THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the final week of the season with an 8-13 overall record and a 4-10 Northwest Conference mark. Whitworth is tied for first place with Puget Sound at 16-6 overall and 10-4 in NWC play. The Wildcats will host Whitman (8-14, 6-8 NWC) on Senior Night at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats rank fourth in the NWC with 157 blocks and 1.9 blocks per set. Ellie Mead was responsible for 76 of those blocks, ranking third in the NWC. She also ranks No. 8 with a .262 hitting percentage. Raelynn Hammock is second in the NWC with 284 kills and 3.59 kills per set. She's second on the team to Paige Richards (256) with 237 digs. Megan Stanek had 10 total blocks against Pacific last week, surpassing her previous career high of five. The 10 blocks are tied for seventh all-time in program history.
 
WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE
The Pirates won four of their last five matches. They lead the NWC in points, hitting percentage, kills, assists and blocks. Ella Jimenez leads all qualified Whitworth players with a .313 hitting percentage while leading the NWC with 98 blocks. She's also averaging 2.05 kills per set. Maddie Lee leads the attack with 3.32 kills per set while Jaye Hodge is just under the 200 mark with 198 kills on the season. Eva Millan's 4.6 digs per set lead the Pirates.
 
WHITMAN AT A GLANCE
The Blues are coming off a 1-1 week at home, sweeping George Fox on Friday before falling in three sets to Lewis & Clark on Saturday. Kenzie Martinez and Nicole Kelly lead the attack. Martinez is up to 234 kills and 3.16 kills per set while Kelly sits at 2.95 kills per set. Teia Magaoay has racked up 717 assists on the year. Defensively, Jamie Bartok is averaging 3.93 digs per set while Sydney London enters the week with 64 blocks.
 
HISTORY
Linfield is 23-32 in the all-time series with Whitworth. The Wildcats snapped a six-match losing streak against the Pirates in the first half of NWC play, pulling off a reverse sweep on the road on Oct. 8. It was the program's first win in Spokane since 2009.
 
Linfield has won 35 of its 55 meetings with Whitman. Twelve of those wins came on the road. The 'Cats won five of the last 11 meetings, but the Blues are riding a four-match win streak in the series. The Blues took the first meeting of the season, winning in straight sets on Oct. 7 in Walla Walla.