UPDATED LINFIELD SPECTATOR POLICY
To ensure that the Linfield Community, i.e. Students, Staff, and Faculty, remain as healthy as possible during the latest surge of COVID cases due primarily to the Omicron Variant in Oregon, Linfield Athletics is adjusting its current athletic contest spectator policy to the following:

• For home-based basketball games on January 11, home and visiting student-athletes will be allotted 4 family member spectator tickets; those 4 people will be on a list and must provide proof of vaccination at the door. They will also be expected to sit together at the event. No additional spectators will be allowed entry at this time.

• There will be no admission charge for approved spectators.
   
• All participants, coaches, spectators and operations personnel must comply with mask use while inside our facilities (except players or officials during active competition and practice). This means wearing the mask over your mouth & nose at all times.  No exceptions!
   
• Spectators are asked to space themselves throughout the bleachers, as per physical distancing guidelines.
   
• Concessions will not be sold until further notice. Food is not allowed in our venues, but non-alcoholic drinks may be consumed during events as long as proper masking is taking place between actively taking a drink.

THE RECORDS
After having four straight games canceled or postponed, Linfield is ready to open its 2022 slate. The Wildcats open the week at 7-3 overall and 2-0 in Northwest Conference play. Pacific enters at 4-7 overall with a 0-2 NWC mark. George Fox is 6-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats rank fourth in the NWC with 79.8 points per game and third with 71.6 points allowed per game. The 'Cats are led by fifth-year senior guard Dempsey Roggenbuck, who sits atop the conference rankings with 22.1 points per game while also ranking fourth with a 51.3 field goal percentage. Fellow fifth-year senior guard Max Lommen is ninth in the NWC with 14.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Senior forward Aaron Baune is also scoring in double figures with 12.8 points per game to go with 5.4 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Trey Bryant is just short of double digits with 9.7 points per game.
 
PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
The Boxers have the highest-scoring offense in the Northwest Conference with 88.1 points per game. They also lead the conference with 44 rebounds per game. Junior Jacob Bolger leads the group with 13.6 points per game, ranking 11^th in the NWC. Senior Mario Mora is 12^th in the NWC with 13.4 points per game while junior Ethan Chung is not far behind in 15^th with 13.1 points per game. Bolger is also averaging 5.5 rebounds per game and is third in the NWC with a 52.7 field goal percentage.

GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins lead the NWC in three-point defense, limiting opposing teams to a 24.3 percentage beyond the arc. They also rank second with a 37.6 three-point percentage and fourth with 9.5 three-pointers made per game. The team is led offensively by 11.5 points per game from senior Zac Schmerber, who ranks tied for fifth in the NWC with 2.2 three-pointers per game. Freshman Momo Stokes is also averaging double figures with 11.3 points per game on 50.9 percent shooting. Senior Kalu Stricklin leads the Bruins with 5.1 rebounds per game, 16 steals and six blocks. 

HISTORY
Linfield and Pacific have met 109 times. The Wildcats lead the series with a 72-37 record against the Boxers. The 'Cats are 69-35 in NWC play and 42-13 at home. They have won eight of the last 10 matchups. The 'Cats took three of four meetings in the abbreviated spring 2021 season, winning by scores of 111-97, 105-87 and 104-74 before losing the final meeting, 94-90.

Linfield and George Fox have clashed 106 times in their cross-county rivalry. The 'Cats lead the series with a 57-49 record. The 'Cats are 34-20 against the Bruins in NWC play but 25-28 in Newberg. The 'Cats are 9-1 in their last 10 matchups. They won three of four meetings last spring, winning by scores of 100-74, 91-79 and 82-69.