THE RECORDS
Linfield opens the second half of its Northwest Conference slate at 0-14 overall and 0-6 in conference play. Lewis & Clark enters the week at 8-8 overall with a 3-4 conference mark while Puget Sound sits in second place at 14-2 overall and 7-1 in NWC play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats are looking to bounce back from three road losses last week. They rank third in the NWC with a 40.7 team field goal percentage. Freshman forward Gillyan Landis leads the team and ranks ninth in the NWC with 12.3 points per game while also ranking sixth with a 51.5 field goal percentage. Freshman guard Emma Schmerbach is averaging nine points and a team-leading five rebounds per game. She averaged 12 points per game last week, led by a 14-point performance at Whitworth on Tuesday. Fellow freshman guard Rowan Cusack also played well in Spokane with a season-high 16 points against the Pirates. 
 
LEWIS & CLARK AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers are averaging 64.5 points per game. The Pios have found success from beyond the arc, ranking third in the NWC with 6.7 three-pointers per game to go with a 32.1 three-point percentage. Three players are averaging double figures, led by senior Delsie Johnson's 14.1 points per game. Johnson also ranks second in the NWC with 9.1 rebounds per game. Sophomore Eva Richards is averaging 13.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while senior Peyton Romo is scoring 11 points per game and leads the NWC with three three-pointers per game.
 
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers are coming off back-to-back wins over Pacific Lutheran and Pacific last week. The NWC's top scoring team with 73 points per game, the Loggers also rank third in scoring defense, allowing 59.9 points per game. The Loggers are led offensively by sophomore Sophie Nilsson, who ranks third in the NWC with 16.8 points per game. Nilsson also ranks eighth with six rebounds per game and ninth with a 48.1 field goal percentage. Junior Samantha Swartout is averaging 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while sophomore Kennedy Brown isn't far behind with 10.3 points per game.
 
HISTORY
Linfield and Lewis & Clark have met 76 times with the 'Cats leading the series at 41-35. The 'Cats are 18-17 against the Pioneers in Portland. The Pios claimed the first meeting of 2021-22, winning 74-63 on Dec. 4 in McMinnville.
 
Linfield and Puget Sound have met 49 times. The Loggers command the series with a 38-11 record. The 'Cats are 7-15 against the Loggers at home and average 60.1 points per game in the series. The Loggers took the first meeting of the season, 74-49, on Dec. 3 in Tacoma.
 
UPDATED 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 our current athletic contest spectator policy to the following:

• For the home-based basketball games on January 29, 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.  These policies also are applicable to the home swim meet on January 30 except ONLY SENIORS on the Linfield swim team will be allowed to have guests.
   
• 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 AND non-compliant individuals will be told to leave the venue!
   
• Spectators are asked to space themselves throughout the bleachers, as per physical distancing guidelines.
   
• There will be no band attendance.
   
• 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.
   
• These adjustments are temporary, and we will re-evaluate all protocols regularly.