-Mowen (1-4) battled, trailing 4-0 after the first three-minute period. Ultimately, Jones-Mowen came up short early in the second, dropping the 138-pound match in a 10-0 tech fall. 
 
In the 160-pound bout, sophomore Karina Yoder (1-4) was behind 6-0 in the first period, but battled back to get a takedown of her own in the second. Yoder's match ended two-minutes into the final period, as her opponent from Pacific earned a 13-2 technical fall, although Yoder earned a point for the team. 
 
Freshman Alexia Zacharof (0-1) closed out the dual for the team at 180-pounds, dropping the finale with an 84-second, 10-0 technical fall. Pacific extended their win-streak in duals against Linfield to three, taking a 36-6 win inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium. 
 
Both Linfield wrestling teams are back in action this Sunday, this time on the road, as they head to Coos Bay, Oregon, to take on Southwestern Oregon Community College at 2 p.m. for a dual meet.
 
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