After squeezing in three games last week, the Linfield women's basketball team faces another three-game week, including a quick turnaround at Pacific on Tuesday night. The Wildcats and Boxers will tip off at 6 p.m. in Forest Grove. The 'Cats will then return home to host Pacific Lutheran in a make-up game on Wednesday before hosting George Fox on Friday at Ted Wilson Gymnasium. Both games will also start at 6 p.m.

THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week at 1-18 overall and 1-10 in Northwest Conference play. Pacific sits in third place in the NWC standings with an 8-3 NWC mark (14-6 overall). Pacific Lutheran is 5-12 on the season (2-8 NWC) while George Fox hangs on to the No. 4 spot in the standings with a 5-5 NWC record (9-10 overall).
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats picked up their first win of the season last week, beating Whitworth 62-59 on a Rowan Cusack three-pointer at the buzzer. Cusack finished the game with 10 points, marking the fourth time this season that the freshman guard scored in double figures. Freshman forward Gillyan Landis ranks 11^th in the NWC with 11.2 points per game while also ranking eighth with a 46.7 field goal percentage. Junior forward Alexis Heald is right behind Landis, shooting 46 percent to rank ninth. Freshman guard Emma Schmerbach is averaging 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
 
PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
The Boxers are winners of three of their last four games, their only blemish in that stretch being a 60-52 loss to first-place and nationally-ranked Whitman on Feb. 4. Senior Camy Aguinaldo is the NWC's leading scorer with 19.6 points per game, connecting on 44.6 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range. Junior Brilie Kovaloff is averaging 16.4 points per game while fellow junior Sydney Gray is averaging 10.5 points and a team-leading 6.7 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth in the NWC.
 
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes are looking to snap a three-game skid against the Wildcats. Freshman Josie Napoli is the team's leading scorer and ranks sixth in the NWC with 14.1 points per game to go with a conference-leading 4.6 assists per game and 30 steals. Sophomore Ava Edmonds is also scoring in double figures with 11.5 points per game to go with six rebounds per game, which ranks tied for seventh. Freshman Maddie Plevyak is contributing 8.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
 
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins are scoring 64.3 points per game while allowing 60 points per game. They lead the NWC in three-point percentage (33.2) and field goal percentage defense (35.3). Freshman Alyssa Wells leads the team offensively with 9.1 points per game, shooting 36.6 percent from the field, 32.8 percent from three-point range and 81 percent from the free throw line. Junior Emily Stephens ranks 10^th in the NWC with 5.8 rebounds per game. Senior Rachel Parks leads the conference with a 43.3 three-point percentage while sophomore Ella Roberts is seventh with a 46.8 field goal percentage.
 
HISTORY
Linfield and Pacific have met 79 times. The series is nearly even with the Boxers owning a 40-39 record against the 'Cats. The 'Cats have won nine of the last 14 matchups but have dropped four straight. The Boxers won the first meeting of the season 73-52 on Jan. 11 in McMinnville.
 
Linfield and Pacific Lutheran have met 74 times with the Lutes leading the series at 48-26. The 'Cats have won three straight meetings and 13 of the last 16. This will be the first meeting of the season as the two teams are making up a postponement from Jan. 22.
 
Yamhill County rivals, Linfield and George Fox have met 84 times with GFU winning 62 of those games. The 'Cats have dropped 28 straight games against the Bruins, the last win coming back in 2007. The Bruins took the first meeting of the season 73-37 on Feb. 2 in Newberg.