Linfield began the game forcefully with a running touchdown within their first thirty seconds of possession. Junior running back Tavon Willis carried the ball six yards swiftly to the end zone.

“Yeah, anytime your offense can get out to a quick start, it really helps get things going in our favor,”senior Jordan Giza said. “Especially when our special teams is able to setup our offense with good field position; it makes their lives a whole lot easier.”

Mere minutes after that sophomore quarterback Sam Riddle ran the ball in for another touchdown, doubling the score, 14-0. Running remained a lethal tool for the ‘Cats when, for their third touchdown junior running back Samuel Robinson ran the ball 14-yards with 8:41 left in the first quarter.

The Wildcats continued their first quarter dominance and demonstrated their offensive flexibility with a 24 –yard pass from Riddle to senior wide receiver Charlie Poppen with 4:12 left in the first. After that sophomore center back Dylan Lewis demonstrated the defense’s ability to put points on the board with an interception and a 24-yard return to put the ‘Cats up 35-0 with 2:35 left in the first.

However the ‘Cats were not quite done scoring in the first when sophomore running back Bryan Cassil had a 10-yard run for the touchdown leaving a mere four seconds left in the quarter.

“Just like any other week, our success comes down to execution and making the necessary adjustments to limit the other teams success,” Giza said. “The best part for us players is that our coaches always do a tremendous job of putting us in a position to be successful.”

So the Wildcats went into the second quarter with a staggering amount of points, 42-0. With such an immense lead the ‘Cats remained quiet for the remainder of the first half.
The defense began the scoring for the ‘Cats in the second half with a 25-yard interception from junior return specialist  Austin D. Lee within the first three minutes of the third quarter. Two minutes later Cassil came in for the ‘Cats with another run, this time 25-yards, for a touchdown.

With 5:40 left in the third Lewis and Clark finally got on the scoreboard with a 45-yard run, but it was 56 points too late as the scoreboard reflected a Wildcat blowout 56-7.

The final nail was put into the coffin with a 23-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Cayman Conley, cementing the score at 59-7 and completing yet another Wildcat victory.

“Going against a team like Lewis & Clark always brings a different kind of challenge throughout the week, because a lot of guys think that we can just become lazy and not work as hard, but still get away with it since we’re competing against a less talented team,” Giza said. “But our coaches and us seniors do a good job at practice during the week reminding everyone what our ultimate goal is (a national title) and that we need to find ways to get better each week no matter who we’re playing, in order to get to where we want to go.”

The ‘Cats will face off against Willamette University on Saturday Nov. 1 at Maxwell Stadium.