GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL
Overall 5-6: Home 1-2, Road 2-3, Neutral 2-1 / NWC 0-3: Home 0-1, Road 0-2
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Bruins Equal Last Year's Wins Total in Victory over NW Christian
* Bruins Drop First Home Conference Game to Boxers
* Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2003 to be Honored at Halftime on Jan. 18
* Bruins in NWC Stats: Gayman Remains 2nd in Scoring and Rebounding
* Upcoming Previews: at Lewis & Clark, vs. Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran
THIS WEEK:
Tue., Jan. 14, 8:00 pm - at Lewis & Clark College (7-7, NWC 2-3), Portland, Ore.
Fri., Jan. 17, 8:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound (7-6, NWC 2-2), Newberg, Ore.
Sat., Jan. 18, 8:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University (5-8, NWC 2-2), Newberg, Ore.
LAST WEEK - 1-1:
Jan. 7 - at George Fox 85, Northwest Christian 76
Jan. 11 - Pacific 80, at George Fox 67
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: George Fox (5-6, NWC 0-3) will be out to snap a 23-game conference losing streak some time this week as the Bruins visit Lewis & Clark and host the two Tacoma teams. For the latest NWC standings and stats, go to www.nwcsports.com.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 18-42 (.300) through Jan. 12 in his 3rd season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. Against this week's opponents, he is 0-4 vs. Lewis & Clark (0-2 in Newberg, 0-2 in Portland), 0-4 vs. Puget Sound (0-2 in Newberg, 0-2 in Tacoma), and 1-3 vs. Pacific Lutheran (1-1 in Newberg, 0-2 in Tacoma).
BRUIN BITS:
* Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2003 to be Honored at Halftime on Jan. 18
NEWBERG, Ore. - With athletes coming from such far-flung places as Switzerland, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii, George Fox University will honor its Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2003 with induction ceremonies on Saturday, January 18, including a halftime presentation during the men's basketball game vs. Pacific Lutheran.
The George Fox Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2003 consists of Dave McDonald (Track 1968-72), Chad Neeley (Track 1974-78), Miguel Rivera (Baseball 1988-91), Dieter Munstermann (Soccer 1991-93), Jamie Suehiro (Volleyball 1991-93), Pat Casey (Baseball Coach 1988-94), Don Millage (Meritorious Service), and the 1993 men's soccer team. The eighth annual Sports Hall of Fame events begin with a reception in the Klages Dining Room of the Heacock Commons on the Newberg campus at 3:30 p.m. Dinner starts at 4:00 p.m., followed by the induction of the Class of 2003. The honored athletes will also be introduced at halftime of the men's game vs. PLU, which starts at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets for the evening are $20 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under. For more information or to order tickets, call the athletics department at 503-554-2910.
* Bruins Out to Break Conference Losing Streak:
With Saturday's loss to Pacific, the George Fox Bruins have not won in their last 23 Northwest Conference games. The Bruins' last win in league play was Feb. 3, 2001, a 94-84 win in Newberg over Pacific Lutheran. The Bruins dropped their final 4 of that season, then went 0-16 in NWC play last year. The Bruins hope to break that string this week with games at Lewis & Clark Tuesday (Jan. 14) and at home vs. Puget Sound Friday (Jan. 17) and Pacific Lutheran (Jan. 18).
* Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Jan. 12):
Scoring Offense - 3rd (78.5)
Scoring Defense - 9th (81.3)
Scoring Margin - 7th (-2.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 4th (.458)
3-Pt FG Made - 5th (6.36)
3-Pt FG Pct. - 6th (.354)
Free Throw Pct. - 5th (.685)
FG Pct. Defense - 8th (.464)
3-Pt FG Defense - 9th (.409)
Rebound Offense - 6th (35.3)
Rebound Defense - 9th (41.3)
Rebound Margin - 9th (-6.0)
Assists - 2nd (17.91)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+1.36)
Assist/TO Ratio - 2nd (1.10)
Steals - 1st (9.82)
Blocks - 3rd (2.91)
Mark Gayman - 2nd in scoring (19.1), 2nd in rebounds (7.5), 8th in FG% (.522), 6th in steals (1.55), 6th in blocks (0.73, T)
Nate Tyler - 10th in scoring (13.7), 16th in rebounds (4.7), 11th in FG% (.500), 6th in FT% (.800), 11th in assists (3.18), 2nd in steals (2.27), 4th in blocks (0.91)
Aaron Schmick - 27th in scoring (8.5), 8th in FT% (.781)
Bryan Wadlow - 29th in scoring (8.4), 4th in 3-pt FG% (.462)
Trevor Person - 2nd in assists (4.45), 9th in steals (1.45), 1st in A/TO ratio (2.13)
Brett Yeager - 18th in rebounds (4.5), 12th in assists (2.73), 15th in blocks (0.36, T)
Zach Hollin - 15th in blocks (0.36, T)
John Macy - 15th in 3-pt FG% (.375)
* 2002-03 Bruin Honors:
NWC Player of the Week - Mark Gayman (Dec. 9-15)
* Bruin Records Set This Season:
- Best Free Throw Pct. (with miss) - .947 (18-19) vs. Dominican IL at Redlands, Calif., 12/7/02 (previous record was .929, 13-14, vs. Willamette, 1/16/99)
- Fewest Turnovers, Team, Game - 5 at Whitman, 1/3/03
* The Wirta Streaks:
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, is now in his 32nd season of keeping Bruin statistics. He has been courtside for 482 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 387 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 1972. Altogether, he has seen 912 George Fox men's basketball games. He watched his 900th Bruin men's basketball Friday, Feb. 15, 2002,when George Fox hosted Whitman as a part of Homecoming weekend, and was presented with a special engraved souvenir basketball at halftime by director of athletics Craig Taylor. "Biggs" says that he anticipates seeing his 1,000th George Fox game some time late in the 2005-06 season.
UPCOMING GAMES (Previews):
Tue., Jan. 14, 8:00 pm - at Lewis & Clark College (7-7, NWC 2-3), Portland, Ore.
Northwest Conference game ... The Pioneers are located in Portland, Ore. ... George Fox trails the all-time series with Lewis & Clark 16-28 (7-11 in Newberg, 9-17 in Portland) ... The Pioneers have won the last 7 games in a row, including 2 wins last year, 102-77 on Jan. 11 in Portland and 95-78 on Jan. 26 in Newberg ... George Fox's last win in the series was 88-87 in overtime on Jan. 22, 1999, in Portland ... Lewis & Clark is the defending NWC champion and went to the Division III Final Eight last season ... The Pios are 6th in the NWC in scoring (73.1), 4th in defense (68.7), 6th in FG% (.454), 3rd in FT% (.698), 8th in rebound margin (-2.8), 2nd in 3-pt FG (9.07), 7th in assists (13.29), 8th in steals (6.57), and 9th in blocks (1.14) ... Kristofer Speier is 3rd in the NWC in scoring (19.1), 1st in rebounds (8.2) ... Danny Winchester is 9th in scoring (14.2), 5th in assists (4.00), 1st in 3-pt FG% (3.08) ...
Fri., Jan. 17, 8:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound (7-6, NWC 2-2), Newberg, Ore.
Northwest Conference game ... The Loggers are located in Tacoma, Wash. ... George Fox trails the all-time series with Puget Sound 7-15 (4-4 in Newberg, 3-11 in Tacoma) ... The Loggers have won the last 5 games in a row, including 2 wins last year, 106-97 on Jan. 8 in Newberg and 83-75 on Feb. 8 in Tacoma ... George Fox's last win in the series was 85-75 on Dec. 4, 1999, in Newberg ... The Loggers are 4th in the NWC in scoring (76.6), 6th in defense (74.2), 5th in FG% (.457), 2nd in FT% (.703), 7th in rebound margin (+0.0), 1st in 3-pt FG (9.08), 3rd in assists (15.62), 5th in steals (8.15), and 7th in blocks (2.00) ... Matt Glynn is 5th in the NWC in scoring (16.2), 1st in assists (4.92) ... Aubrey Shelton is 15th in scoring (10.5) ... Chase Curtiss is 14th in rebounds (4.6) ... Paul Williams is 2nd in 3-pt FG% (.511) ...
Sat., Jan. 18, 8:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University (5-8, NWC 2-2), Newberg, Ore.
Northwest Conference game ... The Lutes are located in Tacoma, Wash. ... George Fox trails the all-time series with Pacific Lutheran 5-10 (4-3 in Newberg, 1-7 in Tacoma) ... The Lutes won both games last year, 91-86 on Jan. 5 in Tacoma and 84-75 on Feb. 1in Newberg ... George Fox's last win in the series was 94-84 on Feb. 3, 2001, in Newberg, the Bruins' last NWC win (they have dropped 23 straight conference games since then) ... The Lutes are 7th in the NWC in scoring (66.7), 5th in defense (69.9), 8th in FG% (.400), 6th in FT% (.681), 6th in rebound margin (+1.2), 8th in 3-pt FG (3.92), 9th in assists (12.92), 4th in steals (8.38), and 2nd in blocks (3.23) ... Jonathan Anderson is 11th in the NWC in scoring (13.7), 13th in rebounds (4.9) ... Neil Mendez is 13th in scoring (12.8), 3rd in rebounds (7.2), 2nd in blocks (1.38) ... Hazen Hyland is 2nd in FT% (.900) ... Kaelen Moore is 4th in FT% (.839) ...