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Evelyn Cross
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications

Wildcats welcome Berry, Pacific Lutheran to McMinnville

THE RECORDS
After an impressive offensive performance in its 18-3 win over Puget Sound, Linfield (3-2) remains undefeated at home and looks to maintain the perfect record this week with a Wednesday night matchup against Berry (5-1) before Pacific Lutheran (1-2) comes to town on Saturday after matches against Cal Lutheran and Occidental earlier in the week.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats have had a solid start to the 2025 season, averaging 15 goals per match behind Mackenzie Kulick who ranks fifth in the NWC with 16 goals on the year. Gabby Crist takes the second spot in the conference in assists per game at 2.5 while also leading the team with nine caused turnovers. Savannah Irwin tops the team leaderboard in points, tallying 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points. Tenley Hodge holds down the goalkeeper position with 24 saves to start off her junior season.
 
BERRY AT A GLANCE
The Vikings have been dominant through their first six matches of the year. The lone loss came against Capital University, but Berry has been the victor of the three straight coming into its matchup with Linfield. Molley Cross directs the offense with nine assists while Dani Taraska proves to be the striker, tallying 17 goals. Madeline Dahl and Taraska terrorize opposing offenses with 33 and 36 caused turnovers respectively, showcasing the Vikings' ability to turn a game quickly.
 
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes won their season opener 12-6 against Eastern Oregon but have struggled to find their footing since, dropping matches to Lewis & Clark and Puget Sound. Taylee Alldredge's nine goals lead the team and Annie Latimer distributes the offense, totaling five assists. Kassie Diller stands tall in the goal, registering 28 saves and an impressive .431 save percentage. Pacific Lutheran looks to increase its 7.3 goals per contest as the Lutes enter the heart of their schedule.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Linfield and Berry are playing just the second game in series history with the first one coming in 2016 where the Vikings came away with a 16-4 victory.
 
With this season being Pacific Lutheran's first competing in the NWC, there has only been one contest between the Lutes and the Wildcats dating back to 2003 when the Lutes were a club team. Linfield dominated the game, securing a 10-1 victory.
 
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