Overall 12-5: Home 4-1, Road 6-3, Neutral 2-1 / NWC 7-1: Home 3-0, Road 4-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Two Comeback Road Wins Keep Bruins Tied for NWC Lead
* Coming Up: Homecoming Weekend Games with Whitman and Whitworth
* On the Air! Most Bruin Games Now on KFOX Radio/Internet
* Schmick Named NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 24-30
* Career Lists: Gayman Passes Three More for 11th in All-Time Scoring
* NWC Stats: Gayman Takes Over Conference Scoring Lead
* NCAA Stats: Schmick Among Leaders in Field Goal Pct.
* Halftime Promotions for Bruin Basketball Games
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 25 - at Pacific 77, George Fox 71
Jan. 28 - George Fox 67, at Lewis & Clark 65
COMING UP:
* Fri., Feb. 4, 8:00 pm - vs. Whitman College (4-13, NWC 2-6), Newberg, Ore.
Radio/internet broadcast on KFOX ... The Whitman Missionaries from Walla Walla, Wash., were picked to finish 9th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll ... Series record: GFU leads 17-13 since 1971 (home 10-3, away 7-10) ... The Bruins defeated the Missionaries 78-75 in their first meeting this year on Jan. 7 in Walla Walla as Scott Szalay (25 pts/10 reb) and Mark Gayman (13 pts/11 reb) both posted double-doubles ... The Missionaries average 76.7 ppg (3rd in the NWC) and allow 85.0 ppg (7th) ... Whitman is the top rebounding team in the league (41.0) ... The Missionaries have three players in double-figure scoring: Matt Kelly (16.6, 6th in the NWC), Kyle Born (12.2, 18th), and Erik Kofler (11.2, 21st) ... Born leads the league in rebounding (8.9) and is 2nd in field goal pct. (.625) ... Coach Skip Molitor, a former player at Gonzaga, is in his 11th season at Whitman ...
* Sat., Feb. 5, 8:00 pm - vs. Whitworth College (8-8, NWC 4-4), Newberg, Ore.
Radio/internet broadcast on KFOX ... The Whitworth Pirates from Spokane, Wash., were picked to finish 3rd in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll ... The Pirates visit Linfield on Friday before playing the Bruins ... Series record: GFU trails 8-16 since 1974 (4-7 home, 4-9 away) ... The Bruins snapped a 6-game losing streak to the Pirates with their 89-78 win in Spokane on Jan. 8, their .923 3-point shooting percentage (12-13) breaking the team record and setting a single-season high in Division III this year ... The Pirates average 71.8 ppg (6th in the NWC) and allow 71.4 ppg (2nd) ... The Pirates have three double-figure scorers: Jon Young (15.5, 8th in the NWC), Bryan Williams (14.1, 11th), and Lance Pecht (13.0, 15th) ... Pecht is the top rebounder (5.6, 13th) ... Young leads the NWC in 3-pt field goals (4.07, 4th nationally) ... Willams is the league leader in assists (5.00) ... Coach Jim Hayford is 70-25 in his 4th season at Whitworth ...
ON THE AIR!
George Fox sports can now be heard locally via the airwaves and across the country via the internet through campus station KFOX. To listen to Bruin athletic contests, go to www.kfoxradio.net.
Current schedule of broadcasts for basketball:
Fri., Feb. 4 - vs. Whitman (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Sat., Feb. 5 - vs. Whitworth (Homecoming - Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Fri., Feb. 11 - vs. Willamette (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Sat., Feb. 12 - at Linfield (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Tue., Feb. 22 - vs. Pacific (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
Fri., Feb. 25 - vs. Lewis & Clark (Women 6 pm, Men 8 pm)
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE:
Perhaps the surprise story of the year in the NWC, the Bruins find themselves tied for first at 7-1 with 10th-ranked Puget Sound halfway through the conference season, their best start since the '97-98 team opened league play 8-1. The biggest crowds of the year are expected for the Bruins' Homecoming games this weekend with Whitman and Whitworth. The Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2005 will be introduced at halftime Friday, and the Homecoming Court will be presented at halftime Saturday. For the latest NWC standings, visit the NWC web site at www.nwcsports.com.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 39-77 (.336) to date in his 5th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He coached the boys' programs at Woodburn (Ore.) High for two years and at Newberg (Ore.) High for one year before joining the Bruins. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Sundquist.
Sundquist vs. upcoming opponents:
Whitman - 3-6 (Home 2-2, Road 1-4)
Whitworth - 3-6 (Home 1-3, Road 2-3)
BRUIN BITS:
* Schmick Named NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 24-30
Aaron Schmick rallied the Bruins to two road wins and a share of the NWC lead last week, earning Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Jan. 24.30. In a 77-71 win at Pacific on Tuesday, he scored 15 points, all in the second half, hitting 3-6 from the field (3-3 on 3's) and 6-6 from the line, with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal. In a 67-65 win at Lewis & Clark on Friday, he scored a game-high 26 points, hitting 9-13 from the field (3-5 on 3's) and 5-6 from the line, with 5 rebounds and 1 steal. He hit 4-4 free throws in the final 30 seconds as the Bruins rallied from 3 down with a minute to go, and sank the winning basket on a layup with 3 seconds to play. For the week, in 2 games, he scored 41 points (20.5), hitting 12-19 (.632) from the field, 6-8 (.750) on 3's, and 11-12 (.917) from the line, with 9 rebounds (4.5), 3 assists, and 2 steals.
* 2004-05 Honors:
Mark Gayman - Surf's Up Invitational All-Tournament Team; NWC "Player of the Week" (Jan. 3-9)
Aaron Schmick - RBC Mortgage/Windermere Real Estate Holiday Tournament All-Tournament Team; NWC "Player of the Week" (Jan. 24-30)
* 2004-05 Records:
Best 3-Pt Field Goal Pct. (with a miss) - .923 (12-13) at Whitworth, 1-8
* Double-Doubles:
Mark Gayman: Career 20, season 5 - 32 pts/10 reb vs. California-Santa Cruz, 11-27 at Honolulu, Hawaii; 13 pts/11 reb at Whitman, 1-7; 24 pts/12 reb at Multnomah Bible, 1-11; 18 pts/13 reb vs. Puget Sound, 1-21; 18 pts/11 reb at Lewis & Clark, 1-28
Scott Szalay: Career 7, season 2 - 25 pts/10 reb at Whitman 1-7; 11 pts/11 reb vs. Linfield, 1-15
* Career Lists: Gayman Passes Three More for 11th in All-Time Scoring
Mark Gayman scored 47 points in the Bruins' two games last week, boosting his four-year career total to 1,316. One of 31 players to have reached the 1,000-point mark as a Bruin, he moved past Travis Melvin (1,268, 1998-2002), who is current Bruin Ben Melvin's older brother, Gordy Loewen (1,300, 1968-72), and Dave Adrian (1,307, 1975-78, 79-80) into 11th place on the all-time scoring list. Ahead are Jared Gallop (1,323, 1994-96, 97-98), Grant Hartenstein (1,346, 1992-96), and Mike Royer (1,367, 1978-82) ... With 19 rebounds during the week, he has 656 for his career, and needs 84 in the last 8 games to tie Gary Blackmar (740, 1965-68) for 10th on the all-time list ...
Aaron Schmick hit 11-12 free throws in two games last week, putting his three-year career free throw pct. at .807 (205-254), 11th on the all-time list ... With 41 points during the week, giving him 910 in his career, he needs 90 in the last 8 games to become the 32nd player in Bruin history to reach 1,000 ...
Scott Szalay had 2 blocked shots in two games last week, giving him 55 for his two-year career. He needs 19 in the last 8 games to tie Rick Schlachter (74, 1986-90) and Curtis Kimbrough (74, 1983-87) for 7th on the all-time list ...
Chris Parker hit 2-2 free throws in two games last week, giving him a two-year career free throw pct. of .814 (83-102), 9th on the all-time list ...
* NWC Stats: Gayman Takes Over Conference Scoring Lead
In the latest Northwest Conference stats (Jan. 29), George Fox is 1st in 3-pt field goal pct. (.382); 2nd in scoring margin (+3.8), field goal pct. (.477), field goal pct. defense (.425), rebound margin (+0.9), rebounding defense (35.1); 3rd in scoring defense (71.5); 4th in scoring (75.3), free throw pct. (.708), assists (14.06), assist/turnover ratio (0.95), blocked shots (2.88); 5th in steals (6.59); 6th in turnover margin (-0.94); 9th in 3-pt field goals (5.12) ...
Mark Gayman is 1st in scoring (18.2), 4th in rebounding (8.1), 12th in field goal pct. (.498) ...
Aaron Schmick is 1st in 3-pt pct. (.545), 3rd in field goal pct. (.599), 7th in scoring (16.5), 8th in 3-pt field goals (2.12), 11th in free throw pct. (.805), 13th in assists (2.65, tie) ...
Scott Szalay is 2nd in blocked shots (1.88), 7th in rebounding (7.1) ...
Philip Heu-Weller is 5th in 3-pt pct. (.414), 6th in free throw pct. (.837), 30th in scoring (9.5) ...
Ben Melvin is 8th in assists (2.76, tie), 15th in assist/turnover (1.04)...
Brent Satern is 9th in assist/turnover ratio (1.25), 13th in assists (2.65, tie) ...
Chris Parker is 8th in free throw pct. (.812) ...
For the latest NWC statistics, go to www.nwcsports.com.
* NCAA Stats: Schmick Among Leaders in Field Goal Pct.
In the latest NCAA Division III national stats (games thru Jan. 30), the George Fox Bruins still have the best mark this season for 3-pt field goal pct. in one game: .923 (12-13) at Whitworth on Jan. 8 ...
Aaron Schmick was 31st in field goal pct. (.599, 91-152) ... His 3-pt field goal pct. of .545 would lead the nation, but candidates must have at last 2.5 threes made per game to qualify ...
* The Wirta Streaks:
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, raised his string of consecutive Bruin men's basketball games attended, home and away, to 555 with two games last week, last missing one on Nov. 25, 1985, at Puget Sound. His streak of men's basketball home games worked is 410, last missing a home game on Dec. 15, 1972, vs. Willamette, when he was in advanced training with the Army at Ft. Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Now in his 34th season of keeping Bruin statistics, Biggs has seen 968 George Fox men's basketball games in his lifetime.
* Halftime Programs for Bruin Basketball Games
A number of special promotions are scheduled for the halftimes of George Fox men's and women's basketball games throughout the 2004-05 season, including:
"Halftime Hoop Shoot" - Co-sponsored by the Coffee Cottage in Newberg and Country Insurance & Financial Services, this promotion takes place at the halftime of every home game. Tickets for $1 are sold in the gym lobby until just before halftime, and one lucky ticketholder is selected to shoot. A made free throw earns a $5 coupon at the Coffee Cottage, a made three-pointer earns a $10 coupon. A made half-court shot earns the shooter the Country Financial "pot" for the evening, which increases by $50 each time no shot is made (the pot currently stands at $200 for the men's games and $200 for the women's games). All proceeds from the ticket sales go to the GFU basketball programs as a donation.
"GFU Cheer Team", Feb. 4-5 - The George Fox Cheer Team will perform a special dance routine at halftime of the women's games vs. Whitman and Whitworth.
"GFU Sports Hall of Fame", Feb. 4 - The George Fox Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2005 will be inducted in special ceremonies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, in the Klages Dining Hall on campus, then the entire class will be introduced to the crowd at halftime of the men's game vs. Whitman that evening at 8:00 p.m.
"Homecoming", Feb. 5 - The Homecoming Court for 2005 will be presented in ceremonies during halftime of the men's game vs. Whitworth on Saturday, Feb. 5.
"Border Collies Night", Feb. 11 - The always-popular Border Collies show from Dallas, Ore., will perform during halftime of both Bruin games vs. Willamette. This entertaining group of trained dogs has performed at many college and professional games, including the Portland Trailblazers and Portland Beavers.
"Chehalem Valley Dance Academy Night", Feb. 25 - The CVDA Performing Company from Newberg will present some of their competition dance routines during halftime of both Bruin games vs. Lewis & Clark.