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understanding. Be warned you might get randomly quizzed if she sees you walking down the hall. If you’re in her path during a soccer match, make sure to protect your kidneys. There Whether it’s researching how yeast cells make proteins or is no breaking Sammartino’s focus as she often gets what she battling an opponent for a loose ball, Emma Sammartino has wants, and what she wants is to win. never faced an obstacle she couldn’t overcome “Emma is not afraid to shove people off of her and stand her ground in that center midfield spot,” says Wildcats senior by ellie holstine ’23 Makenna Blix. rom excelling in the science laboratory to bringing her Sammartino is known to jump head first into challenging best effort to the soccer field each day, Emma Sammar- situations. She survives by not getting intimidated, knowing tino’s kind and driven attitude shines in all she does. that eventually things will work themselves out. Whether that’s Sammartino is a third-year student going after a 50-50 ball or tackling studying biochemistry with the hopes of challenging biochemistry homework, becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Sammartino reminds herself, “not “I’ve watched many of my teamto get intimidated, because good mates tear their ACLs,” she says. things will come.” “I want to be the person who Arriving at Linfield as a helps athletes continue doing freshman, Sammatino inwhat they love.” herited the nickname “tot,” Being a pre-med major which she has since grown and a soccer player wasn’t out of. challenging enough for Sam“Emma is a very good martino. Over the summer, learner. For new players, it the Eagle, Idaho, native spent time can be tough to learn and comworking with Dr. Megan Bestwick. Together, pete at the same time,” says Simmons. they conducted research on yeast cells, “Toward the end of her freshman season, you observing how the cells use reactive oxygen could see her gain more confidence as things species to make proteins and their fluorescent become clearer.” activity within the mitochondria. Says Sammartino: “Being part of the It’s not uncommon to find Sammartino women’s soccer team is like having a second spending Sunday nights making yeast cells family. I know I can go to every single one of or helping freshman biology students with my teammates for anything.” their homework. One of the best benefits about being part “Emma wants to contribute at her of the team is that she always has people to highest levels in academics and soccer,” turn to or to study with. says Linfield women’s soccer coach Steve “I wouldn’t play soccer if I didn’t like the Simmons. “She’s here at Linfield to learn people,” she says. “And if I didn’t like the and grow as a scientist as well as to play people, I would just do science.” soccer.” Blix is thankful Sammartino is a member of A large reason why Sammartino chose the team. “Emma has such a competitive, yet to attend Linfield was the chance to particiloving nature about her. Everyone on the team pate in a vibrant pre-med program and to looks up to her.” continue to compete in soccer. She says de During the off season, Sammartino gets excitveloping time-management skills has been ed about having more time to study science, as among the most valuable skills she’s learned well as more time to play outside. She likes to from being a student-athlete. hike and cross-country ski. On the weekends, “It took until my sophomore year to you can find her taking the underclassmen on understand that when I have pockets of time, hikes nearby, or volunteering and cheering on I can start doing homework. I don’t necessarher friends on the Linfield track and field team. ily need to wait to do it all at once.” Emma Sammartino is the embodiment of the When Sammartino shows up, it can be expression “All In.” She gives everything she a bit intimidating because she gives her very has in all aspects of sports, school and friendbest effort in everything she does. If she is ships. As a rising team leader on the women’s explaining yeast cells, you’re not getting soccer team, she’s definitely one to watch for out of the conversation without having a full this season.
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Back row (l to r): Head Coach Steve Simmons, Sidra Griffin, Izzy Chauls, McKenna Blix, Ashley Guldager, Sydney Pfleiger, Laney Green, Jildou van der Sluis, Lili Lucas, Anna Dazey, Kahiau Bonacorsi, Addie Klindt, Arial Miyama, Assistant Coach Zayn Kahn. Middle row: Erin Lutz, Raylynn Bucher, Lucy Kerr, Jordan Stoner, Andrea Thompson, Megan Sweeney, McCall Bennion, Jasmine Williams, Abbie Bach, Ava Dumler, Ellie Friedrichsen, Jill LeRoux, Emily Hyde, Callie Kawaguchi, Emma Sammartino, Kamahie Samudio, Laura Hoover, Assistant Coach Madi Reimer, Certified Athletic Trainer Laura Flood. Front row: Maura Grahek, Riley Omonaka, Yahaira Rodriguez, Salyna Woods, Emma Mulligan, Erin Isbister, Alyssa Bakkensen, Emilee Miller, Jaeda Doctolero, Kami Echiverri, Katelyn Jolley.
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MEET THE WILDCATS
emma mulligan | 0
Jaeda Doctolero | 2
Jill Leroux | 3
ELLIE FRIEDRICHSEN | 4
Laura Hoover | 5
kahiau bonacorsi| 6
emily hyde | 10
MCCALL BENNION | 11
CALLIE KAWAGUCHI | 12
RILEY OMONAKA | 13
ARIEL MIYAMA | 14
MEGAN SWEENEY | 15
ABBIE BACH | 19
KATELYN JOLLEY | 20
lili lucas | 21
ASHLEY GULDAGER | 22
anna dazey | 23
Emma Sammartino | 24
sydney pfleiger | 28
yahaira rodriguez | 29 5-1 | Freshman | F Woodburn, Oregon
sidra griffin | 31
Andrea thompson | 32
jordan stoner | 33
5-9 | Freshman | D Beaverton, Idaho
ALYSSA BAKKENSEN | 37
emilee miller | 45
5-10 | Sophomore | GK Seattle, Washington
5-5 | Freshman | M Silverton, Oregon
5-5 | Freshman | D Happy, Valley, Oregon
5-7 | Senior | GK Scappoose, Oregon
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5-1 | Freshman | M Honolulu, Hawaii
5-4 | Sophomore | M Boise, Idaho
5-3 | Freshman | F Bend, Oregon
5-7 | Freshman | GK Beaverton, Oregon
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5-4 | Sophomore | M Sherwood, Oregon
5-3 | Junior | F Beaverton, Oregon
5-8 | Freshman | F Bend, Oregon
jildou van der slius | 30 5-10 | Freshman | D Groningen, The Netherlands
salyna woods | 46 5-8 | Junior | GK Albany, Oregon
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5-6 | Sophomore | D Snohomish, Washington
5-2 | Sophomore | M Renton, Washington
5-9 | Senior | D Eugene, Oregon
5-7 | Freshman | M Duvall, Washington
Steve Simmons Head Coach Eighth Year
5-4 | Senior | M Lake Forest, Washington
5-6 | Senior | D Hillsboro, Oregon
5-6 | Freshman | D Corvallis, Oregon
5-4 | Freshman | M Puyallup, Washington
Zayn khan
Assistant Coach Second Year
5-7 | Sophomore | D Makawao, Hawaii
5-4 | Junior | D Tualatin, Oregon
5-3 | Junior | M Eagle, Idaho
5-5 | Freshman | D Bend, Oregon
Erin Lutz
Assistant Coach Second Year
MEET THE WILDCATS match breakdown
kami echiverri | 7
maura grahek | 8
MAKENNA BLIX | 9
RAYLYNN BUCHER | 16
Maddie Serafini | 17
IZZY CHAULS | 18
5-3 | Freshman | D Kahului, Hawaii
5-6 | Sophomore | D Spokane, Washington
5-4 | Sophomore | F Fairbanks, Alaska
5-4 | Senior | D Portland, Oregon
5-8 | Senior | F Beaverton, Oregon
5-7 | Junior | M Woodinville, Washington
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LANEY GREEN | 25
5-10 | Junior | F Redding, California
kamahie samudio | 34 5-5 | Freshman | D Lahaina, Hawaii
madi reimer
Assistant Coach First Year
LUCY KERR | 26
5-6 | Sophomore | D Seattle, Washington
AVA DUMLER | 35 5-5 | Junior | M Boulder, Colorado
JASMINE WILLIAMS | 27 5-5 | Sophomore | D Auburn, Washngton
ERIN ISBISTER | 36 5-4 | Junior | GK Orange, California
THE RECORDS Entering the week, Linfield is 1-4-1 overall and 0-2-0 in Northwest Conference play. Pacific Lutheran, ranked No. 19 in the latest United Soccer Coaches national rankings, is 6-0-0 with a 2-0-0 conference mark. The Lutes were picked to win it all in the Northwest Conference Preseason Coaches Poll while the Wildcats were picked third. Both teams received four firstplace votes. LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats are averaging 0.83 goals and 11.2 shots per game. Junior forward Laney Green is the team’s leading scorer with two goals. Green is second in the Northwest Conference with 2.83 shots per game and is tied for first with 1.50 shots on goal per game. Defenders Ashley Guldager, Maddie Serafini and Megan Sweeney have started all six matches on the back line. Senior Alyssa Bakkensen has played every minute in goal and leads the NWC with 7.67 saves per game. PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE The Lutes lead the Northwest Conference with 2.83 goals, 2.33 assists, eight points and 19.50 shots per game. Freshman Hannah Cecil leads the team with three goals while sophomore Alyssa Leong has two goals on the season and is tied for the NWC lead with 1.50 shots on goal per game. Freshman Eva Wirth is 6-0-0 in goal with three shutouts, a .923 save percentage and a 0.18 goals against average. THE SERIES Linfield and PLU have met 51 times with the Lutes leading the series with a 25-23-3 record. The Wildcats are 15-10-2 against the Lutes at home, but the Lutes are 6-1-3 in the last 10 matchups. The teams split their 2019 series with the Lutes winning 1-0 in Tacoma and the ‘Cats winning 2-1 in McMinnville.
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LINFIELD WILDCATS NO. 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 45 46
NAME Emma Mulligan Jaeda Doctolero Jill Leroux Ellie Friedrichsen Laura Hoover Kahiau Bonacorsi Kami Echiverri Maura Grahek Makenna Blix Emily Hyde McCall Bennion Callie Kawaguchi Riley Omonaka Ariel Miyama Megan Sweeney Raylynn Bucher Maddie Serafini Izzy Chauls Abbie Bach Katelyn Jolley Lili Lucas Ashley Guldager Anna Dazey Emma Sammartino Laney Green Lucy Kerr Jasmine Williams Sydney Pfleiger Yahaira Rodriguez Jildou van der Sluis Sidra Griffin Andrea Thompson Jordan Stoner Kamahie Samudio Ava Dumler Erin Isbister Alyssa Bakkensen Emilee Miller Salyna Woods
POS. GK M M D M D D F F M M F M D D D D M D F F D D M F D D D F D M M D D M GK GK GK GK
HT. 5-10 5-1 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-7 5-3 5-4 5-8 5-5 5-4 5-3 5-2 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-8 5-9 5-6 5-3 5-10 5-6 5-5 5-9 5-1 5-10 5-7 5-4 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-7 5-7 5-8
YR./EL. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr.
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NAME Shaylin Cesar Eva Wirth Chloe Benson Alyssa Leong Ellie Reardon Sawyer Anderson Riley Shaver Kaylie Brown Jami Hughes Vivian Shinall Marina Foster Kimber Thomas Ali Shiraishi Haley Bolen Joelle Buck Ashlee Gormley Vera Panescu-Reich Bri Cross Alyssa Jordan Keila Kruse Meghan Michels Sophia Jeter Calie Rose Meghan Hamell Kaylee Zicha Lily Dose Annika Lambott Samantha Nelson Ana Bechtel Kayden Hulquist Hannah Cecil Julia Causbie Cecilia Coca-Aitken Cassie Stady Ella Merte
POS. GK GK D M/F D M D D M F M M/F M M D D F D M D F M GK D M/F D/M M GK GK d F F M/F D D
HT. 5-6 5-8 5-3 5-1 5-4 5-7 5-7 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-10 5-0 5-8 5-11 5-4 5-5 5-3 5-3 5-7 5-5 5-3 5-7 5-4 5-2 5-5 5-8 5-7 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-3 5-6 5-5
YR. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So.
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encore performance After leading the Linfield men to the NCAA Final Four in 2000, Steve Simmons is eager to lead the women’s squad there, too
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teve Simmons is in the second year of his second tenure as Linfield women’s soccer coach. He is also in the midst of his third year as Linfield Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Soccer. Simmons brings 15 years of Division I coaching experience at Oregon State and Northern Illinois, in addition to serving five years as head coach of the Linfield men’s and women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse programs from 1996 until 2000. Simmons, who owns a career record of 190-166-31 in 20 seasons as a collegiate head coach, oversees the men’s and women’s soccer clubs, and serves as an advisor to the women’s lacrosse coaching staff. Simmons will also have an influence in the areas of alumni and donor relations, with the goal of re-energizing the soccer and lacrosse alumni and ultimately modernizing and enhancing the Linfield soccer/lacrosse facility’s playing surface, team areas, pressbox and grandstand. During his first tenure at Linfield, he took over a men’s team that went 1-15-0 in 1995 and led the Wildcats to three seasons of double-digit wins, including a 21-1-1 mark in 2000. That team knocked off topranked Ohio Wesleyan in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals losing in the NCAA Division III semifinals to eventual national champion Messiah College. On the women’s side, the Wildcats rose from ninth place to fourth place in his final season as coach. Most recently, Simmons spent nine years as head coach of the Oregon State men’s soccer program. During his OSU tenure, the Beavers produced three MLS SuperDraft first round picks, including No. 1 pick Danny Mwanga in 2010, No. 13 pick Emery Welshman
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in 2013 and No. 2 pick Khiry Shelton in 2015. Both Mwanga and Shelton earned Pac-10/Pac-12 Player of the Year honors. Simmons won 63 games with the Beavers in his first seven seasons, including a Pac-10 runner-up finish in 2009. He led OSU to its best season in school history in 2014 on the way to the program’s first NCAA Tournament win, a 1-0 defeat of the University of Denver. In 2015, OSU was nationally ranked, climbing as high as No. 3, a program best. Prior to Oregon State, Simmons compiled a 59-47-3 record in six seasons as head coach at Northern Illinois. The Huskies won 56 matches over his final five seasons, the most-ever in a five-year span in school history, won the Mid-American Conference Championship, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and had 24 players honored with all-MAC accolades. His 2006 campaign at NIU was the best in school history as the team won a school-record 15 games, including a 9-0-0 mark at home. The Huskies earned the school’s first-ever MAC Championship and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. He began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Concordia University-Portland, in 1990 before heading to Gonzaga University in 1994 as an assistant coach. A head coaching position followed the next season at Division III Whitworth University. Simmons led Whitworth to a 9-8-2 record in his first season to earn Northwest Conference Coach of the Year honors before moving on to Linfield. As a collegian at Concordia, Simmons netted first-team All-America honors from the National Christian College Athletic Association and NAIA Academic All-America recognition as a senior. He was a two-time NAIA Northwest All-Region selection and was honored with Concordia’s Male Athlete of the Year Award in 1990 and was selected to the school’s Athletics Wall of Fame in 1993. Simmons earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Concordia in 1990. He received a master’s degree in physical education from Gonzaga in 1996. Simmons and his wife, Maria, reside in Corvallis with their three children, Keagan, Jordan and Katey.
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NORTHWEST CONFERENCE women’s soccer STANDINGS
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W-L PCT.
Pacific Lutheran 4-0
OVERALL W-L PCT. STREAK
1.000
8-0 1.000
W8
Puget Sound 3-0-1 0.875
7-0-1 0.938
W2
0.750
5-3 0.625
W1
2-1-1 0.625
5-1-1 0.786
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Lewis & Clark
2-2
0.500
4-3-1 0.563
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0.500
3-5 0.375
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Pacific
1-3
0.250
3-4 0.429
L2
Linfield
0-4
0.000
1-6-1 0.188
L5
Whitman
0-4
0.000
0-5-1 0.083
L5
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STAYING SAFE DURING COVID
Masking is required by all visitors, vendors and participants during home athletic events Linfield Director of Athletics Dr. Garry Killgore announced on August 20 new safety protocols that have been implemented to protect participants and spectators from further spread of the COVID-19 virus. •All individuals (age 12 and over) entering any athletics venue must provide proof of vaccination. •Since all Linfield faculty, staff, and students have completed this task in order to be on campus this fall, the Linfield individual must simply show their current Linfield ID. •Masks must be worn by all spectators at all times. Participants, including players, coaches, support staff and media on the sidelines, must wear masks throughout the duration of all athletic events, both indoor and outdoor, and during pregame and postgame activities.
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fans can now follow the ’Cats on the roku app The Linfield Sports Network brings fans live action of Linfield athletic events each week. Fans can watch live play-by-play action of all home games on their desktop computer, tablet or mobile device or smart TV. The Farnham Electric Pregame Show starts 15 minutes prior to each game’s scheduled kickoff. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up, with analysis, final statistics and live interviews with players and coaches. McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his first season as lead play-by-play announcer. A 2020 Linfield graduate, Stuart is the athletic department’s broadcast coordinator, managing all aspects of Linfield’s webcasting outreach, while assisting with sports communications and social media needs.
Stuart got his start in sports broadcasting with LSN, calling play-byplace for men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, baseball and softball contests. He also served as football sideline reporter for two seasons. Retired Linfield Dean of Students and emeritus faculty member Dave Hansen celebrates his 45th season of involvement with Linfield football broadcasts, either as a play-by-play voice and color analyst. For the first time, all Linfield Sports Network broadcasts are available on the Roku app, making it possible for fans to watch live and archived games on their home televisions. To access games, go to golinfieldwildcats.com/watch, or download the Roku app on your smart TV.
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LINFIELD’S PARALYMPIAN Annie Flood recently competed at the highest echelon of sport at the Tokyo Paralympic Games Annie Flood was prepared to move forward, having accepted this was not her year to make Team USA’s sitting volleyball Paralympic roster. The Linfield University freshman recently returned from Japan where she and her Team USA teammates captured the gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. Flood, who resides in Salem, helped Team USA defend its Paralympic title with a thrilling 4-set match over archrival China. In preparation for the Tokyo Paralympics, Flood went all in. The granddaughter of former Linfield football athlete Bob Flood moved from Salem to Team USA’s headquarters in Oklahoma to earn a spot with the Tokyo team. “I went and I trained and I gave it everything I have,” Flood said. “And then I came home and didn’t make the roster and it was frustrating and I was angry because I gave everything I have and was that just not enough or did I do something wrong?”
And then she got the call. “I had not only just, sort of, be OK with the fact that I didn’t make the roster and start to just be like, ‘Oh, my team’s going I get to cheer for them stateside,’ but I’d also just moved into college,” she said. “And then I got the call and everything sort of clicked. It was like, OK, this is where I’m supposed to be.” Flood said she started crying. “I get off the phone — ‘Thank you so much!’ — and I just start sobbing, like sobbing and I screamed, and I was like, ‘I’m going to Tokyo!’ and my dad was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ and my mom was like ‘What’s going on?’ It was a scene but it was, like, just pure joy.” Born with fibibular hemimela, the Salem native has lived nearly her entire life with a prosthetic on her right leg. But growing up the Paralympics were the last thing on her mind. “I mean I always wanted to just be like every other kid, I didn’t want to be different, I didn’t want to be in the Paralympics, I didn’t even know what that was,” she said.
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WILDCATS IN THE NEWS Former Linfield football player Brent Barry is named the Oregon School Superintendent of the Year by nick morgan, medford mail tribune Owing to his school district’s outreach after the Almeda fire and a rapid deployment of online resources for affected students and staff after the fire, former Linfield University football quarterback Brent Barry was recently named Oregon School Superintendent of the Year. The Oregon Association of School Executives surprised Barry with the honor last week during a Zoom meeting with other school district leaders across the state. Barry is superintendent of the Phoenix-Talent School District in southern Oregon. The honor puts the 1996 Linfield graduate in the running for the national superintendent of the year award issued by the American Association of School Administrators, according to a news release issued by the OASE and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators. The two organizations picked Barry for the honor because of the “exceptional” way the district navigated numerous challenges for its 2,375 students following the fire that demolished large parts of Phoenix and Talent and took out roughly a third of student and staff homes, according to OASE President Tim Sweeney, who is the Coquille School District superintendent. Barry’s staff contacted every family in the school district within one week of the fire to get a bead on where the families were located and how they were faring after the massively destructive fire. Barry praised the overwhelming success of Southern Oregon
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