THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week with a 4-12 overall record with a 0-10 record in Northwest Conference play. Whitworth is 15-2 overall and sits in first place with an undefeated 10-0 NWC mark while Whitman is 4-15 overall and 2-8 in conference play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats rank second in the Northwest Conference with 1.97 aces per set and sixth with 10.52 assists and 1.54 blocks per set. Junior outside hitter Raelynn Hammock leads the team and is third in the NWC with 3.46 kills per set while also ranking third with 0.52 aces per set. Junior setter Aylea Dixon is fifth in the NWC with 8.08 assists per set while sophomore setter Mia Naccarato is averaging 6.36 assists per set. Hammock and junior libero Maya Nakasone lead the 'Cats with 3.19 digs per set. 
 
WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE
The Pirates lead the Northwest Conference with 12.90 kills, 12 assists and 2.43 blocks per set and a .219 hitting percentage. Madison Lee is second in the NWC with 3.68 kills per set. Cassidy Franklin leads the NWC with a .367 hitting percentage while Kaity Barr is third with a .323 hitting percentage. Barr is also second in the conference with 1.15 blocks per set while Franklin is third with 1.03 blocks per set. Saylor Anderson is averaging 0.55 aces per set while Eva Millan is averaging 5.03 digs per set.
 
WHITMAN AT A GLANCE
The Blues have dropped six straight matches since beating the Wildcats on Sept. 25 in McMinnville. They rank fifth in the Northwest Conference with 1.61 blocks per set. Christina Boxberger leads the team with 2.17 kills per set to go with a .117 hitting percentage. Sophia Dominitz ranks seventh in the NWC with a .274 hitting percentage. Sydney London is fifth in the conference with 0.79 blocks per set while Brooke Valentine is sixth with 4.01 digs per set.
 
HISTORY
Linfield and Whitworth have met 53 times. The Pirates lead the series with a 31-22 record. The 'Cats own an 8-18 record in Spokane and a 21-30 record in Northwest Conference play. The Pirates won nine of the last 10 meetings, including the first meeting of 2021, 3-1, on Sept. 24 in McMinnville.
 
Linfield leads the 53-match series with Whitman with a 35-18 record. The 'Cats are 12-13 in Walla Walla and 33-18 in NWC play. Both teams picked up five wins in the last 10 matchups. The Blues won the first meeting of the season, 3-1, on Sept. 25 in McMinnville.