MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – Linfield hosted NWC leader Pacific Lutheran Saturday afternoon at the Linfield Soccer complex in an exciting match where the Wildcats' comeback bid fell short 3-1. Linfield came out aggressive from kickoff, tallying a shot just 15 seconds into Saturday's competition. But the Lutes were able to wear down the Linfield defense with their first goal coming in the 10th minute off the foot of Christian Pineda.