LOCATION: Tacoma, Wash. 98447
FOUNDED: 1890
ENROLLMENT: 3,640
PRESIDENT: Dr. Loren Anderson
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Laurie Turner
AFFILIATION: NCAA III
CONFERENCE: Northwest Conference
NICKNAME: Lutes
COLORS: Black and Gold
HEAD COACH (YEAR): Lynnette Buffington (1st)
OFFICE PHONE: (253) 536-5182
E-MAIL ADDRESS: buffinlr@plu.edu
ALMA MATER (YEAR): Gonzaga University (1996)
RECORD AT CURRENT SCHOOL: 0-0
OVERALL COLLEGIATE RECORD (YEARS): 72-48-5 (7)
2006 RECORD: 11-7-2
2006 CONFERENCE RECORD (PLACE): 8-6-2 (5th)
PLAYERS / STARTERS RETURNING: 12 / 4
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Nick Dawson
SID OFFICE PHONE / CELL: (253) 535-7356 / (253) 651-2923
SPORTS INFORMATION FAX: (253) 535-7584
SID EMAIL: dawsonen@plu.edu
WEB SITE: www.plu.edu/athletics

KEY RETURNEES:
Melissa Buitrago (M, Sr., Kent, Wash. / Kentridge HS; 2006: 1 goal); Amanda Crawford (M, Jr., Renton, Wash. / Lindbergh HS; 2006: 1 assist); Bré Greenman (D, Jr., Corvallis, Ore. / Corvallis HS; 2006: 18 starts, 1 goal, 1 start); Christina McDuffie (F, Jr., Yakima, Wash. / Davis HS; 2006: 1 goals, 3 assists); Lauren Meyer (D, Jr., Renton, Wash. / Kentridge HS; 2006: 19 starts, 1 assist); Lauren Northcutt (M, Jr., Bothell, Wash. / Bothell HS; 2006: 1 goal, 1 assist); Jill Trumbull (D, So., Snohomish, Wash. / Snohomish HS; 2006: 1 assist); Amanda Tschauner (GK, Jr., Yakima, Wash. / West Valley HS; 2006: 9 starts, 1.10 goals against average, 29 saves).

KEY NEWCOMERS:
Courtney Walker (M/D, Fr., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Coeur d’Alene HS); Megan O’Rourke (D, Fr. / Fr., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Coeur d’Alene HS).

KEY LOSSES:
Alyssa Blackburn (GK; 2006: 0.28 goals against average, 38 saves); Jackie Oehmcke (F; 2006: 5 goals, 2 assists); Nicole Roeder (D; 2006: 1 goal, 1 assist); Breann Vanden Bos (M/D; 2006: 2 goals, 2 assists, 2nd team all-conference).