THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week with a 0-7 overall record as Northwest Conference play opens. Puget Sound enters at 7-1 overall while Lewis & Clark is 3-4. The Wildcats were picked eighth in the NWC Preseason Coaches Poll while the Loggers were tabbed fourth and the Pioneers rounded out the poll in ninth.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats own a 39.9 field goal percentage and are averaging 62.1 points per game. The team's top three leading scorers are all freshmen, led by forward Gillyan Landis, who is averaging 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Forward Elyse Waldal posts marks of 10.3 points and five rebounds per game while guard Emma Schmerbach is putting up eight points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Schmerbach leads the team with 16 assists, 11 steals and seven blocks. Junior forward Alexis Heald is second on the team with a 53.8 field goal percentage.
 
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers are averaging 71.8 points per game while limiting their opponents to 57.3 points per game. Sophomore Sophie Nilsson is the team's leading scorer with 17.8 points per game to go with six rebounds per game. She has connected on 48.6 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three-point range. Junior Samantha Swartout is averaging 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while freshman Addison Reardon is putting up 8.5 points per game. Junior Katie Minnehan leads the team in rebounds with 50.
 
LEWIS & CLARK AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers are averaging 64 points per game and are shooting 37.2 percent from the field. Four players are averaging double digits. Senior Delsie Johnson leads the way, averaging a double-double of 14.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. She has connected on 51.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from outside. Sophomore Eva Richards is averaging 10.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Fellow sophomore Charlotte Carroll is averaging 10.1 points per game while senior Peyton Romo is also averaging double digits with 10 points per game.
 
HISTORY
Linfield and Puget Sound have met 48 times with the Loggers leading the series with a 37-11 record. The Wildcats are 10-33 against the Loggers in Northwest Conference play and 3-21 in Tacoma. The two teams split the season series in 2019-20 as the 'Cats won 66-57 in Tacoma before losing 83-61 in McMinnville.
 
Linfield and Lewis & Clark have met 75 times. The Wildcats lead the series with a 41-34 record. The 'Cats are 38-34 against the Pios in NWC play and 19-17 at home. The two teams also split their season series in 2019-20 with the 'Cats winning 82-73 in McMinnville and the Pios winning 79-71 in Portland.

T-MOBILE T-SHIRT PROMOTION
T-Mobile is teaming up with the Linfield basketball teams for a special promotion on Saturday night that includes T-shirts for the first 400 fans in attendance for the doubleheader against Lewis & Clark.

As part of the themed "Got Net?" promotion, fans are encouraged to arrive early to Ted Wilson Gymnasium to claim their T-shirt at the T-Mobile kiosk. The women's game tips off at 4 p.m. with the men's game following at 6 p.m.