Eight Wildcat teams are in action this week, in the heart of crossover season, with the Fall sports seasons coming to a close and Winter teams are ready to compete. Men's and women's soccer, and volleyball host senior day this Saturday on campus, each team's final home events of the 2025 season. Men's basketball enters on the scene, travelling to Eugene to take on Bushnell before a Monday night matchup against La Verne for their home opener. Men's and women's swimming host their first home meet of the season tomorrow evening at the Linfield Pool, hosting NWC rival Pacific at 5 p.m.
 
SWIMMING
Wildcat men's and women's swimming are set for their first home dual meet of the season, coming off of a sweep by both teams at Willamette last weekend. Kirsti Keppo and Rocco Veile led the two teams, with the men's team sealing the victory in the final relay event of the meet against the Bearcats. Swimming has handled the Boxers as of late, winning each of the last few matchups. 
The meet:
Friday, November 7 | 5 p.m. | Linfield Pool
Vs Pacific
Watch live and on-demand here: https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
 
VOLLEYBALL
 Wildcat volleyball (7-12, 5-9 NWC) prepares for the end of the season, with two matches to go, Linfield ranks sixth in the Northwest Conference. The 'Cats head to cross-town rival George Fox on Friday night, looking for the season sweep of the Bruins, before hosting the Lewis & Clark Pioneers on Saturday night for Senior Night. The team will honor seniors Anela Madarang-Brandes and Araeya Watanabe for their hard work and dedication to the Wildcat program over the past four seasons. 
 
The matchups:
Friday, November 7 | 7 p.m. 
@ George Fox (7-14, 4-11 NWC) | Newberg, Ore.
Saturday, November, 1 | 6 p.m. 
Vs Lewis & Clark (0-21, 0-14 NWC) | Ted Wilson Gymnasium | Senior Night
Watch live and on-demand here: https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Linfield men's basketball gets the regular season underway this Saturday evening, taking on the Bushnell Beacons at their place. The Wildcats turn around and host their first home game of the season against the La Verne Leopards on Monday night at 4:30 p.m. inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
The games:
Saturday, November, 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Eugene, Ore.
@ Bushnell
Monday, November, 10 | 4:30 p.m. | Ted Wilson Gymnasium
Vs La Verne
Watch Monday's game live and on-demand here: https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Wildcat women's soccer (8-5-5, 6-5-3 NWC) is set to face two of the bottom three teams in the Northwest Conference this weekend, one week removed from taking on the two teams tied atop the conference standings. Linfield will honor 10 Wildcat seniors at Saturday's match for their contributions to the women's soccer program over the last five seasons. To close out the season, the 'Cats head to Newberg, taking on rival George Fox on Sunday with hopes of capturing the season sweep.
 
The matchups:
Saturday, November, 8 | 11 a.m. | Senior Day
Vs Lewis & Clark (3-10-5, 3-7-4 NWC) | Linfield Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Sunday, November, 9 | 11 a.m. 
@ George Fox (0-11-7, 0-10-5 NWC) | Newberg, Ore.
Watch live and on-demand here: https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Men's soccer (1-14-3, 1-10-3 NWC) aims to rebound in the final weekend series of the season, hosting Lewis & Clark for senior day on Saturday afternoon following the women's match. The season comes to a close on Sunday, where Linfield heads to Newberg, Oregon, to take on George Fox with hopes of leveling the season series with the NWC rival Bruins. 
 
The matchups:
Saturday, November, 8 | 1:45 p.m. | Senior Day
Vs Lewis & Clark (0-15-3, 0-12-2 NWC) | Linfield Soccer/Lacrosse Complex
Sunday, November, 9 | 1:45 p.m. 
@ George Fox (5-9-5, 3-8-4 NWC) | Newberg, Ore.
Watch live and on-demand here: https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
 
FOOTBALL
Linfield football (5-2, 4-1 NWC) takes a two-game winning streak on the road this weekend, as they return to Tacoma, Washington, to face the Puget Sound Loggers who rank eighth in the conference standings with two weeks left to play. Junior quarterback Luke McNabb enters the week as the conference's Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three all-purpose touchdowns and nearly 300 all-purpose yards in a 29-21 win over Lewis & Clark at home last weekend. 
Linfield's series with Puget Sound dates to 1924, when Puget Sound took a 55-6 win in Tacoma. Linfield leads the all-time series 37-12-1 and has won the last 34 meetings, including 62-13 in 2024 in McMinnville … the most recent game in Tacoma was Linfield's 55-6 victory in 2023 … Puget Sound's last win was in 1987 by a 21-20 score in McMinnville … the Wildcats are 18-5 against the Loggers in McMinnville and 19-7-1 in Tacoma … Linfield and Puget Sound did not play between 1947 and 1983. Before that break, Linfield was just 1-11-1 in the series; since the break ended, Linfield is 36-1 vs. UPS … Linfield lost the first 7 games of the series before gaining a 7-7 tie in Tacoma in 1936, then a 28-19 win in McMinnville in 1939 … from 2013-2015, Linfield scored at least 70 points in each game of the series, winning 79-3 in McMinnville in 2013, 73-10 in Tacoma in 2014 and 72-3 in McMinnville in 2015 … Linfield's widest margin of victory was 76 points, a 79-3 win in 2013 in McMinnville; Puget Sound's widest margin of victory was 50 points, 50-0 in in 1928 in McMinnville. Linfield's widest margin in Tacoma was 63 points, 73-10 in 2014; Puget Sound's widest margin in Tacoma was 49 points, 55-6 in 1924 in the series' first game.
(Kip Carlson)
 
The matchup:
Saturday, November 8 | 1 p.m. | Tacoma, Wash.
@ Puget Sound (1-7, 1-4 NWC)
Watch live and on-demand here: https://www.flocollege.com/schools/6469740-linfield-university
 
WRESTLING
Men's and women's wrestling are back home following a trip to British Columbia last weekend to begin the season. Both teams are at fellow Northwest Conference rival Pacific for the Mike Clock Open this Saturday and Sunday where the men's team will see their first official matches of the season. 
 
The meet:
Saturday, November 8 | 9 a.m. | Forest Grove, Ore.
Mike Clock Open (Women)
Sunday, November 9 | 9 a.m. | Forest Grove, Ore.
Mike Clock Open (Men)
 
LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK ON FLOSPORTS
This summer, the Northwest Conference and its nine affiliated institutions announced an exclusive media rights partnership, bringing nearly all NWC broadcasted sports to the FloSports platform for the foreseen future. This deal now requires fans, families, and students to purchase a subscription to the platform to view Wildcat sports live and on-demand. 
To learn more about FloSports, the Linfield Sports Network, how to subscribe, and even how to get a discounted subscription, visit: https://golinfieldwildcats.com/news/2025/8/29/general-interest-wildcats-home-openers-one-week-away-flosports-streams-on-deck.aspx


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