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Lutheran women's soccer has a great tradition of
regional and national success. The Lutes appeared
in five NAIA national tournaments, winning championships
in 1988, 1989 and 1991, and finishing as runner-up
in 1990 and 1992. Pacific Lutheran teams have won
10 Northwest Conference crowns since 1981.
 In
the first 15 years of the program, Pacific Lutheran
women's soccer teams compiled a phenomenal 233-59-18
record (.781 winning percentage) under head coach
Colleen Hacker, who later served as assistant coach
with an emphasis on sports psychology for the U.S.
women's national soccer team.
More recently, Pacific Lutheran has
been ranked among the best in the Northwest Conference,
one of the toughest in NCAA Division III women's
soccer. The goal is to compete on an annual basis
for the conference crown and with it a berth in
the Division III national playoffs.
Starting with the 2007 season, Lynnette
Buffington returns to her native Tacoma as the new
Pacific Lutheran women’s soccer head coach.
In four seasons at Villa Julie College in Maryland,
Buffington led her team to three conference championship
match appearances, two conference titles and one
NCAA Division III postseason appearance.
Contact Info:
Head Coach: Lynnette Buffington
Olson Auditorium
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
Phone: (253) 536-5182
Email: buffinlr@plu.edu
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