LINFIELD UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL VERSUS PACIFIC • JANUARY 27, 2023

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ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Dr. Garry Killgore

EVENT MANAGERS

Doug Hire, Steve Simmons, Zayn Khan

COMMUNICATIONS

Kelly Bird, Kaho Akau, Joe Stuart

STATISTICS

Mariah Ohman, Alexis Garner

PUBLIC ADDRESS Jeremy Nettrouer

SCOREBOARD

Nick Alder, Jackson Koons, Grant Jackson

VIDEO WEBCASTS

Joe Stuart, Isaac Milner, Eric Albios, Cole Runion

GAME PROGRAM

Kelly Bird, Felip Unker, Kaho Akau

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THE GAME OF LIFE

Lessons learned in basketball are sure to remain with JT Estes long after his playing career has ended

by marissa dolson ’24

JTEstes’ goal is to inspire, motivate and bring out the best in his teammates.

The 5-foot-9 Linfield University guard has spent untold hours on the court with his basket ball teammates, allowing him to build long-lasting friendships and create indelible memories. Estes credits the quality of his Linfield experience to his teammates who have stood by his side during his three seasons in the program.

“My favorite memories so far at Linfield have been creating great friendships with my teammates and friends on our team. Linfield has also granted me the opportunity to compete at the next level on the basketball court which I wouldn’t trade for anything.”

Despite battling injuries the previous year, Estes has still made it his role to lift up his teammates and continue motivating them for success on the court.

“Another one of my favorite memories has to be winning the (2021-22) conference title,” he says. “Despite being hurt, winning that title was a great experience to be a part of.”

Estes acknowledges his role on the court is to serve as a leader, motivator, and good friend to his teammates.

“My role is to constantly make sure we are improving and getting better. I think of myself as a leader, as someone who can help guys achieve their maximum potential. On the court, it’s just to be smart, take good shots, take care of the ball and make winning plays.”

Estes targets his leadership and ability as a role model to one of his previous coaches.

“I have learned a lot from my previous coach, Frank Allocco Jr., who has also played a vital role in my life. He has not only helped shape me both as a person and as a basketball player. I attribute almost all my basketball success and personal growth to him.”

Estes also credits members of his family as important influences in his life.

“My role models also include my mom, dad, aunts, uncles, and other family members. Given that I have spent so much time playing basketball, my club and high school coaches have also played a huge role.”

Estes hails from Walnut Creek, California, where he lives with his mother, Lisa, and younger sister,

“My mom has been a huge role model and inspiration in my life. I am who I am today because of her. She has played the role of both parents in my life as my dad, John, passed away when I was 12 years old. Shelby is now a freshman at San Diego State University.”

When he’s not on the basketball court competing, Estes spends his time in the classroom working toward a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Estes enjoys expanding his boundaries and being a mentor to people outside of basketball.

“I’m pursuing a finance degree. I’m looking forward to following my intended career path of being a financial advisor. I’m into setting myself up to be successful and preparing myself for the future,” he says.

“I want to offer people that same opportunity to be well off financially as they take on life.”

Estes doesn’t feel ready to give up his passion for basketball once his playing career comes to an end. When he finally does hanging up his court shoes, he is eager to remain on the court while encountering a new perspective for the game.

“I want to continue my love for basketball and pursue being a college basketball official when I’m done playing,” says Estes, who referees youth, high school and junior college basketball during the summers in California. Estes is happy competing with his teammates and working every day. His passion for basketball and for inspiring others won’t diminish once his time at Linfield comes to a close. He has worked relentlessly to uphold his role on the Linfield team, crediting his success on the court and the classroom to his professors, teammates, coaches, and role models who have shaped him into the leader he is today.

WOMEN’S COACH CASEY BUNN-WILSON

Casey Bunn-Wilson is in her eighth season as women’s basketball coach at Linfield. In her first year with the Wildcats, she helped guide the women to the program’s first winning record in five seasons (13-12) and a share of sixth place in the Northwest Conference, one of the premier women’s basketball leagues in NCAA Division III. In 2018-19, the Wildcats reached the NWC Tournament despite a competing with an injury depleted roster.

Bunn-Wilson spent three seasons as girls basketball coach at Tualatin High School, compiling a 39-32 win-loss record while leading the Timberwolves to three straight OSAA Class 6A state playoff appearances.

At Oregon State, Bunn-Wilson led the Pacific-10 Conference in scoring as a senior in 2007, averaging 20.0 points per game. She graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in Public Health Promotion and Education.

A star athlete at Stayton High School, Bunn-Wilson earned varsity letters in basketball, volleyball, softball and track. On the basketball court, she was a four-time all-state, all-region and all-conference honoree. The Capital Conference Player of the Year for three straight seasons, Bunn-Wilson led Stayton to the league championship her freshman and junior seasons. She set SHS career records for points (1,831), rebounds (783), assists (342) and steals (306) and went on to represent Stayton in the Oregon Class 3A All-Star game following graduation.

Bunn-Wilson played professionally in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Australia. While competing overseas, she earned allleague honors on the Portuguese All-Star team. At Linfield, Bunn-Wilson also co-directs the athletic department’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

WOMEN’S GAME DAY PREVIEW

THE RECORDS

Linfield enters the week in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Northwest Conference standings with Willamette and George Fox. The Wildcats are 8-9 overall and an even 4-4 in NWC play. Pacific stands alone in third place at 12-5 overall with a 5-3 NWC mark.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE

The Wildcats rank No. 5 in the NWC in scoring defense, allowing 60.3 points per game. Janessa Yniguez scored a career-high 19 points with four three-pointers in a loss to Whitworth last week. She’s averaging 6.1 points per game. Gillyan Landis leads the ‘Cats with 10 points per game and is tied for fifth in the NWC with 7.6 rebounds per game. Jordan Worthington is second to Landis in scoring (6.7 PPG) and rebounding (3.9 RPG). Her 48.5 field goal percentage is good for fifth in the league.

PACIFIC AT A GLANCE

The Boxers’ strengths lie in their defense and three-point shooting. They lead the NWC with 52.6 points allowed per game while also ranking No. 3 with a 30.6 three-point percentage. Brilie Kovaloff is averaging 16.4 points per game to rank second in the league. The team’s leading rebounder is Danica Schmidt with 7.4 per game. Schmidt also leads the NWC with 27 blocks, 1.6 per game. Rilee Price is second to Kovaloff with 8.8 points per game and is up to 63 assists and 28 steals on the season.

THE SERIES

Linfield is 39-42 in the all-time series with Pacific, including 22-17 against the Boxers at home. The ‘Cats took nine of 10 meetings between 2014-15 and 2020-21. Since then, the Boxers have rattled off six straight wins. The first-round matchup between the two teams ended in a 66-39 Pacific win on Dec. 3 in Forest Grove.

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logan roberts | 1 5-9 | Freshman | Guard Twin Falls, Idaho

miki vermeulen | 3 5-10 | Freshman | Guard/Forward Renton, Washington

ella koebelin | 5 5-4 | Freshman | Guard Silverdale, Washington

jordan roberts | 2 5-8 | Freshman | Guard Twin Falls, Idaho

paige lafountain | 11 5-6 | Senior | Guard Tigard, Oregon

jordan worthington | 21 6-0 | Senior | Forward Woodinville, Washington

laurel quinn | 14

5-8 | Freshman | Guard Vancouver, Washington

alexis heald | 20 5-9 | Senior | Guard Portland, Oregon

peyton bergevin | 23

5-11 | Junior | Forward Walla Walla, Washington

elise waldal | 24

5-10 | Sophomore | Forward Snohomish, Washington

eve burke | 4 5-7 | Freshman | Guard Port Angeles, Washington

Anna Dazey | 15 5-6 | Sophomore | Guard Corvallis, Oregon

kaylee schow | 22 5-7 | Senior | Guard Tenino, Washington

janessa yniguez | 30 5-3 | Senior | Guard Santa Cruz, California

gillyan landis | 32 6-2 | Sophomore | Center Yakima, Washington

casey bunn-wilson Head Coach Eight Year

Maggie Smith Assistant Coach First Year

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MEET THE LINFIELD WOMEN

Back row (l to r): Jordan Roberts, Alexis Heald, Elyse Waldal, Logan Roberts, Gillyan Landis, Jordan Worthington, Peyton Bergevin, Miki Vermeulen, Lauren Quinn. Front row: Kaylee Schow, Anna Dazey, Ella Koebelin, Riley Cusack, Head Coach Casey Bunn-Wilson, Rowan Cusack, Janessa Yniguez, Paige LaFountain, Eve Burke.

LINFIELD WOMEN

HEAD COACH: Casey Bunn-Wilson (eighth year)

ASSISTANT COACHES: Jeremy Vandenboer, Maggie Smith

PACIFIC WOMEN

HEAD COACH: Alecia Parker (fourth year)

ASSISTANT COACH: Kyle Erickson

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LINFIELD SPORTS NETWORK

The Linfield Sports Network will again bring fans live action of all home Linfield basketball games during 2022-23. Fans can enjoy live video webcasts with play-by-play commentary on their computer, tablet, mobile device or smart TV.

Live coverage begins 15 minutes prior to the start of each game. Broadcasts include a complete postgame wrap-up with analysis and statistical breakdown. Linfield will also provide live audio-only webcasts of all of the Wildcats’ Northwest Conference road contests.

McMinnville native Joe Stuart begins his fourth season as the play-by-play voice of the basketball Wildcats. The 2020 Linfield graduate is the Athletics Broadcast Operations Coordinator, managing all aspects of Linfield’s webcasting outreach and handling lead play-by-play duties on Linfield football, baseball

and softball webcasts in addition to basketball. Stuart also assists with other external sports communications and social media needs.

Linfield junior Isaac Milner will contribute occational play-by-play and color analysis on Linfield basketball broadcasts this winter. Milner, who also serves as lead play-by-play voice for Linfield soccer, began his broadcasting career with the LSN last year covering soccer, providing color commentary on basketball webcasts, handling occasional play-by-play duties for volleyball, basketball and softball, as well as crucial production support on football, softball, tennis and swimming webcasts.

All LSN broadcasts, both live and on demand, can be accessed at golinfieldwildcats.com/watch or in the Linfield Athletics app on mobile, tablet or smart TVs.

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MEN’S COACH SHANAN ROSENBERG

Shanan Rosenberg is in his 10th year as Linfield men’s basketball coach. Since taking over leadership of the program, Rosenberg has guided Linfield through a “worst-to-first” transformation, capping it in 2019-20 with a share of program’s first Northwest Conference title since 2001. Linfield followed with a second co-championship in 2021-22. Under Rosenberg’s direction, the Wildcats have reached the NWC Tournament in four consecutive seasons, ending a seven-year playoff drought.

In nine seasons as head coach, hIs career record at Linfield stands at 116-99 overall and 74-64 in NWC play.

Rosenberg has twice been named Northwest Conference Coach of the Year. His first league honor came in 2017 after guiding the program to its first winning season since 2008 and first conference playoff berth in five seasons. The most recent NWC accolade came in 2020. That season, the Wildcats went 20-6 and were

crowned conference co-champion during a run that included victories over nationally ranked Whitman and Whitworth on consecutive nights. Over a six-season span after taking over the program, the Wildcats elevated their conference record from 2-14 to 14-2.

Rosenberg was previously head men’s basketball coach for 11 years at Foothill College, a two-year college near Palo Alto in the south San Francisco Bay region. At Foothill, he compiled a 186-131 win-loss record. His 2012-13 team went 22-5, achieving the best regular-season finish in program history.

A native of central California, Rosenberg starred in basketball at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, leading the Lancers to a Central Coast Section championship in 1988. As a student-athlete and three-year letterman at UC-Davis, he earned all-North Coast Athletic Conference honors while leading the Aggies in rebounding his final two seasons.

MEN’S GAME DAY PREVIEW

THE RECORDS

Linfield is 6-10 overall with a 3-5 Northwest Conference mark as the Wildcats enter the second half of the NWC slate. Pacific enters the week at 9-8 overall and an even 4-4 in NWC play.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE

Linfield got back in the win column last week with an 86-79 victory over Whitworth to sink the Pirates into second place in the NWC standings. The Wildcats shot 49.3 percent from the field and went 11 for 23 from three-point range in the win. The ‘Cats rank fourth in the NWC with 71.9 points allowed per game. Trey Bryant’s 14.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.3 steals per game all rank in the NWC’s top 10. Carson Bonine is averaging just under double figures with 9.6 points while leading the team with 36 three-pointers.

PACIFIC AT A GLANCE

The Boxers are looking to bounce back from losses to George Fox and Pacific Lutheran to end the first half of NWC play. They’re allowing 81.4 points per game but make up for it with a conferenceleading 84.6 points per game. Four players are averaging double figures. They’re led by 14.8 points per game from Truman Young and 14 points per game from Jacob Bolger. Bolger is also averaging 5.8 rebounds per game. Lucas Winkler’s 7.6 assists per game lead the NWC, and his 6.4 rebounds per game rank fifth.

THE SERIES

Linfield controls the all-time series with Pacific, posting a 73-39 record. That mark includes a 43-13 record at home. The Wildcats won eight straight games between the 2017-18 and 2020-21 seasons, but the Boxers are coming off back-to-back wins over the ‘Cats. The first meeting of the season ended in a 67-57 win for the Boxers on Dec. 3 in Forest Grove.

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MEET THE LINFIELD MEN

jake downing | 0 6-4 | Sophomore | Guard Seattle, Washington

jack greenwood | 2 5-11 | Junior | Guard San Rafael, California

treyvaughn bierlink|4 6-5 | Freshman | Guard Quincy, Washington

chase bennett | 1 5-10 | Freshman | Guard Moraga, California

mikey hinkle | 5 6-2 | Senior | Guard Camarillo, California

jt estes | 14 5-9 | Junior | Guard Walnut Creek, California

trey bryant | 11 6-0 | Sophomore | Guard Springfield, Oregon

carson bonine | 10

| Senior | Guard Camas, Washington

braedyn benhard | 13 6-7 | Freshman | Forwards Santa Ana, California jacob hjort | 21 6-2 | Junior | Guard Vancouver, Washington

milap owens | 22 5-11 | Sophomore | Guard Prescott, Arizona

philip rosenfeld| 25 6-6 | Freshman | Forward Portland, Oregon

jack stallard | 31 5-11 | Junior | Guard Danville, California danilo petrovic | 35 6-5 | Freshman | Forward Seattle, Washington

logan morrill | 44 6-9 | Freshman | Forward Astoria, Oregon

donovan johnson | 50 6-0 | Freshman | Guard Antelope, California

Nick tripaldi | 3 6-0 | Junior | Guard Menlo Park, California

jackson dupree | 12 6-3 | Junior | Guard San Jose, California alex jaczko | 32 6-5 | Senior | Forward Newberg, Oregon

anthony flint | 42 6-5 | Freshman | Guard Durango, California

josh puccinelli | 15 6-2 | Sophomore | Guard San Francisco, California

reece gibb| 23 6-5 | Senior | Forward Longview, Washington

cayden lowenbach | 24 6-6 | Sophomore | Forward Prineville, Oregon

grant lyon | 40 6-2 | Freshman | Guard San Francisco, California

Back row (l to r): Assistant Coach Loren Gehrke, Head Coach Shanan Rosenberg, Anthony Flint, Jake Downing, Reece Gibb, Braedyn Benhard, Logan Morrill, Philip Rosenfeld, Cayden Lowenbach, Alex Jaczko, TreyVaughn Bierlink, Assistant Coach Isiah Quintero, Assistant Coach Mark Swenson. Front row: Chase Bennett, Jack Greenwood, Donovan Johnson, Trey Bryant, Carson Bonine, Josh Pucci-nelli, Danilo Petrovic, Jackson Dupree, Jacob Hjort, Mikey Hinkle, Grant Lyon, Nick Tripaldi, Milap Owens, Jack Stallard. Not pictured: JT Estes.

LINFIELD MEN

HEAD COACH: Shanan Rosenberg (10th year)

ASSISTANT COACHES: Isiah Quintero, Mark Swenson, R. Loren Gehrke

PACIFIC MEN

HEAD COACH: Justin Lunt (fourth year)

ASSISTANT COACH: Matt Peterson

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jennifer sandoval-rivera

haley ott abram nelson

tanya rangel

brenna mitchell

angela serna leah stone karista untiet

miki dunham

kylie cecchini

ellie campbell

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tess goff grace fjermedal deiana gutwig

matigan dodge elizabeth blough camille baptista kalysa dombrigues

cindy borja tinoco yesenia esquivel

yazalea heredia merida mariza hoogerheide

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abby labuhn charlotte ingalls

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kayley dombrigues kaho handa

hallie mertl elizabeth olivan

ryan wahlstrom olivia welsh

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