Red-hot and rolling in Northwest Conference play, both Wildcat basketball programs are heading into a pivotal point in their season as Whitman and Whitworth come to McMinnville this weekend. The 'Cats take on the Blues to get the weekend started on Friday beginning with the women's contest at 6 p.m. from Ted Wilson Gym. The men will follow with tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m. Later, the Pirates visit The House of Hustle on Saturday night with the women at 4 p.m. and the men at 6 p.m.
 
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WILDCATS
 
The Wildcat women are riding a four-game win streak after knocking off Vancouver Island, Yellowstone Christian, Willamette and Puget Sound most recently. The 'Cats are led by Kory Oleson and Molly Danielson who lead the conference in scoring. Danielson was named NWC Student-Athlete of the Week after averaging a double-double in three wins last week.
 
Similar to the women, the Wildcat men are on a five-game win streak heading into the weekend. Paving the way for the 'Cats is Dempsey Roggenbuck who scored 64 points in two games last weekend leading to his second NWC Student-Athlete of the Week award of the season. Linfield received 18 votes in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll this week.
 
BLUES

The Whitman women trail George Fox by a game for first place in the NWC and are just outside the D3hoops.com Top 25. The duo of Makana Stone in the post and Mady Burdett behind the three-point line make the Blues one of the more difficult teams to defend in the NWC. Stone averages more than 16 points per game while Burdett sinks more than three three-point shots along with 14.6 points.

Whitman's men are ranked No.4 in the nation by D3hoops.com. The Blues are 11-1 with its lone loss coming at Pomona-Pitzer in double overtime. Joey Hewitt leads the club in scoring, averaging more than 15 points per night while four Blues' average 10 or more points per game. The Blues take on the Pirates in a Top 10 battle on Tuesday night in Spokane.

PIRATES
 
The Whitworth women are off to a productive start and sit at 3-0 in NWC play heading into the weekend. The Pirates spread the ball well and are led by Camy Aguinaldo who averages just under 12 points per game. Whitworth owns a four-game win streak over the 'Cats heading into Saturday night.

Whitworth has only lost one game this season, an 88-79 defeat to Texas-Dallas. Since then, the Pirates have won eight-straight heading into Tuesday nights primetime game vs Whitman. The Pirates are ranked No.7 by D3hoops.com with a record of 11-1. Whitworth is led by Ben College who scores 21.6 points per game, second best in the NWC.