THE RECORDS
Linfield moved to 6-13 overall and 1-9 in Northwest Conference play after dropping contests to Lewis & Clark and Pacific Lutheran last week. The Wildcats now prepare for a road trip to Tacoma, Wash., to take on Puget Sound (10-9, 6-4 NWC) on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. Then host Willamette (11-7, 6-4 NWC) on Feb. 3 for Senior Night at 6 p.m.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats surrender the second least amount of points per game in the conference at 72.7 while averaging 67.9 on offense. Cade Collins ranks among the NWC leaders in points per game, averaging 11.5 with Chase Bennett the next closest at 9.7. Jackson Dupree leads the conference in rebounds per game at 8.5 and tops the leaderboard in total rebounds with 153. Dupree (2.3), Bennett (2.3) and Jack Greenwood (2.3) all rank inside the top 15 in the NWC in assists per game. On defense, Garrett Callsen (21) ranks inside the top three in the conference in total blocks and averages over one per game.
 
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers average 79.1 points per game while giving up 80.1 to opponents. Liam Ruttledge leads Puget Sound's offense with 14.1 points per game with Dezman Baker the next closest at 11.7. Hugo Rutherfurd leads the effort on the glass, averaging 6.2 rebounds per game. Ruttledge also ranks among the NWC leaders in three-point percentage (36%) and averages over two made threes per game. Taj Phillips tops the conference in assists per game at 5.8.
 
WILLAMETTE AT A GLANCE
The Bearcats average a conference-leading 88.5 points per game while giving up 80.8 points to opponents. Willamette holds opponents to a conference-low 42 percent shooting from the field. Josiah Frank (16.4) and Jack Boydell (15) lead the Bearcats in points per game. D'Ante Dean ranks second in the NWC in rebounds per game at 7.4. Caleb Moore averages 3.9 assists per game and also leads Willamette in steals per game at two.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Wildcats are 22-34 all-time against Puget Sound, including a 73-58 loss in McMinnville on Jan. 6. Linfield is 5-5 in the last 10 meetings with Puget Sound with the Loggers taking the last three contests.
 
Linfield dropped the last meeting with Willamette 83-60 in Salem on Jan. 5. The Wildcats are 55-59 all-time against the Bearcats, including an 8-2 record in the last 10 meetings. Linfield holds a 27-26 record at home against Willamette.