MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — The Pacific Lutheran University women's soccer team posted its fifth shutout of the season on Sunday, outclassing host Linfield University 3-0 in a Northwest Conference match at the LU Soccer Field.

PLU's three goals came off the boots of three different players as the Lutes wrapped up the weekend in Oregon undefeated, outscoring its two conference opponents by an 11-1 margin. 

Julia Causbie opened up the scoring in the 19th minute, scoring an unassisted goal, her second goal of the 2023 season. PLU (5-2-1, 3-1 NWC) would take a 1-0 lead into the halftime break, outshooting the host Wildcats (3-3-2, 1-2-1 NWC) 11-5.
 
Alyssa Leong scored her second goal of the weekend in the 79th minute with Zoe Markquart registering the assist before Meghan Michels scored her first goal of the year in the 85th minute to conclude the scoring. 
 
Abby Winkler collected her fourth clean sheet of the season, making four saves in 90 minutes of work. 

"Proud of the team for competing on a Sunday in the Northwest Conference, it's never an easy task. Linfield's got a lot of pride and fought hard. It was a physical game and was 1-0 for most of it. It was a grind and I'm proud of the players. They kept battling and had a couple late goals to seal it," said Head Coach Seth Spidahl. 

"Anytime we can go to Oregon and get two wins that's always a good weekend overall. There's still a lot to work on, the potential of this group is very high. We're not quite where we want to be yet but that's okay, we have a lot of soccer left to play."
 
PLU outshot Linfield 17-5 during the game, including a 6-4 edge in shots on target. 
 
The Lutes hit the road again next weekend, facing Lewis & Clark College on Saturday in Portland, Oregon. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m.