THE RECORDS
For the first time since the 2009-10 season, Linfield (7-10, 4-4 NWC) went into Whitman's Sherwood Center and came away with a victory. With a win over the conference's leader, the Wildcats look to keep the ball rolling this weekend with a trip to Newberg on Friday night to face George Fox (7-10, 3-5 NWC) before coming back home for a contest with Pacific (9-8, 4-4 NWC). Linfield and Pacific are tied for fifth place in the NWC standings while the Bruins are eighth after three straight losses. In matchups earlier this season, the Wildcats beat George Fox 79-71 and fell to Pacific 91-72.
 
LINFIELD AT A GLANCE
The Wildcats rank fourth in the NWC in three-point percentage at 35.4%. They average 76.6 points per contest behind 13.5 points from Cade Collins and 8.6 from Dayton Magaña. Collins also averages 3.1 rebounds and leads the country in free throw shooting at 98.1%. Garrett Callsen and Cayden Lowenbach anchor the paint for Linfield, averaging 3.6 and 3.8 rebounds respectively while also each totaling 10 blocks on the season. Josh Ryan is excelling as a distributor of the basketball, notching 2.3 assists while freshman Max Juhala continues his impressive rookie campaign with 7.9 points and 3.2 rebounds. With seven wins, Linfield just needs one more victory to tie last season's win total of eight.
 
GEORGE FOX AT A GLANCE
After a nail-biting overtime loss to Lewis & Clark, the Bruins are eager to put an end to their three-game skid with games against Linfield and Willamette this weekend. High flying guard Momo Stokes stands out among the conference's best scorers with 21.4 points and looks to continue his impressive senior season. Samuel Stewart IV chips in 14.7 points as another senior leader while also leading the team with 6.5 rebounds. Defensively, Cory Schramm and Vanndon Heard protect the rim with 15 blocks apiece on the season and Stokes registers with 29 steals. Nick Greenwood, brother of Linfield's Jack Greenwood is the Bruins' top three-point shooter with a 40.7% shooting percentage from behind the arc.
 
PACIFIC AT A GLANCE
With a game against Lewis & Clark on Friday night, the Boxers have a chance to turn the tide in their favor this weekend as the middle of the standings begin to tighten in the final stretch of the season. Pacific ranks third in the conference with 78.8 points per contest and is allowing 76.2 to its opponents. The Boxers have also proven to be an elite three-pointing team with 8.1 makes per game. Devin Fortune and Lucas Winkler stand at sixth and seventh place in NWC scoring with 14.3 and 14.2 points respectively. Joel Meske is a force to be reckoned with in the paint, tallying 28 blocks on the season and Anthony Hrboka leads the Boxers in three-point shooting, netting the long ball at a rate of 41.7%.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Linfield leads George Fox 63-50 in the all-time series and is on a two-game winning streak against the Bruins. The Wildcats are 9-1 in the previous 10 matchups and look to extend the winning streak on Friday night.

The Wildcats hold a dominant 75-41 lead in the series with Pacific, with a 45-13 advantage when playing at home. The road team has not come away victorious in this matchup since Linfield did it in the 2021 season.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The Linfield Sports Network will provide live streaming options for both games this weekend with Friday's game in Newberg being audio only while Saturday's home game will feature live video broadcast. Pregame coverage begins 15 minutes before tipoff.
 
George Fox will provide live video coverage streamed through the George Fox Athletics website.