THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the second week of Northwest Conference play at 2-3-1 overall with a 0-2-0 conference mark. Willamette sits at 3-2-0 overall and 1-1-0 in NWC play. Lewis & Clark is off to a solid 2-0-0 start to NWC play (2-2-1 overall).
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
Linfield fell 3-0 to both Tacoma schools in the first week of NWC play. They're averaging 2.5 goals and 11.2 shots per match.
Janae Lewis owns a team-leading three goals on 10 shots to go with an assist.
Laney Green,
Callie Kawaguchi,
Ruby Lacktrup,
Ellie Friedrichsen and
Jaeda Doctolero all have two goals on the season. Both of Green's goals were game-winners.
Emilee Miller has started in six matches in goal. She's 2-3-1 with 24 saves and a 1.91 goals against average. The Wildcats will play seven of their next eight matches at home.
WILLAMETTE AT A GLANCE
The Bearcats are coming off a split in eastern Washington, losing 1-0 at Whitworth before beating Whitman 3-0. They average 9.6 shots per match. Nina Krassner-Cybulski has provided most of the offensive production with four goals on 10 shots, seven on goal. Six others have scored a goal. Three goalkeepers have seen action. Rachel Compton leads the group with four starts. She's 3-1-0 with two shutouts, a .941 save percentage and a 0.27 goals against average.
LEWIS & CLARK AT A GLANCE
The Pioneers are riding a three-match win streak, outscoring their opponents 5-0 in that span. They opened NWC play with a 2-0 win at Whitman and a 1-0 win at Whitworth. The Pios swept the NWC Student-Athlete of the Week awards with Celeste Schreifels being named the Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week and goalkeeper Sophia Young earning the defensive honor. Schreifels has a goal and an assist to her name while Young is 2-1-0 in goal with a .909 save percentage and 0.67 goals against average.
HISTORY
Linfield is 16-33-6 against Willamette in the all-time series, which includes a 10-16-1 record at home. The Wildcats have won four of the last five meetings, two coming in overtime. The Willamette Valley neighbors split in 2021, each team winning on the road. The Bearcats took the first meeting by a score of 3-1 in McMinnville, but the Wildcats took the second match 2-1 in overtime in Salem.
Linfield and Lewis & Clark have met 37 times. The Wildcats are dominating the series with a 25-7-5 record. The 'Cats are 15-2-2 against the Pios at home. The 'Cats have won nine of the last 12 meetings, but the Pios took both matches in 2021.