THE RECORDS
Linfield (3-0-2, 1-0 NWC) enters the week with its best start since the 2015 season when the Wildcats started 4-0-1 before losing their first match. Pacific (0-3-2, 0-1 NWC) is looking to avenge last week's loss to Linfield and avoid getting swept on the season series. Puget Sound (0-3-1) is hungry for its first win of the season after a grueling non-conference schedule.
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
Julia Alvarez ranks third in the NWC and leads the Wildcat attack with three goals on the season. Linfield averages 1.4 goals per match as a team and allows just .6 goals per match to its opponents.
Rae Gerking,
Sidra Griffin and
Sofia Pietrok round out the scoring for Linfield who looks to continue its hot start against the Boxers and Loggers. Star goalkeeper
Alexa Fritz aims to add to her NWC-leading three shutouts.
PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
The Boxers average one goal per match while yielding 2.4 goals per match to opponents. Goalkeeper Isabella De La Cruz ranks third in the NWC with 18 saves on the season while Mirella Garcia and Ivette Garcia-Gomez lead Pacific with two goals each.
PUGET SOUND AT A GLANCE
The Loggers sit at 0-3-1 having played against three top-25 ranked teams. Leila Hausia-Haugen, Bre Fulton-Kaneshiro and Mazy Wright all have one goal for Puget Sound this season. Gianna Maldonado anchors the Loggers defense with 22 saves in three matches played.
PACIFIC LUTHERAN AT A GLANCE
The Lutes average 1.5 goals per match. Olivia Boehm and Hannah Cecil lead the attack, each with two goals on the season. Goalkeeper Abby Winkler has provided stout defense, recording 32 saves in non-conference play.
SERIES HISTORY
Linfield leads the all-time series against Pacific with a record of 33-21-7. The last matchup happening last week on Sept. 15 resulted in a 2-1 Linfield win. Linfield holds a 14-11-5 advantage in matches played in Forest Grove.
Linfield sits at 5-44-7 all-time against Puget Sound with a 2-24-3 record at Tacoma. The Wildcats' last win against the Loggers came in 2017.
The Wildcats aim to snap a six-match losing streak against the Lutes and trail in the all-time series 23-31-3 in 57 matches.
