The Whitman women narrowly lost to the team directly above them in the conference standings. With a chance to force a tie for secon place with Linfield, the Missionaries dropped a decision to Linfield, 5-4.
It was the same margin of victory that Linfield won the two team’s earlier match by in McMinnville.
Whitman is locked into the third seed for the conference tournament at the end of the season.
For more information, see Whitman SID Dave Holden’s press release.
-Andy Jobanek, Sports Editor