WOMEN
PUGET SOUND (6-8, 1-4 NWC) VS. LINFIELD (6-8, 2-2 NWC)
TIPOFF AT 4 P.M.
After a late night showing Friday night in Portland against Lewis & Clark, the 'Cats return home today to face a usual power in the NWC, the Puget Sound Loggers.
 
A surprising 1-4 start to the conference schedule has the Loggers stressing for wins. Puget Sound sits at 6-8 following a 10-point loss at Pacific Friday night.
 
Leading the NWC with nearly 17 points per night, the Loggers will lean on Jamie Lange to carry the club inside the House of Hustle. The Wildcats have found a gem in transfer guard Kory Oleson whose 14.1 points per game leads the team. Oleson has scored in double digits in each of her last six games.
 
Linfield has lost just two games by 10 or more points this season, hanging close with nearly every opponent. The Loggers have lost four of their last five games, including a 82-57 drubbing at the hands of George Fox.
 
Both teams struggle to take care of the basketball. Linfield averages more than 20 turnovers a night while the Loggers average just over 19. Whichever team makes an emphasis of being cautious with the basketball could pull away with the lead late.
 
Former Linfield player and coach Casey Kushiyama returns to face his alma mater for the first time as the Loggers head coach. Puget Sound looks to earn a monumental win in support of Kushiyama's homecoming.
 
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PUGET SOUND (10-3, 3-2 NWC) VS. LINFIELD (10-3, 4-1 NWC)
TIPOFF AT 6 P.M.
Entering tonight's game with matching 10-3 records, Linfield and Puget Sound will claw for advantage in a highly-competitive NWC playoff race.
 
Puget Sound features the second-highest scoring offense in the NWC, averaging more than 100 points a night. That output will be countered by Linfield's top scoring defense. Expect more of a track meet tonight as the Loggers hope to push their tempo on the Wildcats throughout the game.
 
Leading the NWC with more than 22 points per night, Puget Sound's Jimmy Wohrer looks to add to an already impressive season. Wohrer set a career-high with 32 points against Wisconsin-Stout on December 30.
 
Wildcats Jordan Clark, Dempsey Roggenbuck and Riley Bruil will throw their hats in the ring in an attempt to keep pace with the Loggers offense.
 
Puget Sound will look to fill the cup from three-point range. The Loggers shoot 35 percent from deep and have already taken 476 three-point shots this season.