THE RECORDS
Linfield enters the week at 6-5 overall and an even 2-2 in Northwest Conference play. Pacific also enters at 2-2 in NWC play (7-4 overall). Puget Sound sits in a four-way tie for first place with a 3-1 NWC mark (6-6 overall).
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats are coming off a split last week, beating Pacific Lutheran at home in five sets before falling 3-1 at George Fox. It was the first win over the Lutes since 2016. Raelynn Hammock is second in the NWC with 145 kills, 3.54 kills per set and 23 aces. Marina Erosa is second on the team behind Hammock with 2.33 kills per set. Ellie Mead's 40 blocks rank second in the conference while her .279 hitting percentage is eighth. Paige Richards has racked up 154 digs while Aylea Dixon has 339 assists.
 
PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
The Boxers dropped their first two matches of NWC play but bounced back to beat Lewis & Clark (3-0) and Puget Sound (3-2) to get to a .500 conference record. Mara Murphy leads the NWC with 172 kills and 4.41 kills per set. The next closest Boxer, Alison Brown, is 100 kills behind Murphy with 72. Charlotte Powell is second in the NWC with a .336 hitting percentage. Shaianne Cambra has a conference-leading 8.98 assists per set while Danica Nelson leads the team with 159 digs. The Boxers have 107 service aces, 24 coming from Sarah Hon.
 
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers opened last week with a five-set win at George Fox. Their three-match win streak was snapped in a five-set loss at Pacific. Avery Allemann leads the team with 113 kills on a .282 hitting percentage, which ranks seventh in the NWC. She also has a team-leading 43 blocks. Katelyn Chekian is averaging 2.38 kills per set. Logan Winn's 8.39 assists per set is good for fourth in the conference. Chloe Akiona-Bannan owns 179 digs.
 
HISTORY
Linfield is 39-18 against Pacific in the all-time series. The longest win streak for the Wildcats was 17 matches between the 1996 and 2004 seasons. The 'Cats are 19-11 in road matches. The tides have turned in recent years with the Boxers winning the last 10 meetings. The last time the 'Cats won came in a sweep of the Boxers in 2016. The Boxers took both matches in 2021. The 'Cats forfeited the first meeting due to COVID-19 protocols. The Boxers took the second match in five sets at Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
 
Linfield and Puget Sound have met 54 times. The Loggers won 47 of those matches. The Loggers are riding a 10-match win streak in the all-time series. The last time the 'Cats beat UPS was in a five-set victory in Tacoma during the 2015 season.