GEORGE FOX MEN'S BASKETBALL
Overall 7-14: Home 2-6, Road 3-7, Neutral 2-1 / NWC 1-11: Home 1-5, Road 0-6
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Bruins Win Non-Conference Game but Drop Two NWC Contests
* Bruins in NWC Stats: Person Takes Over Lead in Assist/Turnover Ratio
* Upcoming Previews: at Puget Sound, at Pacific Lutheran
THIS WEEK:
Fri., Feb. 14, 8:00 pm - at University of Puget Sound (9-12, NWC 4-8), Tacoma, Wash.
Sat., Feb. 15, 8:00 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University (8-13, NWC 5-7), Tacoma, Wash.
LAST WEEK - 1-2:
Feb. 4 - George Fox 82, at Multnomah Bible 68
Feb. 7 - Lewis & Clark 80, at George Fox 49
Feb. 8 - at Pacific 76, George Fox 68
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: George Fox (7-14, NWC 1-11) won its only non-conference game of the week but dropped a pair of NWC contests and remained in 9th place. The Bruins are in Tacoma this weekend for their final two road games of the season before finishing at home next week. For the latest NWC standings and stats, go to www.nwcsports.com.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST (Seattle Pacific '89) is 20-50 (.286) through Feb. 13 in his 3rd season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. Against this week's opponents, he is 0-5 vs. Puget Sound (0-3 in Newberg, 0-2 in Tacoma), and 2-3 vs. Pacific Lutheran (2-1 in Newberg, 0-2 in Tacoma).
BRUIN BITS:
* Yeager Likes Playing Pacific:
Brett Yeager (Jr., W, Oakridge, Ore.) is sorry the Bruins' series with the Pacific Boxers is over for this year. In their first meeting in Newberg on Jan. 11, he set career highs with 14 points and 8-10 free throws, and grabbed 5 rebounds for good measure. In their second meeting in Forest Grove on Feb. 8, he tied his high of 14 points and hit 6-7 from the field, setting a new personal best in field goal pct. (.857), and again had 5 rebounds ...
* Personal Bests:
Dan Gugliotta (Fr., P, Central Point, Ore.) was 3-3 from the field for 6 points and tied for the team lead in rebounds with 6 at Multnomah Bible on Feb. 4, setting career highs in each category ... Mark Johnson (Fr., W, Tonasket, Wash.) scored his first 2 Bruin points at Multnomah Bible on Feb. 4, then got his first career field goal with a steal and layup vs. Lewis & Clark on Feb. 7 ...
* Tyler Sidelined by Broken Wrist:
Nate Tyler (Jr., W, Sweet Home, Ore.), the George Fox Bruins' second-leading scorer this year at 12.8 points per game, fell and broke his wrist in the Linfield game on Jan. 21 in McMinnville. He is expected to have his hand in a cast for 4-6 weeks, most likely finishing his season.
* Where Bruins Rank in NWC Stats (thru Feb. 9):
Scoring Offense - 5th (73.6)
Scoring Defense - 9th (82.2)
Scoring Margin - 8th (-8.6)
Field Goal Pct. - 5th (.445)
3-Pt FG Made - 5th (6.38)
3-Pt FG Pct. - 5th (.350)
Free Throw Pct. - 5th (.699)
FG Pct. Defense - 9th (.482)
3-Pt FG Defense - 8th (.388)
Rebound Offense - 8th (32.7)
Rebound Defense - 9th (39.5)
Rebound Margin - 9th (-6.8)
Assists - 2nd (15.95)
Turnover Margin - 6th (-0.86)
Assist/TO Ratio - 5th (0.94)
Steals - 3rd (8.57)
Blocks - 3rd (2.67)
Mark Gayman - 4th in scoring (16.0), 4th in rebounds (7.0), 13th in FG% (.495), 10th in steals (1.29), 9th in blocks (0.57)
Bryan Wadlow - 25th in scoring (8.8)
Trevor Person - 4th in assists (4.19), 1st in A/TO ratio (1.66)
Brett Yeager - 11th in assists (2.48), 12th in blocks (0.52)
Aaron Schmick - 20th in scoring (9.6), 4th in FT% (.795), 4th in 3-pt FG% (.440)
John Macy - 15th in 3-pt FG (1.19)
Nate Tyler - dropped out of stats due to injury causing him to play less that 75% of team games
* 2002-03 Bruin Honors:
NWC Player of the Week - Mark Gayman (Dec. 9-15)
* Bruin Records Set This Season:
- Best Free Throw Pct., Team, Game - 1.000 (12-12) at Willamette, 1/24/03 (previous record was 11-11 vs. Western Baptist, 12/7/94)
- 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 492 straight Bruin men's basketball games, home and away, and has also worked 392 straight home games. The last home game he missed was in 1972. Altogether, he has seen 922 George Fox men's basketball games. He watched his 900th Bruin men's basketball on 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):
Fri., Fb. 14, 8:00 pm - at University of Puget Sound (9-12, NWC 4-8), Tacoma, Wash.
Northwest Conference game ... The Loggers are located in Tacoma, Wash. ... George Fox trails the all-time series with Puget Sound 7-16 (4-5 in Newberg, 3-11 in Tacoma) ... The Loggers have won the last 6 games in a row, including a 91-66 win on Jan. 17 in Newberg this year ... Nate Tyler had 17 points and Mark Gayman had 6 rebounds to lead the Bruins in the last meeting ... 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 (73.7), 6th in defense (72.7), 5th in scoring margin (+1.0), 6th in FG% (.436), 1st in FT% (.719), 6th in rebound margin (0.0), 2nd in 3-pt FG (8.43), 4th in assists (14.90), 7th in steals (6.90), and 7th in blocks (2.14) ... Matt Glynn is 4th in the NWC in scoring (16.0, T), 2nd in assists (4.38), 3rd in 3-pt FG (2.10) ... Aubrey Shelton is 13th in scoring (11.6), 18th in rebounds (4.3), 7th in FT% (.773, T) ... Chase Curtiss is 23rd in scoring (9.0), 13th in rebounds (5.0), 8th in 3-pt FG (1.81) ... Zach McVey is 28th in scoring (8.6, T), 3rd in FG% (.559), 11th in FT% (.702), 10th in blocks (0.55) ... Paul Williams is 9th in 3-pt FG (1.43, T) ...
Sat., Feb. 15, 8:00 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University (8-13, NWC 5-7), Tacoma, Wash.
Northwest Conference game ... The Lutes are located in Tacoma, Wash. ... George Fox trails the all-time series with Pacific Lutheran 6-10 (5-3 in Newberg, 1-7 in Tacoma) ... The Bruins won the 1st meeting this year, 72-69 in Newberg on Jan. 18, snapping a 25-game in-conference losing streak ... Mark Gayman led the way for the Bruins in that game with 16 points and 8 rebounds ... The Lutes are 9th in the NWC in scoring (64.5), 4th in defense (67.5), 7th in scoring margin (-3.0), 8th in FG% (.416), 7th in FT% (.671), 7th in rebound margin (-0.1), 8th in 3-pt FG (4.14), 9th in assists (13.24), 5th in steals (7.76), and 2nd in blocks (3.86) ... Jonathan Anderson is 10th in the NWC in scoring (14.0), 16th in rebounds (4.7), 12th in FT% (.700) ... Neil Mendez is 14th in scoring (11.5), 6th in rebounds (6.9), 4th in steals (1.57), 3rd in blocks (1.10) ... Josh Davis is 16th in scoring (10.9), 2nd in rebounds (7.6), 3rd in FT% (.795) ... Hazen Hyland is 9th in steals (1.38), 9th in 3-pt FG (1.43, T) ... Kaelen Moore is 5th in blocks (1.05) ...