COVERAGE
The Linfield Sports Network will provide live audio coverage on the road in eastern Washington for the Wildcats' final games of the regular season. Joe Stuart will be on the call for both doubleheaders. Live video and stats feeds will be available through the Whitworth and Whitman coverage portals.
 
THE RECORDS
Linfield and Whitworth are just outside the Northwest Conference Championships field, entering the week in a three-way tie for fifth place with George Fox with 6-8 NWC marks. The Wildcats are 10-13 overall while the Pirates are 9-14. Whitman is tied for first place with Puget Sound at 17-5 overall and 12-2 in NWC play.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats ended last week with a Senior Night victory, winning a 58-45 contest with Lewis & Clark on Saturday. The program recognized the athletic and academic careers of Alexis Heald, Paige LaFountain, Jordan Worthington and Janessa Yniguez.
 
Gillyan Landis scored in double figures in both games last week, putting up 17 points at Puget Sound before dropping 20 against the Pioneers. She's averaging 10.6 points per game and ranks fourth in the NWC with a 50.6 field goal percentage. Eve Burke has been efficient off the bench, sinking a team-leading 26 three-pointers on 38.8 percent shooting from beyond the arc. She's also connected on 94.7 percent from the free throw line.
 
WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE
The NWC's top rebounding team, the Pirates are averaging 42.5 rebounds per game. They also rank second in the league with a 72.6 free throw percentage. Whitworth has the NWC's leading scorer in Olivia Mayer, who's averaging 17.6 points per game. She's averaging a monster double-double, also leading the NWC with 11.5 rebounds per game. Kimberly Dewey is second on the team with 11.3 points per game while Quincy McDeid is scoring 10.1 points per game.
 
WHITMAN AT A GLANCE
The Blues' defense is the best in the NWC, holding opponents to 53.2 points per game. Their 65 points per game on the other end of the floor rank second. Korin Baker's 13.9 points per game lead the team and are No. 4 in the NWC. She leads the NWC in field goal percentage (54.8) and is second in rebounding (9.9 RPG) and blocks (1.2 BPG). Along with Baker, Elena McHargue and Carly Martin have also started in all 22 games and are scoring more than 12 points per game.
 
HISTORY
Linfield is 12-56 in the all-time series with Whitworth. Four of those wins came in Spokane. The Wildcats' last win over the Pirates came on a 62-59 buzzer-beater win at home last season. The Pirates took the first meeting of 2022-23, winning 60-53 on Jan. 21 inside Ted Wilson Gymnasium.
 
Linfield is 19-51 in its 70 games against Whitman, averaging 58.4 points per game. The Wildcats are looking for their first win over the Blues since the 2006-07 season. The Blues took a 64-42 win over the 'Cats in the first meeting of the season on Jan. 20 in McMinnville.