Pacific Lutheran University









November 12, 2009
Newby Selected to All-NWC Second Team
Meredith Newby, a senior defender for the Pacific Lutheran women's soccer team, has earned All-Northwest Conference second team honors as selected by the NWC coaches.

November 7, 2009
Weather Forces Premature End to Match
NEWBERG, Ore. - A thunderstorm that brought rain, hail and high winds made the field unplayable and brought a premature end to Pacific Lutheran's women's soccer match against George Fox on Saturday.

November 6, 2009
Bearcats Knock Off Lutes, 3-1
SALEM, Ore. - Beth Tatlock scored her first two goals of the season and added an assist as the Willamette Bearcats defeated visiting Pacific Lutheran, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match played on Friday.

November 3, 2009
2009 Season Comes to an End This Weekend
The PLU women's soccer team concludes its 2009 season in Oregon, playing Willamette on Friday and George Fox on Saturday.

November 1, 2009
Lutes and Boxers Play to 3-3 Deadlock
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran and Pacific exchanged goals for 110 minutes of action before their Northwest Conference women's soccer match ended in a 3-3 tie on a sunny Sunday at the PLU field.

October 30, 2009
Lutes Close Out Home Schedule on Sunday
Pacific Lutheran will close out its 2009 women's soccer home schedule on Sunday when it hosts the Pacific Boxers in a Northwest Conference match scheduled for an 11 a.m. kickoff.

October 28, 2009
Late Lutes Rally Falls Short Against UPS
TACOMA - Courtney Walker scored a goal in the 70th minute, but it proved to be too little and too late as the host Puget Sound Loggers defeated the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, 2-1, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match played Wednesday afternoon at Baker Stadium.

October 25, 2009
Lutes 'Hatch' Up 2-1 Victory over Pioneers
PARKLAND - Karin Hatch scored the match-winning goal with less than nine minutes remaining as the Pacific Lutheran Lutes defeated the visiting Lewis & Clark Pioneers, 2-1, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match played Sunday afternoon.

October 24, 2009
Lutes Explode For Seven Goals Against Linfield
PARKLAND, Wash. - Scoring the program’s highest number of goals in a match since the 2002 season, Pacific Lutheran dismantled Linfield, 7-2, in a conference match played Saturday afternoon on the PLU field.

October 23, 2009
Lutes Host Linfield and Lewis & Clark in NWC Action
After a couple tough losses last weekend in Eastern Washington, Pacific Lutheran returns home to host a couple of Oregon schools in Linfield and Lewis & Clark. Both matches will be at noon on the PLU soccer field.

October 18, 2009
Lutes Unable to Find the Net in Loss to Whitman
WALLA WALLA - Corina Gabbert had her second three-goal performance in two weeks to lead the host Whitman Missionaries to a 5-0 Northwest Conference women's soccer victory over Pacific Lutheran on Sunday afternoon.

October 17, 2009
Strong Second Half Sends Whitworth Past Lutes
SPOKANE, Wash. - Lindsey Oakes scored her fourth goal of the season to lift Whitworth University to a 2-1 win over visiting Pacific Lutheran University in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match on Saturday afternoon.

October 15, 2009
Tough Eastern Washington Road Trip Ahead
Pacific Lutheran will make the long road trip across the Cascade Mountains this weekend for Northwest Conference matches against the Whitworth Pirates and the Whitman Missionaries.

October 11, 2009
PLU Falls to Willamette in NWC Soccer
PARKLAND - Willamette scored a goal in each half and weathered a late offensive surge by Pacific Lutheran to garner a 2-0 Northwest Conference women's soccer victory on Sunday afternoon.

October 10, 2009
PLU Defense Stout in 1-0 Shutout of George Fox
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran recorded its first shutout since the season opener and Jordan Daniels headed home the only goal in the 35th minute as the Lutes defeated George Fox, 1-0, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match played Saturday.

October 8, 2009
Lutes Close Out First Half of Conference Slate
The Lutes close out the first half of the Northwest Conference schedule this weekend with a pair of home matches against foes hovering near the middle of the conference standings.

October 3, 2009
Lutes Fall to Pacific in NWC Women's Soccer
FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Lauren Kanda led Pacific with two goals and an assist as the Boxers won their third straight home match by knocking off Pacific Lutheran, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference women's soccer match played Saturday at Lincoln Park Stadium.

September 30, 2009
Loggers Wear Down Fiesty Lutes, 4-2
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran battled to the end against one of the nation's top Division III women's soccer programs before the Puget Sound Loggers prevailed, 4-2, in a Northwest Conference match played Wednesday afternoon at the PLU field.

September 29, 2009
Tough Challenge Ahead for PLU
With their first Northwest Conference win of the season firmly tucked away, Pacific Lutheran hosts nationally ranked Puget Sound on Wednesday afternoon.

September 27, 2009
First Half Goal Gives Whitworth 1-0 Win over PLU
PARKLAND - Sara Tallman scored her first goal of the season in the 26th minute and that one tally was all that visiting Whitworth needed to take a 1-0 Northwest Conference women's soccer victory over Pacific Lutheran on Sunday afternoon.

September 26, 2009
Lutes Beat Whitman, End Loss Skid
PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran ended a five-match losing skid with a 3-1 Northwest Conference women's soccer victory over the visiting Whitman Missionaries on Saturday afternoon.

September 23, 2009
PLU Seeks First NWC Win, End to Loss Skid
Pacific Lutheran is after its first Northwest Conference win of the season this weekend as it hosts Whitman at noon on Saturday and Whitworth at noon on Sunday.

September 20, 2009
Linfield Rallies Past Lutes for 2-1 Victory
McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Olivia Lee gave Pacific Lutheran an early second half lead with a penalty kick, but Linfield scored twice in a two-minute span to deal the Lutes a 2-1 defeat in Northwest Conference women's soccer action on Sunday.

September 19, 2009
Lutes Falls to Pioneers in Conference Opener
PORTLAND, Ore. - Freshmen Katrina Weisbecker and Katie Cabuling tallied goals as the Lewis & Clark Pioneers defeated the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon in Northwest Conference soccer action.

September 15, 2009
Lutes Look to Disprove Doubters
Pacific Lutheran, predicted by Northwest Conference coaches to finish seventh in the women's soccer race, seeks to prove otherwise when it opens its NWC slate this weekend with two matches in Oregon.

September 13, 2009
Second Half Goal Gives Sagehens 1-0 Victory
PARKLAND - Katy Metcalf scored her first goal of the season on a header to the far netting as the visiting Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Sagehens defeated Pacific Lutheran, 1-0, in a women's soccer match played Sunday.

September 10, 2009
Lutes Happy to Return to Home Turf
After playing two matches last weekend in hot and smoky conditions in Southern California, the Pacific Lutheran women's soccer team is happy to be on its home turf this Sunday.

September 5, 2009
Chapman Blanks Lutes, 2-0
ORANGE, Calif. - Playing less than 24 hours after their previous match, the Pacific Lutheran women's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to the Chapman Panthers on Saturday morning.

September 4, 2009
Lutes Drop Decision to CMS
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The young Pacific Lutheran women's soccer team found the going difficult against a regional power on Friday as the Lutes dropped a 5-1 decision to host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

September 1, 2009
Lutes Record 1-0 Shutout Win in Season Opener
PARKLAND - Karli Hurlbut scored late in the first half and Pacific Lutheran weathered 21 Northwest University shots as the Lutes opened their 2009 women's soccer season with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday evening.

August 31, 2009
Lutes Open Season on Tuesday
The young Pacific Lutheran women's soccer team opens its 2009 season at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when it hosts the Northwest University Eagles.

August 13, 2009
Coaches Say Lutes Will Finish Seventh
Northwest Conference coaches have picked Pacific Lutheran to finish in seventh and have given Puget Sound a unanimous nod to win a record eighth straight NWC crown.