EUGENE, Ore. – Northwest Christian University held the Linfield Wildcats to just 35% shooting on Friday night, grabbing a 70-59 win over the NCAA D.III school. It was the sixth straight win for Northwest Christian, extending a school record during the modern era.

Northwest Christian scored six points in the first 75 seconds of the game and never trailed, shooting 51.7% in the first half as they established a 38-28 lead at the intermission. Ben Voogd scored ten of his team-high 16 points in the first 20 minutes, including a buzzer-beating 40-foot three-pointer to close out the period.

The Beacons had a strong 10-1 run to open up the second half, extending their lead to 19 points, 48-29 with16:52 to play. The 'Cats would climb back to within eight points on a few occasions and they held the Beacon offense to just nine field goals in the second half, but it wouldn't matter as Northwest Christian completed a solid all around effort.

Since a 103-102 loss to Walla Walla on November 5, the Beacons have won six in a row and have held their opponents to just 58.7 points per game and 38% shooting. Associate Head Coach Mark Holmes said, “We continue to grow as a team and tonight guys were making really good team decisions instead of 'me' decisions and I think that was our key. Since the Walla Walla loss we have really focused and honed in on our defense and it is really paying off.

The Beacons (6-2) had three players in double figures as Voogd scored 16 to go with four assists. Andrew Miller added a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds, throwing in a trio of blocked shots for good measure. Cameron Marshall also scored ten, adding eight rebounds and a game-high three steals. Michael Van Loon and Quentin Guidry each had nine for the Beacons and Kellen Spicer came off the bench to score seven points in just ten minutes of action.

The Wildcats (0-1) were led by a game-high 22 from Cory Tesoro. K.C. Wiser added 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for a Linfield team that was plagued by 18 turnovers.

Northwest Christian will be back in action on Saturday, facing Simpson University (Calif.) at 7:30 pm.