ELLENSBURG, WA.—The Wildcats fall to the Lindenwood Lions 67-12 on senior day.

QUOTABLE
"Today was obviously not how we wanted to send our seniors off. Full credit to Lindenwood, they are the number one team in the nation and for good reason, but we did not execute our game plan on either side of the ball. While we had a handful of good individual performances, especially out of players like Zonaye Tupuola, we gave up some soft tries on defense and our attack was unusually disorganized, not a good combination for winning matches. At the end of the day, everyone needs to get hit in the mouth at some point and this was an important wake up call for our team. Next week we get the opportunity to redeem ourselves against an excellent program in Life University, but we have plenty of work to do before then." Said CWU Head Coach Trevor Richards.

SENIOR DAY
Three seniors for the 'Cats played in their final home game today at Tomlinson Stadium. Spencer Boldlt, the scrum half from Wilcox, Saskatchewan in Canada, and Athol Murray College of Notre Dame. Jherish Moananu, center, from Carson California and West Torrance High school. The final senior is fullback Mikayla Roberts from Long Beach California and Los Alamitos High school.
"Spencer has been a phenomenal student-athlete. Leading from the front with her academics, tutoring, mentorship, skillful play, and relentless drive. Spencer has been integral part in the growth of this program and the elevation of our standards." Said CWU Head Coach Trevor Richards. "Jherish is going to be missed without question. Her bruising play complimented by soft touches on the ball reflects Jherish's direct yet warm, giving, and loving personality. A genuine pleasure to coach, a mentor to many teammates, and a real one indeed! Mikayla, our fearless captain, has been immense both on the field but also in the classroom. Driving standards with her no-nonsense approach, Mikayla has come into her own and we couldn't be prouder of the student-athlete, teammate and leader she has become."

MATCH
Two quick tries by the Lions propelled them into an early lead but the missed conversions made it a manageable 10-0 deficit for the 'Cats. The Lions broke away with a another try and conversion in the tenth minute, extending their lead 17-0.

Sammy Stern broke the scoring open for the 'Cats in the eighteenth minute with a try. The Lions answered quickly, adding another try in the twenty second minute to extend their lead. In the thirtieth minute, the Lions tacked on another try to extend their lead 22-5. Another duo of tries by the Lions and a conversion extended their lead even further, driving the 'Cats into a tough spot trailing 34-5 at half time.

The Lions stayed hot quickly in the second half, scoring a try and conversion to extend their lead 41-5. The 'Cats defense still could not find any ground as the Lions tacked on another try and conversion, extending the lead 48-5. The Lions onslaught continued with another pair of tries and conversions, Lions led 62-5. Another penalty try for the Lions added onto their lead 67-5.

Maryjane Pasioles was able to score a try for the 'Cats in the seventy seventh minute to cut the deficit. A conversion by Kai Brandt-Templeton tacked on two more just before the 'Cats fell 67-12.

The 'Cats final match is next Saturday March 27^th against Life University in Marietta, GA.