THE RECORDS
Entering the week, Linfield is 4-7 overall and 0-6 in Northwest Conference play after a pair of canceled matches last week due to COVID-19 protocols. Pacific Lutheran enters at 8-7 overall and sits in second place with a 5-1 NWC mark while George Fox is 7-5 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats are third in the Northwest Conference with 1.95 aces per set and fourth with 10.62 assists per set. Junior outside hitter Raelynn Hammock leads the 'Cats and ranks fourth in the NWC with 3.31 kills per set. Junior setter Aylea Dixon leads the NWC with 9.03 assists per set while junior middle blocker Ellie Mead has 31 blocks on the season. Freshman libero Paige Richards is averaging 15.4 digs per set over the last five matches.
 
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes rank third in the Northwest Conference with 11.71 kills and 10.80 assists per set with a .179 hitting percentage. They also rank fourth with 1.68 blocks per set. Senior McKenzie Pfeiffer leads the Lutes and ranks fifth in the NWC with 3.27 kills per set while junior Baylee Johnson is eighth with 2.67 kills per set. Senior Emily Dulaney is the team leader with 8.80 assists per set while junior Halle Hetzler is averaging 5.26 digs per set.
 
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins are second in the Northwest Conference with 17.40 digs per set and fourth with a .163 hitting percentage. Sophomore Kassandra Staton leads the Bruins and ranks sixth in the NWC with 3.02 kills per set. Junior Bailey LeBreton is third in the NWC with 1.08 blocks per set and seventh with a .304 hitting percentage. Senior Sophia Lawrence leads the conference with 5.56 digs per set.
 
HISTORY
Linfield and George Fox have met 54 times in their rivalry. The 'Cats are 16-10 at home against the Bruins, but the Bruins lead the series with a 31-23 record and have won the last eight matchups. The Bruins won both meetings in the spring, winning 3-1 in Newberg before winning in straight sets in McMinnville.
 
Linfield is 13-40 against Pacific Lutheran in their 53 meetings. The Wildcats are 4-21 in Tacoma and have lost nine of the last 10 matchups. The 'Cats' last win over the Lutes was a five-set victory in McMinnville on Sept. 27, 2014. The Lutes took both meetings in 2019 in straight sets.