Setting the Scene: The Lutes play their final non-conference game of the season tonight, welcoming Pacific University to East Field.
About the Lutes: Pacific Lutheran (1-5) heads into its final non-conference game of the spring looking to bust out of a five game funk.
The Lutes were last in action on March 15, dropping a 16-3 game on the road in McMinnville, Oregon to Linfield University. The host Wildcats tallied the opening seven goals of the game but the Lutes made it just a five goal gap midway through the third quarter after getting goals from Taylee Alldredge and Isabella Marchio. Unfortunately for the Lutes it was as close as they'd get in the 13-point setback.
Alldredge let the Lutes with two goals and four ground balls while goalkeeper Kassie Diller made 13 saves on the day.
Seven Lutes have scored a goal this season while eight players have registered a point. Taylee Alldredge is the Lutes' top goalscorer with 14 goals and one assist through the opening six games. Issabelle Marchio is second on the team in scoring with five goals while Katrina Moran has four. Annie Latimer is the team leader in assists with six through the opening six games.
Kassie Diller has played every minute in goal this season with 70 saves in 360 minutes of action. The sophomore has a 41.4 percent save percentage this season.
About the Boxers: Pacific (1-5) won its season opener 17-10 over Eastern Oregon University but has come up empty handed since, dropping games to Linfield University (20-5), Sewanee (18-0), North Central College (14-4), Berry College (22-2), and most recently Lewis & Clark College (20-6) on March 16.
Against Lewis & Clark, Jasmyn Zimmerman scored three goals while Sarah Quade tallied a pair of scores.
On the season Zimmerman and Quade are tied for the team lead in goals with 11 while Ellena Willingham adds seven goals. Madi Earley is the team's leading distributor with three assists in 2025.
Jocelyn Taylor has played every minute in goal this season with 38 saves and a 17.00 goals against average.
Fast Starts: PLU has scored the opening goal in four of the six games this season with Taylee Alldredge responsible for three of those four goals.
Goal Streak: PLU's Taylee Alldredge has scored a goal in all six games this season.
East Field Magic: PLU's East Field has been a tough place for opposing team's to play at during the 2024-2025 academic year. The Lute women's lacrosse squad along with the Northwest Conference Champion men's and women's soccer teams have combined for a 15-3-7 record on the turf this academic year.
A Season of Firsts: Women's lacrosse became the first new varsity sport for the University since 1996 when the team played its first game back on Feb. 16. That game saw a lot of milestones. First goal was provided by Taylee Alldredge, the first assist was claimed by Annie Latimer. Meanwhile, later that week Kassie Diller became the program's first NWC Athlete of the Week.
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Trailblazing NIL the D3 Way: PLU Athletics continues to lead the way nationally in Name, Image, and Likeness, unveiling the Luteville Marketplace last fall through the department's partnership with Opendorse. But don't stay on the sidelines, get involved and connect with PLU student-athletes on the Luteville Marketplace: LINK
The Luteville Marketplace is the first dedicated NIL marketplace in Division III on the Opendorse platform that directly connects student-athletes with fans, supporters, and business partners in an easy to use website.
Last spring PLU became just the second Division III school in the nation and the first school in any division in the State of Washington to partner with Athlete's Thread. Athlete's Thread allows every Lute student-athlete to sell customizable gear and jerseys with their name and number and receive monetary compensation for a portion of each sale. Check out the link above to order your gear today!
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Next Home Game:
Apr. 5: Linfield at 12 p.m.
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