McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Rennika Doty lofted home a shot from 30 yards away in the second overtime period, giving the Linfield College Wildcats a stunning 3-2 victory over the visiting George Fox University Bruins in Northwest Conference women's soccer action Friday afternoon here at the Linfield soccer field.

George Fox dropped to 7-12 overall and 4-11 in league play, while Linfield improved to 10-8-1 overall and 7-7-1 in the conference.  The Wildcats secured their first winning season since 2002.

Wildcat forward Anna Sours netted the game's first goal, sending a high-arcing shot over the outstretched hands of Bruin goalkeeper Becka Doyle at the 27:38 mark of the first half.  Almost six minutes later, the Wildcats earned a 2-0 halftime lead as MacKenzie Doty set up Rachel Miles with a lob pass, and Miles eluded Doyle to pound in a shot at the 33:18 mark.

George Fox cut the margin to 2-1 just three minutes into the second half as Esther Harder collected a feed from Kirsten Cardwell and pushed the ball past Wildcat netminder Kelsey Hasselblad for her third goal of the season.  Less than a minute later, the Bruins tied the match on Jordan Haselnus's shot from 10 yards away, with Cardwell again assisting on the play.  It was the second score of the season for Haselnus.

The Wildcats had an opportunity to take the lead with 16 minutes remaining in regulation, but MacKenzie Doty's header off a free kick bounded high over the crossbar. Rennika Doty watched another near miss go awry with two minutes remaining when she failed to plant a header in the net from five yards out.

After one scoreless overtime that saw each team get two shots, the Bruins nearly ended the match four minutes into the second overtime but Haselnus's hard shot careened off the left post.  Three minutes later, Doty sent in her game-winner from long range.

Shots on goal favored George Fox 12-5, but Linfield held a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.  Doyle made two saves for the Bruins, while Hasselblad had to make 10 as the Bruins kept the pressure on but could not punch across a winner.

Both teams close out their seasons Saturday at 11:00 a.m.  George Fox hosts Pacific Lutheran University and will say farewells to seniors Kayla Corn and Jenny McKinsey.  Linfield visits the 4th-ranked University of Puget Sound, which clinched the NWC title and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament Friday with a 2-0 win over Pacific University.