THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week with a 5-2 overall record and a 2-0 Northwest Conference mark as the Wildcats continue a five-game non-conference slate. The 'Cats opened the stretch by beating Piedmont 64-52 at home on Dec. 10. A member of the NAIA's Cascade Collegiate Conference, Walla Walla is 1-10 overall and 0-5 in conference play. Also a member of the CCC, Eastern Oregon is 6-6 overall and 1-4 in conference play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats are averaging 80.9 points and 35.4 rebounds per game. They lead the Northwest Conference with a 13.4 scoring margin and rank third with a 46.4 field goal percentage. Senior guard Dempsey Roggenbuck leads the team and is third in the NWC with 20.2 points per game. He ranks second in the NWC with an 88.9 free throw percentage and sixth with a 49.5 field goal percentage. Senior forward Aaron Baune is sixth in the conference with 14.3 points per game and third with a 39.1 three-point percentage. Baune set the Linfield single-game record in blocks with eight against Piedmont. Senior guard Max Lommen is averaging 13.7 points per game while freshman point guard Trey Bryant is averaging 10.9 points per game. Lommen and Bryant are tied for the team lead with 5.9 rebounds per game.
 
WALLA WALLA AT A GLANCE
The Wolves are averaging 66.4 points and 35.9 rebounds per game to go with a 39.9 field goal percentage. KiAndre Gaddy leads the team offensively, nearly averaging a double-double with 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. He has connected on 43.5 percent from the field and leads the Wolves with 13 blocks and nine steals. Zayne Browning is averaging double figures with 11.7 points per game to go with 4.5 rebounds per game and a 48.1 field goal percentage. Andrew Vaughan is just short of double digits with 9.8 points per game.

EASTERN OREGON AT A GLANCE
The Mountaineers are fresh off an 88-70 win over Walla Walla on Saturday. They are averaging 72.8 points and 34.4 rebounds per game to go with a 48.1 field goal percentage. Max McCullough is on fire to start the season, averaging 25.3 points per game, shooting 62.2 percent from the field, 52.4 percent from beyond the arc and 90.5 percent from the free throw line. Phillip Malatare is averaging 18.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while leading EOU with 38 assists and 18 steals. Xavier Lovelace is scoring 13.4 points per game and leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per game.
 
THE SERIES
This will be just the second meeting between Linfield and Walla Walla. The 'Cats took the first meeting 75-71 in 2006 at Summit High School in Bend, Oregon.

Linfield and Eastern Oregon have met 19 times. The 'Cats lead the series with a 13-6 record. The 'Cats are 4-4 on the road against the Mountaineers. This will be the first meeting between the two programs since EOU topped the 'Cats 76-68 back in 1993.