WELCOME TO LINFIELD UNIVERSITY
Scott Brosius
EVENT
Jamie Vasas
COMMUNICATIONS
Chase Fisk
STATISTICS
Jordan Hayes, Lyla Khlee
BALL SHAGGERS
Savannah Filios, Isabella Grutsch
PUBLIC ADDRESS
Emerson Teller
SCOREBOARD
Andrew Troeh
VIDEO WEBCASTS
Eric Albios, Brian Kice, Joe Stuart
OFFICIAL SCORERS
Leslie Benton, Courtney Cunningham
EVENT PROGRAM
PI’ILANI HIRAHARA
Kelly Bird, Chase Fisk, Felipe Unker
Natasha Freimuth
TED WILSON GYMNASIUM
Ted Wilson Gymnasium bears the name of the man who coached the Linfield basketball team to more championships than any individual in school history.
Over 20 seasons, Wilson directed the Wildcats in over 500 games, compiling a 324-213 record. Riley Gym was nicknamed the “House of Hustle” out of respect for Wilson’s high-scoring teams, which averaged a school-record 96.5 points a game during the 1977-78 season. The nickname remained when Wilson Gym replaced Riley Gym in 1989.
The numerous accomplishments of past championship teams and individuals from each of Linfield’s varsity sports programs now proudly encircle Wilson Gym’s court. Sixtysix banners now surround Wilson Gym’s playing surface and include every program with championship success. All team and individual national champions are recognized, as well as all national runners-up, both team and individual.
Additionally, a summary of every sport’s conference championship history is displayed, with some conference championship listings dating as far back as the 1930s.
The full-service facility contains locker rooms, offices and classrooms, a fully equipped athletic training room along with display areas that house the trophies and recognitions
of past Linfield teams and athletes.
In 1920, Riley Gym was built adjacent to historic Pioneer Hall at a cost of just over $25,000. Riley Gym served as the basketball home of the Wildcats for 67 seasons. A granddaddy of small college gyms, Riley played host to its first game in December, 1921, and its last game in February, 1989.
Linfield’s first on-campus basketball court was located on the north end of campus in the building now known as Newby Hall. The floor was miniature by today’s standards and there were no boundary lines. The surrounding walls prevented players from leaving the playing area. As a game was about to start, someone would check that all the doors were closed tight, the ball would be tipped off at center court, and it was every player for himself.
Up until 1907, Newby Hall, nicknamed the “Chem Shack,” was illuminated by candles with tin reflectors. In this era, many of the gyms the Wildcats played in were smaller and even more primitive than the one on the Linfield campus.
Around 1900, Linfield played its home basketball games in the old pavilion in the city park. Following practices and games, players had to heat their own shower water using a wood-burning boiler.
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COACHING STAFF
First-year head coach JENNA STREET brings a compelling blend of high school, college and club coaching experience to her new position. Most recently, she served as head volleyball coach at Warner Pacific University for one season.
She also previously guided the Multnomah University volleyball program for four years from 2015 until 2018. At Multnomah, she led the first sports team in that school’s history to defeat a NCAA Division II program, surprising Concordia-Portland, and also engineered the first upset of a nationally ranked opponent, leading the Knights to victory over the College of Idaho in 2017.
At the prep level, Street directed Portland’s Wilson High School volleyball team for four years from 2012 until 2015. She guided the Trojans to the Portland Interscholastic League championship during her first season as coach and the program’s first Class 6A state playoff berth in her third season at the helm.
Street founded the Oregon Premier Volleyball Club and has
DALE AGBAYANI brings a dynamic blend of leadership, technical expertise, and nationallevel experience to Linfield volleyball program.
As the first assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, he works closely with head coach Jenna Street to cultivate talent, develop team culture and guide student-athletes through the collegiate recruitment process.
Beyond Linfield, Agbayani is a cornerstone of Oregon Premier Volleyball Club, where he serves as Boys Director, Assistant Girls Club Director, Master Training Coach and Recruiting Coach. He leads both boys and girls teams and plays a pivotal role in coach development and athlete training across the club.
Before joining Linfield, Agbayani spent four years as associate head coach at Clackamas Community College and later coached at Warner Pacific University, an NAIA institution.
maintained the development program since 2013.
She was a four-year letter winner at Cal Lutheran University and a member of the 2006 team that reached the Elite 8 of the NCAA Division III Championships. After completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology from CLU in 2010, she went on to complete a master’s degree at Asuza Pacific University in educational counseling.
A standout volleyball player and twotime first team all-Three Rivers League selection while at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Street brings familiarity with the high school and club volleyball network throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Street and her husband, Marcus, live in Canby and are raising two children, Aria, 10, and Lincoln, 6.
CHON CLAYTON’S resumé combines 30 years of coaching experience at the high school, college and club volleyball level. Most recently, he spent several years coaching at Warner Pacific University in Portland and at St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington.
Clayton has been involved with the Excel Northwest club program, the Oregon Premier Volleyball Club, the USA High Performance program in the Puget Sound Region, and with USA Volleyball. Along with club season, he enjoys coaching beach volleyball and working at vol-leyball camps during the summer.
At the high school level, he successfully led Neah Bay High School to its first League and District championship and a seventhplace finish at the 1B Washington State Championships in 2007.He was also an assistant coach with the Ridgefield High School volleyball program, which won back-to-back 2A state titles in 2018 and 2019.
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maria alvarez | 1
5-2 | Freshman | DS Seattle, Washington
naia Alefaio-Foifua | 9 5-1 | Freshman | L/DS Seattle, Washington
margaritah banuelos | 15
5-6 | Junior | S Auburn, Washington
dannika goss | 2 5-9 | Sophomore | S Tillamook, Oregon
kaitlyn hough | 10 5-11 | Sophomore | RS/OH
Araeya watanabe | 16 5-7 | Senior | OH/RS Salem, Oregon
anela madarang-brandes | 3 5-2 | Senior | DS Waipahu, Hawaii
grace vu | 4 4-10 | Sophomore | L/DS Mililani, Hawaii
| 18 5-7 | Junior | DS/L
hirahara | 6 5-7 | Sophomore | S Honolulu,
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millard | 19 6-1 | Sophomore | MB
Pi’ilani
Hawaii
Kaylea Rietdyk | 14 5-6 | Junior | L/DS Klamath Falls, Oregon
katelyn mawdsley
13 5-10
Sophomore | MB/OH Bend, Oregon
Madison
Kailua, Hawaii
bella rodriguez
Keizer, Oregon
camryn hirst | 12 5-10 | Junior | MB/RS Orinda, California
loke carter | 24
| Sophomore | RS/MB Hilo, Hawaii
care elfner | 26
| Junior | L Homewood, Illinois
Lani Taliloa | 36 5-8 | Freshman | OH/DS Seattle, Washington
lola togia | 27
| Freshman | S Tacoma, Washington
paige pa’aluhi | 20
5-5 | Junior | L/DS Mililani, Hawaii
dani pomele | 28
| Freshman | MB Seattle, Washington
ella maika | 34
| Freshman | OH/S Las Vegas, Nevada
autumn gaboury-parker | 8 5-9 | Junior | OH/MB Gresham, Oregon
NORA MYRE | 11 5-8 | Junior | OH/MB Redmond, Washington
cam coughlin | 17
| Junior | RS/OH Bend, Oregon
tatum montiel | 37
5-11 | Freshman | OH/OPP Coos Bay, Oregon
LINFIELD WILDCATS
WILLAMETTE BEARCATS
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LINFIELD VERSUS WILLAMETTE match breakdown
THE RECORDS
Linfield moved to 2-1 in the NWC and 4-4 overall last week after falling to league-leader Whitworth in five sets and taking down Whitman in four sets. Willamette enters tonight’s match with a 3-9 record, including 1-4 in the NWC. The Bearcats have lost their last four matches, with their lone win coming against George Fox to open up conference play.
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats claimed their first win at home under first-year coach Jenna Street Saturday night in Ted Wilson Gymnasium, defeating Whitman, 3-1. Friday night’s match against Whitworth showed the strength of the Linfield roster, taking the Pirates to five sets after dropping the first two. The defense ranks second in digs in the conference, led by freshman libero Naia Alefaio-Foifua, who ranks fourth in the NWC at 4.26 digs per set.
WILLAMETTE AT A GLANCE
Willamette hasn’t been able to get going offensively as of late, but their defense remains tough. Dream Takemoto leads the conference in digs per set (4.45), while the team ranks fourth in the conference in service aces. The Bearcats have also played their best in the first set, taking the opening set in three of the first five NWC matches.
SERIES HISTORY
Willamette owns the better half of the all-time series, leading 38-27, but Linfield took the most recent meeting at home last November. In that match, the ‘Cats dropped the first set, but claimed the next three to win in four sets.
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LINFIELD’S WILDCAT
First called “Wildcats” in 1924, Linfield teams have always been known for their scrapiness
It has been a just over a century since Linfield athletic teams were first called “Wildcats.”
According to historical accounts, as competitive athletics grew in popularity and prominence during the 1920s, the student body voted in 1924 that the athletic mascot would be known as a “Wildcat” because Linfield was “a small school with a lot of fight and scratch.”
Before the 1924 vote, spectators at Linfield sports events cheered for the “Baptists,” owing to the school’s early heritage, or the “Cardinal and Purple,” a reference to the school colors.
The current Linfield athletic logo, showing a scowling Wildcat wearing a jauntily cocked sailor’s cap, first became a visual fixture on the sides of the football team’s helmets in 1963 under Hall of Fame coach Paul Durham.
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Regarded as one of the most influential coaches in school history, Durham directed the Wildcats from 1948 to 1967. In 20 seasons, Durham rolled up a career record of 122-51-10 while leading Linfield to seven conference titles and two appearances in the NAIA championship game.
Though that version of the Wildcat logo underwent only minor cosmetic changes over the next six decades, the basic logo from the 1960s remains the recognizable symbol of all Linfield varsity athletic teams today and by extension, it has come to represent many periphery segments of campus life, too.
Linfield teams also sport one of the most unique color schemes in all of college athletics. The college adopted the current colors of Cardinal (Red) and Purple in 1917.
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ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
Three game-changing individuals, plus a do-everything contributor, have been selected for induction into the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame
The 27th Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame class is set to be enshrined on Friday, November 14, inside Nicholson Library. Pacific Office Automation again is serving as title sponsor of the annual event.
This year’s class includes three outstanding former athletes: national-championship-winning softball player Amanda (Attleberger) Strahm of the class of 2008, and record-setting baseball standout Kevin Schjei from the Class of 2002, and AllAmerica quarterback Aaron Boehme of the Class of 2010. Also chosen for induction based on meritorious service is the late Billy Maxwell of the Class of 1924.
Tickets for this year’s banquet and induction ceremony are on sale now at golinfieldwildcats.com/halloffame.
HOMECOMING SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
Founders’ Society Luncheon Noon, Jonasson Hall, lower level of Melrose Hall, No cost
A special luncheon for those who have remembered Linfield in their estate plans.
Wine Tasting 1:30-3:30 p.m., Acorn to Oak Wine Experience, 546 NE Third Street, McMinnville, cost $20
Presentation by the 2025 Outstanding Young Alumnus
Ajeeta Khatiwada ‘10 3 p.m., T.J. Day Hall room 219, no cost
Presentation by 2025 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
Dan McMillan ‘88 4 p.m., T.J. Day Hall Room 222, no cost
Baseball alumni batting practice and intersquad scrimmage
5 p.m., batting practice, Helser Field, 6:30 p.m. Scrimmage no cost
Linfield’s Finest 5:30 p.m., Nicholson Library, no cost
See the presentation of this year’s alumni awards including the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, Dan McMillan ‘88; Distinguished Nursing Alumnus of the Year, Makayla (Reed) Cordova ‘08; Alumni Service Award, Steve Pickering ‘74 and Outstanding Young Alumnus, Ajeeta Khatiwada ‘10.
Delta Psi Delta dinner, 7 p.m., Michelbook Country Club, $42 Fall Choral Concert, 7 p.m., Ice Auditorium, Melrose Hall, no cost First Light Party for the Linfield Telescope, 8 p.m., Carlton Observatory, 500 Northeast Captain Michael King Smith Way, $10
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11
Campus Tours, 9 a.m., meet at the Welcome Tent near Riley Campus Center, no cost
Meet the President, 10 a.m. Nicholson Library, no cost
Alumni Swim Meet, 10 a.m., Linfield Aquatic Center, no cost
Women’s Basketball Reunion, 10 a.m., Wilson Gym, no cost
Lambda Sorority Reunion 10 a.m., Ford Hall, $12
All-Alumni Tent 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Streak Street, no cost
BWC Tailgate 11 a.m., Ford Hall/Marshall Theatre, $35
Alumni Baseball Social 11 a.m., Roy Helser Field, no cost
Education Dept. Open House, 11 a.m. Potter Hall, no cost
Women’s Soccer vs. George Fox, noon, no cost
Football vs. Pacific 1 p.m., $25 reserved, $15 for general admission
Men’s Soccer vs. George Fox, 2:45 p.m., no cost
Volleyball vs. George Fox, 6 p.m., no cost
First Light Party for the Linfield Telescope 8 p.m., Carlton Observatory, 500 Northeast Captain Michael King Smith Way, $10
KEEPING TABS ON THE WILDCATS
All Linfield Sports Network webcasts are now carried on FloSports, a conference-wide pay-to-watch platform
Linfield University has joined together with its eight fellow Northwest Conference institutions in support of a new partnership with streaming provider FloSports to offer live and on-demand video coverage of nearly every athletic event Linfield participates in An annual subscription costs $107.88 ($8.99 per month). A monthly subscription runs $19.99.
Linfield students, faculty and staff with linfield.edu email addresses will enjoy discounted rates of $71.88 per year ($5.99/ month) or $9.99 if purchased monthly.
Schools are expected to receive annual investments from FloSports to build and expand broadcast capabilities and make other investments within the athletic department. Linfield personnel will continue to staff and operate all home broadcasts.
“Entering into this agreement with FloSports was a conferencewide decision,” said Linfield Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Brosius. “While it does represent a change in how our streams are viewed, we do believe this partnership signifies a positive step forward. We anticipate increased quality of our streams conferencewide, as well as programming allowing viewers to watch college sports not just from within our conference, but from all across the country. This is the direction other Division III conferences are moving toward. Many of our out-of-conference competitions already require a FloSports subscription.”
As Brosius noted, FloSports subscribers will have the capability to access more than 40,000 events nationwide spanning 25 different sports.
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FloSports expects to deliver live and on-demand coverage of Linfield events across 15 different sports: Football, volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s wrestling, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, baseball, softball, and women’s lacrosse. Northwest Conference Championship events in all sports except golf and cross country will also be streamed as part of the annual agreement.
Beyond live competition, FloSports plans to invest in original content and storytelling initiatives online and across social media aimed at elevating the profile of NWC student-athletes and institutions. The NWC joins several of its regular non-conference opponents in partnering with FloSports, the industry leader and primary media rights partner for Division III conferences.
Each year, FloSports will provide a global platform to live stream over 800 regular-season and postseason events.
FloSports is available via web, mobile apps (iOS and Android), and streaming platforms including Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV. The FloSports app is expected to be pre-installed on most topselling Smart TVs in the U.S. this year.
LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK
The Linfield Sports Network continues to bring fans live action of all home Linfield volleyball matches in 2025. Fans can enjoy live video webcasts and play-by-play commentary on their computer, tablet, mobile device or Smart TV using the FloSports app.
Live coverage begins 15 minutes prior to the start of each match. Broadcasts include a postgame wrap-up. All live LSN broadcasts are under the direction of Broadcast Operations Coordinator Joe Stuart.
In his fifth year in the position, Stuart oversees technical production and management of LSN broadcasts as well as providing play-by-play commentary on football, basketball, baseball and softball webcasting in addition to assisting with other athletics communications needs.
Linfield senior Brian Kice begins his third season as the play-by-play voice of Wildcats volleyball. Kice, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, began his broadcasting experience
with the LSN in 2023. Senior Eric Albios, a second-generation Wildcat, returns for his third season as program director for all volleyball broadcasts.
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THE WILDCAT BAND
The Wildcat Band continues to support Linfield teams by performing a variety of musical tunes and bringing a fun atmosphere to events of all kinds.
Linfield students of all majors and skill levels are welcome to join the Wildcat Band. As a bonus, band members are eligible for up to $2,000 in scholarships and can earn paracurricular credit for participating. On average, the band rehearses five hours per week, with performances on nights and weekends during football and basketball seasons.
Leading the Wildcat Athletic Band is Joe Ready, who began at Linfield in the fall of 2024.
Hoping to build the excitement and interest in the band over the next few years, Ready says, “My primary goals for the Wildcat Band are for all members to have fun performing music to the best of their ability, and to continue building camaraderie within the band and the Linfield community.”
