FOREST GROVE - Pacific looks to bounce back from back-to-back conference losses as Whitworth and Whitman enter the Stoller Center this weekend.
The Boxers dropped back-to-back Northwest Conference games over the last week, with an overtime home loss to Lewis & Clark and a road loss to No. 23/25 Puget Sound.
Pacific returns to the road on Jan. 20 with a trip to George Fox, before returning home to the Stoller Center four four-straight home games.
Nani Ostrom was named Women Play Ball DIII Athlete of the Week on Jan. 7.
Last Meeting: Whitworth - Feb. 1, 2014 (66-75 L). Whitman - Jan. 31, '14 (55-65 L)
Live statistics, audio and video can be found for the weekend's games at GoBoxers.com.
LOOKING AT THE PIRATES AND MISSIONARIES
WHITWORTH
Whitworth is undefeated on the season and knocked off Linfield on January 9, by a score of 77-37.
KC McConnell led the Pirates with 23 points and nine rebounds in the home victory over Linfield, while Lexie Zappone tallied 10 points.
McConnell, who earned NWC Athlete of the Week back-to-back weeks in December, leads the Pirates on the season with 16.7 points per game and is second on the squad with 5.4 rpg.
The Pirates are one of 10 teams at the DIII Women's level undefeated (as of 1/12).
Kendra Knutsen is No. 17 in the country with an assist-turnover ration of 2.37.
Whitworth heads to George Fox on Saturday, before returning home to host Puget Sound on the 23rd.
WHITMAN
The Missionaries sit at 3-1 in NWC play after falling at Whitworth on Jan. 6, before topping Linfield at home on Jan. 10.
Heather Johns led Whitman against Linfield with 34 points and eight boards, while Emily Rommel chipped in 13 points on the evening.
Johns leads the Missionaries with 15.9 points per game, while Hailey Ann Maeda is pulling in 6.9 rebounds per game on the year.
The Missionaries are No. 14 in the nation in rebound margin at +10.4.
Whitman heads home after playing the Boxers, for a Jan. 23 meeting with Pacific Lutheran.
