THE RECORDS
Linfield moved to 7-4 after beating Corban and Northwest to conclude 2023. The Wildcats 2-0 start in Northwest Conference play is their best start in conference since the 2005-06 season. The 'Cats now ready for conference play as they travel to Willamette (1) on Friday and welcome Puget Sound (8-3, 2-0 NWC) on Saturday.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats sit fourth in the NWC in points per game at 62.7. Gillyan Landis (13.5) leads the 'Cats in scoring with Eve Burke (9.7) the next closest. Miki Vermeulen ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game at 9.2 while Burke also ranks inside the top five at 7.1. Ella Koebelin leads the team in assists per game, averaging 2.8 and also leads in three-point percentage at 31. Landis (.485) and freshman Allison Mead (.472) rank among the leaders in field goal percentage. Defensively, the 'Cats hold opponents to 23 percent shooting from behind the arc.
 
WILLAMETTE AT A GLANCE
The Bearcats average 63.5 points per contest. Willamette shoots just over 40 percent as a team while allowing opponents to shoot over 40 percent. Elyse Waldal (13.6), Kaitlin Imai (10.4) and Carolyn Ho (9.8) all rank inside the top 15 of the NWC in points per game. Ashley Collins leads the team in field goal percentage at 56. Defensively, Ho ranks second in the conference in steals per game with 2.6.
 
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers lead the NWC in points per game at 72.3. Puget Sound ranks in the top three with the least amount of points giving up, only surrendering 59.1 points per game to opponents. Three Loggers sit inside the top 10 of the conference in average points per game. Kennedy Brown (13.9), Paige Gerhart (12.8) and Jordyn Reverman (12) all lead the charge for Puget Sound. Autumn Hill leads Puget Sound in rebounding (6.7) and field goal percentage (.526). Gerhart ranks second in the conference in assists per game at 4.1.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Wildcats are 41-39 all-time against the Bearcats. Linfield is 3-7 in the last 10 meetings against Willamette. The 'Cats are 13-25 on the road against the Bearcats and average over 63 points per game.
 
Puget Sound has controlled recent history against Linfield. The Wildcats are 3-7 against the Loggers in their last 10 matchups and are 11-41 all-time. The 'Cats are looking for their first win against the Loggers since the 2019-20 season.