THE RECORDS
Linfield (0-3-1) currently sits in the bottom half of the Northwest Conference standings with plenty of room to grow. The Wildcats sit third in the NWC in goals scored but the biggest hurdle has been goals allowed. Linfield is tied for the second-most goals allowed in the conference with 11. The 'Cats aim to improve that mark going into NWC play when they face Willamette (0-4) and George Fox (1-3).
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
Seamus Miller leads the Linfield attack with 11 shots and six landing on goal, both numbers rank among the top four in each category for the NWC. The Wildcats have goal contributions from fellow forwards Sid Kosaris and Ronan Hodge.
 
Defenders Angel Hernandez, Ross Vargo are first and second for the Wildcats in total minutes, respectively, with Hernandez playing all 360 and Vargo playing 349.
 
Dylan Watkins has started all four matches for the Wildcats in goal totaling 13 saves.
 
WILLAMETTE AT A GLANCE
The defending NWC champion Bearcats are off to a tough start this fall, having not won a match in their first four outings.
 
Lucas Carballo leads the team with one goal and is second in total shots. Senior Sean Kim has yet to break through for a goal but so far has fired 15 shots with five landing on goal.
 
Pierluca Carnovale leads Willamette in goal, starting all four matches and totaling 13 saves on a .565 save percentage.
 
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins' lone win came in a 2-1 road victory over La Verne on Sept. 10.
 
Kellin Aguiar and Eugene Peltier lead the George Fox attack with two goals combined. Aguiar and Peltier have also combined for 10 shots on goal.
 
Keoni Gavino has seen every minute between the posts for the Bruins totaling a .619 save percentage and accruing 13 saves.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Wildcats are looking for their first victory over the Bearcats since 2018. Linfield is 27-29-2 all-time against Willamette and averages 1.72 goals per contest. The last 10 matchups have heavily favored the Bearcats with the 'Cats being 1-8-1.
 
Linfield has gone 19-9-1 in road matchups against George Fox. The Wildcats average 1.79 goals per match and are looking for back-to-back wins in Newberg. Linfield is 32-21-3 all-time against George Fox.