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MEN’S BASKETBALL DATE

OPPONENT

Oct. 27 Nov. 6 Nov. 10 Nov. 12 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 8 Dec. 9

MEN’S WRESTLING

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TIME

DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

TIME

DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

TIME

Seattle Mountaineers (exhibition) McMinnville, Ore. Oregon State (exhibition) Corvallis, Ore. Bushnell Eugene, Ore. Portland State Portland, Ore. Evergreen State Olympia, Wash.

Western Oregon Monmouth, Ore. Walla Walla McMinnville, Ore. Pacific Lutheran McMinnville, Ore. Lewis & Clark Portland, Ore. Portland Bible McMinnville, Ore Warner Pacific Portland, Ore.

7 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

8 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

Dec. 16 Dec. 30 Jan. 5

Seattle Pacific Northwest Willamette

Seattle, Wash.

Kirkland, Wash.

Salem, Ore.

3 p.m.

5 p.m.

8 p.m.

Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov 10 Nov. 12 Nov 19 Dec 3 Dec. 9 Dec 17 Jan 7 Jan 16 Jan 20 Jan 21

Simon Fraser Simon Fraser Open Pacific Mike Clock Open Spokane Open Clackamas Open Southern Oregon Desert Duals Mat Cat Invitational Umpqua Southern Oregon Boxer Open

Burnaby, B.C. Burnaby, B.C. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

Oregon City, Ore. Ashland, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

7 p.m.

9 a.m.

7 p.m.

9 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

9 a.m.

5:30 p.m.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

9 a.m.

Nov. 9 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 11 Dec. 16 Dec. 18 Dec. 30

Multnomah Bushnell Austin College UT Dallas Walla Walla Pacific Lutheran Lewis & Clark Warner Pacific Western Oregon Central Washington (exhibition) Corban Northwest

McMinnville, Ore. Eugene, Ore. Sherman, Texas Dallas, Texas McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Portland, Ore. Portland, Ore. Monmouth, Ore. Ellensburg, Wash.

Salem, Ore. Kirkland, Wash.

6 p.m.

2 p.m.

3 p.m.

3 p.m.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

2 p.m.

Noon 3 p.m.

Jan. 27

Southwestern Oregon CC

Coos Bay, Ore.

2 p.m.

Jan. 5

Willamette

Salem, Ore.

6 p.m.

Jan. 6

Puget Sound

McMinnville, Ore.

6 p.m.

Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 16

Whitman Whitworth George Fox

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Newberg, Ore.

8 p.m.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Feb. 2 Feb 6 Feb. 9

Corban Pacific Grays Harbor

Salem, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Jan. 6 Jan. 12 Jan. 13

Puget Sound Whitman Whitworth

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Jan. 16

George Fox

Newberg, Ore.

6 p.m.

Jan. 19 Jan. 26

Pacific Lewis & Clark

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

8 p.m.

8 p.m.

Jan. 19 Jan. 26 Jan. 27

Pacific Lewis & Clark Pacific Lutheran

McMinnville, Ore. McMinnville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Jan. 27 Feb. 2

Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound

Tacoma, Wash.

Tacoma, Wash.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Feb. 3 Feb. 9

Willamette Whitworth

McMinnville, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Feb. 10 Feb. 13

Whitman George Fox

Walla Walla, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

Forest Grove, Ore. No. 1 Seed

6 p.m.

TBA

Feb. 17 Pacific Feb. 23-24 NWC Tournament

LOCATION

SWIMMING DATE

MEET

LOCATION

TIME

Oct. 28

NWC Sprint Meet

McMinnville, Ore.

10 a.m.

Nov. 4 Nov. 17

Puget Sound Whitworth

Tacoma, Wash.

McMinnville, Ore.

1 p.m.

6 p.m.

Nov. 18 Dec. 1-3

Whitman Logger Invitational

McMinnville, Ore. Tacoma, Wash.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

Jan. 12 Jan. 13

Lewis & Clark Pacific

McMinnville, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

6 p.m.

11 a.m.

Jan. 19 Jan. 20

Pacific Lutheran George Fox

Tacoma, Wash.

Newberg, Ore.

6 p.m.

1 p.m.

Salem, Ore. Federal Way, Wash.

Greensboro, N.C.

11 a.m.

All day All day

Jan. 27 Willamette Feb. 8-11 NWC Championships March 20-23 NCAA III Championships

March 1-2 NCAA Upper Midwest Regionals

Stevens Point, Wisc. TBA

March 15-16 NCAA III National Championships La Crosse, Wisc.

TBA

WOMEN’S WRESTLING DATE

EVENT

LOCATION

TIME

Nov. 3

Simon Fraser

Burnaby, B.C.

7 p.m.

Nov. 4 Nov. 10

Simon Fraser Open Pacific

Burnaby, B.C. McMinnville, Ore.

9 a.m.

7 p.m.

Nov. 12 Nov. 19

Mike Clock Open Spokane Open

Forest Grove, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

9 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

Dec. 2 Dec. 9

Grays Harbor Choker Open Southern Oregon

Aberdeen, Wash.

Ashland, Ore.

9 a.m.

4 p.m.

Dec. 17 Jan. 7

Desert Duals Mat Cat Invitational

Las Vegas, Nev. McMinnville, Ore.

9 a.m.

9 a.m.

Jan. 13 Jan. 16

Oregon Classic Umpqua

Redmond, Ore. McMinnville, Ore.

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Jan. 20 Jan. 21

Eastern Oregon Boxer Open

Forest Grove, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

2 p.m.

9 a.m.

Jan. 27 Feb. 6

Southwestern Oregon CC Pacific

Coos Bay, Ore. Forest Grove, Ore.

2 p.m.

7 p.m.

Feb. 9 Grays Harbor McMinnville, Ore. Feb. 23-24 NCWWC Region 5 Championships Denton, Texas March 8-9 NCWWC National Championships Cedar Rapids, Iowa

7 p.m.

TBA TBA

Feb. 2

Puget Sound

Tacoma, Wash.

6 p.m.

Feb. 3 Feb. 9 Feb. 10

Willamette Whitworth Whitman

McMinnville, Ore. Spokane, Wash.

Walla Walla, Wash.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

4 p.m.

Feb. 13

George Fox

McMinnville, Ore.

6 p.m.

Forest Grove, Ore. No. 1 Seed

4 p.m.

TBA

Feb. 17 Pacific Feb. 23-24 NWC Tournament

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WILDCAT SPOTLIGHT

fully immersed

It took a nearly a year before Gillyan Landis would completely commit herself to being part of her team’s culture. Now the Wildcats are a much better team for it.

by KARLIE VERCAUTEREN ’27

S

tanding an imposing 6 feet, 2 inches, Linfield University junior Gillyan Landis has a commanding presence on and off the basketball court.

Landis’s talent and drive for the game of basketball make her a standout player whose contributions to the team are critical to the Wildcats’ success, says head coach Casey Bunn-Wilson.

“Gillyan has been an awesome force inside and out for us. She brings a lot of diversity because of her height and ability to shoot from the outside. It’s been really fun to see her grow on and off the court over the last three years. She’s strong-willed and learning to believe in herself more and more.”

Landis attributes much of her growth to her head coach, whom she deeply admires.

“I remember meeting Casey and she was awesome. She was really nice,” says Landis. “Since I’ve been here, she’s been super caring and always wanting to help me and make me better.”

It was Bunn-Wilson who showed Landis how much potential the Linfield community offers and got the player to become a Wildcat.

Despite how taken Landis was with the Linfield players, her freshman season was immensely challenging. Between playing under COVID restrictions, a huge team of around 20 girls, and a difficult dynamic, Landis was struggling.

“We had a lot of players my freshman year and so there was a lot of different, conflicting people. Everyone was fighting for positions, and we were a really young team. We had to grow up quickly,” she says.

And so, they did. The players become more focused than ever on healthy relationships and an appreciation of achieving a common goal.

For Landis, this took some introspection and changes in how she approached the team. “I went home a lot when I was a freshman. I didn’t immerse myself into the whole college experience,” says the Yakima, Washington, native. “Then my sophomore year, I changed that, and I made myself more present with the team.”

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This effort has paid off handsomely. Landis has developed a new mindset that allows her to be a better, more fulfilled teammate and player.

“I’m more team-first. I put my teammates above everything. I feel like that’s what really helped us this past year and coming into this past season. We’re just really close. We know each other so well, we know how we play, we know things we can and can’t do on the court.

We know how to lift each other up and we know how to do all the things that teammates need.”

Part of the Wildcats’ unique ability to maintain such close ties comes from placing emphasis on team bonding from the beginning. Landis and fellow veterans do not want incoming players to experience the same challenges they did, and for this reason they make a conscious effort to welcome new players with open arms.

“We really made it our goal to become close with the freshmen,” she says. “I think that’s really helped us.”

Given how passionate Landis is about basketball, it is no surprise she is pursuing a degree in exercise science in order to stay connected to sports and activity. She approaches her major with the same level of commitment as she does her sport and spends much of her time in the treatment center, where she has a strong relationship with Linfield athletic trainer Greg Hill.

After spending so much time with Landis and watching her hone her passion, Hill offers nothing but praise for his protégé. “Gillyan is an amazing person. She has a great sense of humor.

She cares deeply about her teammates, and it shows. She’s a quick learner and never makes the same mistake twice,” says Hill. “The thing that stands out most to me, and I’m not sure how you explain it, but it’s her stubborn, tenacious and determined perseverance. She identifies a task or a goal and she just makes up her mind she’s going to get it done – and she does. And then she finds the next one and she goes again.

Even if there’s an obstacle or a roadblock, she doesn’t ever show any signs of quitting.”

Landis’s level of single-minded determination is sure to serve her team well as the Wildcats progress through this basketball season, already one of Linfield’s most successful starts in years.

Landis says that she’s “feeling very good about” the team’s chances in conference play and describes how fulfilling reaching the playoffs and performing well would be: “Coming from my freshman year, when we only won one game, it would be a very big turn of events. It would be huge, not just for me, but for the whole team.”

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WOMEN’S COACH CASEY BUNN-WILSON Casey Bunn-Wilson is in her ninth 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.

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A star athlete at Stayton High School, Bunn-Wilson lettered in basketball, volleyball, softball and track. On the basketball court, she was a four-time all-state, all-region and allconference honoree. The Capital Conference Player of the Year for three straight seasons, Bunn-Wilson led Stayton to the league title 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.

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eve burke | 4

ella koebelin | 5

Amelia solt | 10

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miki vermeulen | 3

5-3 | Sophomore | Guard Silverdale, Washington

5-3 | Sophomore | Guard Loveland, Colorado

Twin Falls, Idaho

5-8 | Sophomore | Guard Twin Falls, Idaho

laurel quinn | 14

Anna Dazey | 15

Allison mead | 20

madison barter | 21

Kaylee schow | 22

peyton bergevin | 23

Jadyn harrell| 24

janessa yniguez | 30

gillyan landis | 32

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5-8 | Sophomore | Guard Vancouver, Washington

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THE RECORDS Linfield sits fifth in the Northwest Conference standings at 2-2 after dropping two contests to Willamette and Puget Sound last week.

The Wildcats’ overall record is now 7-6 as they prepare for the final two games of a three-game homestand against Whitman (11-2, 3-1 NWC) on Friday and Whitworth (4-9, 1-3 NWC) on Saturday.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The ‘Cats average the fifth most points per game in the conference at 62.8. Linfield has been excellent on the glass, grabbing the highest amount of team total rebounds in the NWC with 528 and the most defensive rebounds (377). Gillyan Landis (11.8) and Eve Burke (10.2) pace the scoring effort for Linfield. Miki Vermeulen ranks second in the conference in rebounds per game at 8.8 while Burke also ranks inside the top five at 6.6. Ella Koebelin averages 3.1 assists per game and is one of seven players in the NWC with a positive assist-to-turnover ratio. Koebelin also ranks among the top four in the NWC in free throw percentage at 85 percent.

WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE The Pirates are tied for sixth in average points per game at 57.6.

Kimberly Dewey led the NWC in points per game at 17.3. Zalissa Sanfo tops the conference in rebounds per contest, averaging 11.7, while Mya Edwards (6.3) and Dewey (6.2) also rank among the NWC leaderboard. Dewey is third in the conference in free throw percentage at 87 percent. Defensively, Sanfo averages the secondmost blocked shots per contest at 3.5.

SERIES HISTORY The Wildcats have a 12-57 record all-time against Whitworth. Linfield is 3-7 in the last 10 meetings with the last win coming at home in the 2021-22 season. The ‘Cats average 58 points per game against the Pirates and are 8-26 all-time at home against Whitworth.

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LINFIELD WOMEN NO.

NAME

POS.

HT.

YR./EL.

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL

1

Logan Roberts

G/F

5-10

So./So.

Twin Falls, Idaho / Canyon Ridge

2

Jordan Roberts

G

5-8

So./So.

Twin Falls, Idaho / Canyon Ridge

3

Miki Vermeulen

G/F

5-10

So./So.

Renton, Wash. / Liberty

4

Eve Burke

G

5-7

So./So.

Port Angeles, Wash. / Port Angeles

5

Ella Koebelin

G

5-3

So./So.

Silverdale, Wash. / Klahowya Secondary

10

Amelia Solt

G

5-3

So./So.

Loveland, Colo. / Carlton College (Minn.)

14

Laurel Quinn

G

5-8

So./So.

Vancouver, Wash. / King’s Way Christian

15

Anna Dazey

G

5-6

Jr./So.

Corvallis, Ore. / Corvallis

20

Allison Mead

G

5-4

Fr./Fr.

Canby, Ore. / Canby

21

Madison Barter

F

5-8

Fr./Fr.

Evenson, Wash. / Mount Baker

22

Kaylee Schow

G

5-7

Sr./Sr.

Tenino, Wash. / South Puget Sound C.C.

23

Peyton Bergevin

F

5-11

Sr./Sr.

Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla

24

Jadyn Harrell

C

6-0

Fr./Fr.

Lake Oswego, Ore. / Lakeridge

30

Janessa Yniguez

G

5-3

Gr./Sr.

Santa Cruz, Calif. / St. Francis Salesian Prep

32

Gillyan Landis

C

6-2

Jr./Jr.

Yakima, Wash. / West Valley

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WHITWORTH WOMEN NO.

NAME

POS.

HT.

YR.

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL

1

Sydney McLean

G

5-2

So.

Spokane, Wash. / Freeman

2

Dawson Driggs

G

5-8

Sr.

Sandpoint, Idaho / Sandpoint

3

Cheyenne Rodgers

G

5-5

So.

Snohomish, Wash. / Snohomish

4

Rachel Cram

G

5-5

So.

La Conner, Wash. / La Conner

5

Ashlyn Neilsen

G

5-7

Fr.

Odessa, Wash. / Odessa

10

Mya Edwards

G

5-7

So.

Kettle Falls, Wash. / Kettle Falls

12

Zalissa Sanfo

C

6-1

Fr.

Inchelium, Wash. / Inchelium

14

Makhayla Adams

F/C

5-11

Fr.

Snoqualmie, Wash. / Mount Si

20

Emma Maxwell

F

5-10

Jr.

Medical Lake, Wash. / Columbia Basin CC

21

Jordan Peterson

G

5-8

So.

Brush Prairie, Wash. / Prairie

22

Tara Kaneshiro

G

5-6

Sr.

Kaimuki, Hawaii / Punahou

23

Abigail Hudson

C

6-0

Sr.

Kalispell, Mont. / Calvin College

24

Kimberly Dewey

G

5-7

Sr.

Reardan, Wash. / Reardan

30

Alyssa Fitzgerald

F

5-9

Sr.

Chewelah, Wash. / Jenkins

32

Lindsey Short

F

6-1

Fr.

Republic, Wash. / Republic

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NORTHWEST CONFERENCE SCORING

G

PTS

AVG

Dewey, Kimberly (Whitworth)

13

225

17.3

Baker, Korin (Whitman)

13

223

17.2

Kovaloff, Brilie (Pacific)

12

197

16.4

Martin, Carly (Whitman)

13

197

15.2

Brown, Kennedy (Puget Sound)

13

190

14.6

REBOUNDING

G

REB

AVG

Sanfo,Zalissa (Whitworth)

13

152

11.7

Vermeulen, Miki (Linfield)

13

114

8.8

Frederickson,Lauryn (Lewis & Clark)

9

77

8.6

Baker,Korin (Whitman)

13

110

8.5

Burke, Eve (Linfield)

13

86

6.6

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

G

FG

FGA

PCT

Intong, Alexis (Pacific)

10

38

67

.567

Collins, Ashley (Willamette)

9

18

33

.545

Hill, Autumn (Puget Sound)

11

20

38

.526

Baker, Korin (Whitman)

11

74

142

.521

Andrade, Briana (Whitman)

10

19

37

.514

3 PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

G

3FG

3FGA

PCT

Reisner, Sydney (Pacific Lutheran )

13

28

56

.500

Pytynia-Hillier, Grace (Puget Sound)

9

15

33

.455

Kovaloff, Brilie (Pacific)

12

19

45

.422

Waldal, Elyse (Willamette)

13

26

64

.406

Reardon, Addison (Puget Sound)

11

19

49

.388

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

G

FT

FTA

PCT

Ho, Carolyn (Willamette)

13

24

27

.889

Brown, Kennedy (Puget Sound)

13

45

51

.882

Dewey, Kimberly (Whitworth)

13

47

54

.870

Koebelin, Ella (Linfield)

13

29

34

.853

Kovaloff, Brilie (Pacific)

12

38

46

.826

ASSISTS

G

AS

Price, Rilee (Pacific)

12

56

Gerhart, Paige (Puget Sound)

13

52

4

Lundberg, Natalie (Whitman)

13

50

3.8

Tobin, Brandie (Pacific Lutheran )

13

50

Ho, Carolyn (Willamette)

13

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OVERALL

As of January 10

W-L

W-L

PCT.

STREAK

AVG

Pacific

4-1

8-5

.615

W2

4.7

Willamette

4-1

7-7

.500

L1

Whitman

3-1

11-2

.846

W2

3.8

Puget Sound

3-1

9-4

.692

W1

45

3.5

Linfield

2-2

7-6

.538

L2

G

ST

AVG

Ho, Carolyn (Willamette)

13

38

2.9

Pacific Lutheran

1-3

9-4

.692

L1

Minnehan, Katie (Puget Sound)

13

37

2.8

Whitworth

1-3

4-9

.308

W1

Lundberg, Natalie (Whitman)

13

35

2.7

George Fox

1-3

1-10

.091

L8

Gerhart, Paige (Puget Sound)

13

33

2.5

Wells, Alyssa (George Fox )

11

24

2.2

Lewis & Clark

0-4

1-10

.091

L9

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MEN’S COACH LEVI SIEG Levi Sieg is in his first year as head men’s basketball coach at Linfield.

Sieg comes to Linfield from Southern California, where he spent 15 years as a member of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps coaching staff, rising from assistant coach to associate head coach during his tenure. At CMS, he helped lead the Stags to seven Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, the most recent in 2018.

A native of Monmouth, Oregon, Sieg returns to the Willamette Valley after residing in Southern California for nearly 30 years.

Seig attended Claremont McKenna College and played four seasons of basketball, graduating in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Following graduation, Sieg worked

with Pacific Finance Group for 2½ years before enrolling in the Claremont Graduate University and earning a master’s degree in education and a California teaching credential. He completed a second master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University in Irvine in 2011.

Prior to Linfield, Sieg taught at Claremont High School for 20 years.

During the 2003-04 school year, he served as assistant boys basketball coach at CHS before being promoted to head coach in 2004. He led the Wolfpack to the CIF Southern Section Playoffs each year.

Sieg joined the CMS coaching staff in time for the 2007-08 academic year.

Levi and his wife Natalie are raising three sons: Mason, Clayton and Nash.

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MEET THE LINFIELD MEN

jake downing | 0

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jack greenwood | 2

Nick tripaldi | 3

Donovan Johnson | 5

Breyan Kelly | 10

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josh puccinelli | 15

jalen lampman | 21

reece gibb| 23

cayden lowenbach | 24

Joshua Ryan| 25

Cade collins | 30

Sawyer wolf| 32

danilo petrovic | 35

logan morrill | 44

Lucca Hart | 50

Rancho Cucamonga, California

6-4 | Freshman | Guard Beaverton, Oregon

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Alex Saindon

6-4 | Junior | Guard Seattle, Washington

6-4 | Senior | Guard San Jose, California

6-2 | Junior | Guard

6-7 | Freshman | Guard Stayton, Oregon

5-10 | Sophomore | Guard Moraga, California

5-9 | Graduate | Guard Walnut Creek, California

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5-11 | Senior | Guard San Rafael, California

6-3 | Junior | Guard San Francisco, California

6-3 | Freshman | Guard Tigard, Oregon

6-0 | Senior | Guard Menlo Park, California

6-1 | Sophomore | Guard Lakeview, Oregon

6-5 | Sophomore | Forward Seattle, Washington

6-0 | Sophomore | Guard Antelope, California

6-5 | Graduate | Forward Longview, Washington

6-9 | Sophomore | Forward Astoria, Oregon

6-2 | Freshman | Guard Sherwood, Oregon

6-6 | Junior | Forward Prineville, Oregon

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LINFIELD MEN NO.

NAME

1

Chase Bennett

0 2 3 5

10 12 14 15 21 23 24 25 30 32 35 44 50 55

Jake Downing

Jack Greenwood Nick Tripaldi

Donovan Johnson Breyan Kelly

Jackson Dupree JT Estes

Josh Puccinelli

Jalen Lampman Reece Gibb

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR./EL.

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL

G

5-10

165

So./So.

Moraga, Calif. / Campolindo

G

6-0

160

Sr./Jr.

G G G G G G G G

6-4

5-11 6-0 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-1

185 165

San Rafael, Calif. / Marin Catholic

160

So./So.

Antelope, Calif. / Antelope

195

Sr./Jr.

178

So./So.

215

Jr./Jr.

Prineville, Ore. / Crook County

180

Fr./Fr.

Beaverton, Ore. / Jesuit

G

6-2

170

Sawyer Wolf

G

G

Danilo Petrovic Logan Morrill Lucca Hart

Garrett Callsen

6-4 6-3

San Jose, Calif. / Bellarmine Prep

185

185

Joshua Ryan Cade Collins

Sherwood, Ore. / Sherwood

Gr./Sr.

215

6-6

Fr./Fr.

Menlo Park, Calif. / Menlo Atherton

165

6-5

F

Seattle, Wash / Roosevelt

Sr./Jr.

F

Cayden Lowenbach

Jr./Jr.

200

Jr./Jr.

Gr./Sr. Jr./Jr.

Walnut Creek, Calif. / Las Lomas

San Francisco, Calif. / Stuart Hall Lakeview, Ore. / Lakeview

Longview, Wash. / Mark Morris Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Victor Valley College

Fr./Fr.

Tigard, Ore. / Tigard

F

6-5

200

So./So.

Seattle, Wash. / Roosevelt

G

6-1

165

Fr./Fr.

Nipomo, Calif. / Nipomo

F

G

6-9

6-7

230

215

So./So. Fr./Fr.

Astoria, Ore. / Knappa

Stayton, Ore. / Stayton

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WHITWORTH MEN NO.

NAME

POS.

HT.

WT.

YR.

HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL

0

Garrett Long

G

6-1

185

Jr.

Wenatchee, Wash. / Carroll College

1

Jojo Anderson

G

6-0

180

Jr.

Spokane, Wash. / Mt. Spokane

2

Hayden Bayudan

G

5-10

172

So.

Ewa Beach, Hawaii / St. Louis

3

Sullivan Menard

G

6-3

175

Sr.

Wasilla, Alaska / Western Wyoming CC

4

Jackson Cash

G

6-0

185

Jr.

Pleasanton, Calif. / Amador Valley

5

Ty Edwards

F

6-7

210

So.

Sumner, Wash. / Sumner

11

Ben Nyquist

G

6-2

175

So.

Kirkland, Wash. / Lake Washington

14

Diego Jaques

G

6-1

175

So.

Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla

15

Stephen Behil

G/F

6-7

208

So.

Camas, Wash. / Camas

20

Craig Mueller

F

6-6

223

Jr.

Tekoa, Wash. / Mayville State

21

Lucas Meissner

F

6-7

200

So.

Issaquah, Wash. / Bellevue Christian

22

Jerry Twenge

G

6-3

195

Gr.

Spokane, Wash. / Mt. Spokane

23

Jake Holtz

G/F

6-4

217

Sr.

Kapolei, Hawaii / Damien Memorial

24

Jacob Coram

G/F

6-4

200

Jr.

Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla

30

Carson Talbert

F

6-7

205

So.

Maple Valley, Wash. / Tahoma

33

Colton Looney

F

6-6

200

So.

Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview

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THE RECORDS Linfield entered the week at 5-8 overall and 0-4 in Northwest Conference play following two recent losses to Willamette and Puget Sound. Up next are home matchups against Whitman (8-5, 2-2 NWC) and Whitworth (8-5, 4-0 NWC) this weekend.

LINFIELD AT A GLANCE The Wildcats give up the third least amount of points in the conference at 73.4. As a team Linfield averages 69.5 points per game. Cade Collins ranks among the NWC leaders in points per contest at 14.6. Jackson Dupree is second in the conference in rebounds per game, averaging 8.2. Chase Bennett and Jack Greenwood are tied in assists per game with 2.6. On defense, Garrett Callsen (9), Cayden Lowenback (7) and Logan Morrill (6) all rank inside the top 10 in the NWC in total blocks.

WHITWORTH AT A GLANCE The Pirates average 77.8 points per contest while holding opponents to 73.5. Jake Holtz (17.2) and Jojo Anderson (16.2) both rank inside the top four in points per game in the NWC. Holtz also leads the effort on the glass, grabbing seven rebounds per game. Sullivan Menard shoots over 35 percent from behind the three-point line and averages 2.2 threes per game. Jerry Twenge (32.7), Anderson (32.7) and Menard (30.4) are the top three in the conference in minutes per game.

SERIES HISTORY Linfield is 3-7 in the last 10 meetings against Whitworth and sits 35-64 all-time against the Pirates. The Wildcats hold a 2324 home record against the Pirates and average 74 points per contest.

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NORTHWEST CONFERENCE SCORING

G

PTS

AVG

Deshpande, Jai (Whitman)

13

247

19.0

Holtz, Jake (Whitworth)

13

224

17.2

Frank, Josiah (Willamette)

12

202

16.8

Anderson, Jojo (Whitworth)

12

194

16.2

Boydell, Jack (Willamette)

11

175

15.9

REBOUNDING

G

REB

AVG

Dupree, Jackson (Linfield)

13

107

8.2

Dean, D’Ante (Willamette)

12

92

7.7

Holtz, Jake (Whitworth)

13

91

7.0

Nash, Miles (Pacific Lutheran )

13

90

6.9

Fortune, Devin (Pacific)

13

88

6.8

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

G

FG

FGA

PCT

Riedel, Brandin (Pacific Lutheran )

13

68

109

.624

Price, Aiden (George Fox )

13

79

128

.617

Deshpande, Jai (Whitman)

13

86

151

.570

Holtz, Jake (Whitworth)

13

93

164

.567

Nash, Miles (Pacific Lutheran )

13

80

144

.556

3 PT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE

G

3FG

3FGA

PCT

Deshpande, Jai (Whitman)

13

31

67

.463

Boydell, ack (Willamette)

11

26

60

.433

Hsiung, Ryder (Willamette)

12

25

61

.410

Medlock Jr., Mikey (Lewis & Clark)

13

30

77

.390

Menard, Sullivan (Whitworth)

13

29

81

.358

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE

G

FT

FTA

PCT

Boydell, Jack (Willamette)

11

35

38

.921

Frank, Josiah (Willamette)

12

45

50

.900

Deshpande, Jai (Whitman)

13

44

50

.880

Stokes, Momo (George Fox )

12

61

75

.813

Menard, Sullivan (Whitworth)

13

36

45

.800

ASSISTS

G

AS

Phillips, Taj (Puget Sound)

13

Winkler, Lucas (Pacific) Moore, Caleb (Willamette)

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As of January 10

W-L

W-L-T PCT.

AVG

George Fox

4-0

11-2

.846

W7

81

6.2

Whitworth

4-0

8-5

.615

W3

13

57

4.4

12

50

4.2

Willamette

3-2

8-5

.615

L1

Blazona, Jake (Pacific)

13

44

3.4

Whitman

2-2

8-5

.615

W1

Nash, Miles (Pacific Lutheran )

13

43

3.3

Puget Sound

2-2

6-7

.462

W1

STEALS

G

ST

AVG

Winkler, Lucas (Pacific)

13

34

2.6

Pacific

2-3

8-6

.571

W1

Moore, Caleb (Willamette)

12

28

2.3

Pacific Lutheran

1-3

8-5

.615

L4

Blazona, Jake (Pacific)

13

28

2.2

Lewis & Clark

1-3

5-8

.385

L4

Stewart IV, Samuel (George Fox )

13

26

2.0

Holtz, Jake (Whitworth)

13

25

1.9

Linfield

0-4

5-8

.385

L2

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follow the ’cats home and away via live stream The Linfield Sports Network will again bring fans live action of all home Linfield basketball games during 2023-24. 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 fifth 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 senior Isaac Milner will contribute occational play-by-play and color analysis on Linfield basketball broadcasts this winter. Milner began his broadcasting career two years ago 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. Joining the broadcast team this winter is Taetum Kalani, who will provide live sideline reports.

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The Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame is regarded as one of the most impressive athletic showcases in NCAA Division III The Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame, sponsored by Pacific Office Automation, was established in 1998 as an means to honor former outstanding athletes, coaches, staff and contributors and to preserve the memory of their past achievements.

A new class of inductees is honored at the Hall of Fame Banquet each fall. Inductees are chosen from a list of submitted nominations and voted upon by the Hall of Fame Executive and Selection Committees. The 20-member panel is made up of current and former staff members, past inductees, a member of the media, and a former athlete representing each of the preceding six decades.

Nominations may be submitted by any interested person but must be submitted in writing using an official nomination form. Hall of Fame nominations are considered in any one of six categories: Athlete, Coach, Team, Athletics Staff, and Meritorious Service.

Nominations must be accompanied by appropriate background information. Nominations are now accepted online. The deadline to submit nominations each year is March 1.

Athletes, through athletic achievement, must have brought distinction and honor to themselves, to Linfield University and to its intercollegiate program. Athletes are eligible for induction 10 years following their graduation class. Coaches, athletic administrators, or athletic staff members must have served on the staff for at least 10 years. At the time of induction, they must no longer be active in that position. Individual non-athletes, who in some manner have made extraordinary contributions to the success of the intercollegiate athletic program, may be considered for a meritorious service award.

Eligibility of teams is based upon exceptional accomplishment at and above the conference level, with the team ranking among the nation’s elite.

Housed within the Paul Durham Lobby and Foyer, the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame and Hall of Champions is regarded as one of the most impressive athletic showcases of any NCAA Division III program in the country. Matching 55-inch touch-screen monitors chronicle the expansive array of Hall of Fame inductees. Visitors to the Hall of Fame can read details about each inductee as well as search by name, sport, classification and year of induction. The electronic displays provide access to summaries of every national champion, both team and individual, plus listings of major award winners.

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LINFIELD NEWS The University announced Dec. 26 the naming of Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president, succeeding Miles K. Davis Linfield University has named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as its interim president.

Johnson served as Oregon State University’s interim president during the 2021-22 academic year.

Before that, she spent 12 years as an OSU vice president and the top administrator at the university’s Cascades Campus in Bend.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wisconsin, and both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Michigan State.

“I’m very excited to be joining the students, faculty and staff of Linfield University,” said Johnson, who previously served as an OSU faculty member, department chair and associate dean for academic affairs. “Together, along with our alumni and community members, we can continue to enhance Linfield’s long history of providing world-class educational experiences for our students.”

Johnson, who met with the Linfield leadership team before agreeing to accept the position, will begin serving as the 21st president in the institution’s history as of January 1. She owns a home in the Bend area, but will relocate during her time as interim president into the president’s house on the McMinnville campus along with her wife, Lori Elkins.

Linfield trustees Kirby Dyess and Marvin Henberg co-chaired

the selection committee that was given the job of identifying an interim president following the Nov. 2 resignation of President Miles K. Davis. Davis remained as president until an interim could be named, and pledged to work with the new president during any necessary transition period.

“The selection committee wanted someone for the interim position who was not simply a caretaker but an active, collaborative president who can both lead and set the stage for recruiting a new full-time president,” said Henberg, who was Linfield’s interim president during the 2005-06 academic year before moving on to serve as College of Idaho president for six years. “I have no doubt that Becky can do all this and more.”

Lucinda Day Fournier, chair of the Linfield board of trustees, thanked the interim president selection committee for its hard work, and said she is thrilled at the selection of Dr. Johnson. She said information regarding the search for the university’s next fulltime president will be released following the next board meeting in February. The national search will involve students, faculty and staff members, and regular updates will be posted to linfield.edu/ presidentialsearch.

Johnson said she understands the responsibility of the interim president role, and looks forward to getting to know the Linfield community in the weeks and months ahead.

“My experiences leading a large public university as interim president, and a small branch campus in Bend, give me a lot of experience to draw upon at Linfield,” Johnson said. “I really look forward to working with the talented faculty and staff, and getting to know the campuses and communities.”

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