THE RECORDS
Linfield and Whitman enter the week in a three-way tie for second place with Pacific with identical 4-2 records in Northwest Conference play. The Wildcats are 8-7 overall while the Blues are 9-5. Whitworth enters the week with a 5-10 overall record and a 2-4 NWC mark.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats are coming off a 1-1 week, completing a comeback victory at Lewis & Clark on Friday before falling to first-place and nationally-ranked Puget Sound on Saturday. Jordan Worthington has emerged as an X factor. The senior has started in 10 straight games and ranks fifth in the NWC with a 48.8 field goal percentage. Freshman Eve Burke is shooting 41.7 percent from the field, including an NWC-leading 42.2 percent from three-point range. Sophomore Gillyan Landis leads the team with 10.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
 
WHITMAN AT A GLANCE
The defending NWC champion Blues are second in the league with 65.3 points per game. They are holding opposing teams to 35.3 percent shooting from the field. Korin Baker is nearly averaging a double-double with 12.6 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. She leads the NWC with a 51.5 field goal percentage. Sydney Abbott is right behind Baker with 12.1 points per game while Elena McHargue is scoring 11.8 points per game. McHargue leads the team with 41 assists and 35 steals.

WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE
The Pirates rank No. 3 in the NWC with 63.3 points per game but have allowed 63.7 points per game at the other end of the court. Olivia Mayer is averaging a double-double, ranking second in the NWC with 17.3 points per game while leading the league with 12.2 rebounds per game. Kimberly Dewey is averaging 11.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while Quincy McDeid is also scoring in double figures with 11 points per game. McDeid is second in the NWC in both three-point percentage and free throw percentage.

HISTORY
Linfield is 19-50 in the all-time series with Whitman and 12-23 at home. The Blues took both meetings in 2021-22, winning 65-48 in Walla Walla and 82-45 in McMinnville. The 'Cats are looking to beat the Blues for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Linfield has won 12 of its 67 meetings with Whitworth. Eight of those wins came at home. The Pirates won five of the last nine matchups between the two teams. They won the first meeting of the 2021-22 season, an 81-64 decision in Spokane. The 'Cats took the second meeting in McMinnville, winning 62-59 on a buzzer-beater three-pointer.