THE RECORDS
Linfield (3-6, 0-3 NWC) enters the week on a four game skid looking to right the ship and secure its first Northwest Conference win of the season. Whitworth (10-2, 2-0 NWC) is off to its best start since the 2021 and will be aiming for its fourth straight win over the Wildcats. Whitman (1-8, 0-2 NWC) is also seeking its first NWC win of the season after falling to George Fox and Pacific last week.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The 'Cats are paced by Nora Myre who has an impressive 82 kills on the season. Araeya Watanabe and Marina Erosa have impressed on the offensive end as well with Watanabe recording 52 kills while Erosa has tallied 45. Freshman Madison Millard has been Linfield's all-around player as she sits at 20 kills to go along with a team-high 31 blocks. Kanoe Contreras has been the Wildcats' distributor with 156 assists in 2024.
 
WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE
The Pirates' two-headed attack of Ella Jimenez and Amblessed Okemgbo lead the way, each notching over 100 kills so far this season. Taylor Miche and Cassidy Franklin anchor the Whitworth defense with Miche accumulating 182 digs and Franklin tallying 35 blocks.
 
WHITMAN AT A GLANCE
Sophie Broesamie spearheads the Blues offense having racked up 83 kills to go along with 12 aces. Jamie Bartok is the leader on defense with 114 digs while Courtney Cline leads in blocks with 17.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Linfield's all-time record against Whitworth currently sits at 23-35 in favor of the Pirates. The Wildcats are looking to snap a three-match losing streak to Whitworth and holds a 13-15 home record in the series.
 
Having won 36 of 58 matchups against Whitman, Linfield has largely dominated the all-time series. However, Whitman has won six of the last seven matchups and Linfield is hungry to get back in the win column against the Blues.