THE RECORDS
Linfield sits at 11-12 overall and 6-8 on Northwest Conference play after falling to Whitworth 69-54 and Whitman 59-48 on the road. The Wildcats now prepare for the final week of the season with George Fox (5-16, 5-9 NWC) closing the home slate on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Before playing the regular season finale at Pacific (14-8, 10-4 NWC) on Saturday at 4 p.m.
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The 'Cats average 59.5 points per game which ranks fifth in the conference. Linfield ranks third as a team in overall free throw percentage, shooting over 71 percent. The Wildcats top the NWC in total defensive rebounds (646) and rank inside the top four in total team rebounds (888).
Gillyan Landis (10.7) and
Eve Burke (10.4) led the Wildcats on scoring.
Miki Vermeulen ranks fourth in the NWC in rebounds per game, averaging 8.4.
Ella Koebelin leads Linfield in assists at three per game and is one of eight players in the NWC with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. Burke (47%), Landis (43%), Vermeulen (40%) and
Allison Mead (43%) all rank among the conference leaders in field goal percentage.
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
The Bruins average 57.7 points per game while giving up 61.7 to their opponents. Alyssa Wells leads George Fox in scoring, averaging 12.4 points per game with Erin Yoshitake (11.1) close behind. Wells also leads the conference in threes made per game at 2.2. Jenna Lacey (5.4) and Kylie Ritter (5.3) led the Bruins effort on the glass. Defensively, Wells (21) leads George Fox in total blocks and while Yoshitake leads in total steals (30).
PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
The Boxers are second in the NWC in points per game at 65.7 and surrender 56.5 points to their opponents. Brilie Kovaloff (14.9) paces the scoring effort for Pacific. Alexis Intong (6.3) and Sydney Gray (5.6) lead the Boxers in rebounds per game. Rilee Price leads the NWC in assists per game with 3.7 and is among the leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio. On defense, Price (44) ranks inside the top five in the conference in total steals.
SERIES HISTORY
The Wildcats beat the Bruins in the first meeting in Newberg 54-49. Linfield has beaten George Fox in two of the last three meetings. The 'Cats are 24-64 in the all-time series against the Bruins. Linfield is looking for its first season sweep of George Fox since the 2006-07 season.
Pacific won the first meeting over Linfield in McMinnville 70-46. The Wildcats are 39-44 all-time against the Boxers. The 'Cats are 2-8 in the last 10 matchups and hold a 15-24 road on the road against Pacific.