THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week at 0-9 overall with an 0-2 Northwest Conference mark after a pair of losses to Puget Sound and Lewis & Clark last week. Northwest (Wash.) enters at 6-2 overall and 2-1 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats rank fourth in the Northwest Conference with 13.5 assists per game and fifth with a 40.4 field goal percentage. They are averaging 60.8 points per game. A trio of freshmen have emerged as the team's leading scorers. Forward Gillyan Landis leads the 'Cats with 13.2 points per game to go with 4.9 rebounds per game. She ranks third in the NWC with a 56.3 field goal percentage. Fellow forward Elyse Waldal is averaging 9.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game to go with 18 assists. Guard Emma Schmerbach is averaging 8.2 points and a team-leading 5.1 rebounds per game. She also has 18 assists and leads the team with 12 steals and nine blocks.
 
NORTHWEST AT A GLANCE
Members of the NAIA, the Eagles are winners of four of their last five games. They are averaging 70.6 points per game. Senior Sam VanLoo leads the team offensively with 13.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She has made 52.4 percent of her shots this season. Fellow senior Grace Meza is averaging 9.8 points per game, connecting on 55.9 percent from the field and 61.9 percent from three-point range. Senior Livi Lindsey is scoring 9.3 points per game, making 52.9 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc.
 
THE SERIES
Linfield and Northwest have met 13 times. The Wildcats own a commanding lead in the series with a 10-3 record against the Eagles. The 'Cats are 4-2 on the road against the Eagles and have won three straight meetings. The 'Cats narrowly topped the Eagles in 2019-20, winning 63-61 at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.