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Maya Nakasone
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications

'Cats close Domeck's first full season at the helm

MATCH PREVIEWS

THE RECORDS
Linfield opens the final week of Northwest Conference play with a 5-15 overall record and a 1-13 conference mark. Pacific Lutheran is 14-9 overall and sits in second place in the NWC standings at 11-3. George Fox is tied for fourth place with Pacific at 11-8 overall and 7-7 in conference play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats picked up their first win in Northwest Conference play last week, taking down Lewis & Clark in four sets on Friday. Junior outside hitter Raelynn Hammock leads the team and ranks third in the NWC with 3.73 kills per set. Hammock had a career-high 28 kills in a five-set loss to Pacific on Senior Day. The mark is tied for third all-time in program history for kills in a single match. Her 95 attack attempts tied the program record. Senior outside hitter Regan Dean is averaging 2.13 kills per set to go with 1.65 digs per set.
 
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes lead the Northwest Conference with 17.70 digs per set and rank second with 12.41 kills and 11.58 assists per set with a .199 team hitting percentage. McKenzie Pfeiffer leads the team offensively with 3.55 kills per set, which ranks fourth in the NWC. Emily Dulaney leads the conference with 9.85 assists per set while Halle Hetzler sits atop the conference rankings with 5.88 digs per set.
 
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins are coming off back-to-back wins over Pacific and Willamette last week. They are third in the Northwest Conference with 1.75 blocks per set. Kassandra Staton leads the team and ranks seventh in the NWC with 3.13 kills per set. Bailey LeBreton leads the conference with 1.08 blocks per set while also ranking fifth with a .273 hitting percentage. Kennedy Kibby has racked up 434 assists and 22 aces on the season while Sophia Lawrence is averaging 4.72 digs per set.
 
HISTORY
Linfield and Pacific Lutheran have met 54 times. The Lutes lead the series with a 41-13 record. The Wildcats are 8-17 against the Lutes at home. The Lutes have won seven straight meetings, including a win in straight sets on Oct. 8 in Tacoma.
 
Linfield and George Fox have met 55 times with the Bruins leading the series with a 32-23 record. The 'Cats are 7-21 in Newberg and have won one of the last 10 matchups. The Bruins won the first meeting of the season, 3-1, on Oct. 9 in McMinnville.
 
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