Men's Basketball Release - Jan. 19, 2006
Overall 10-5: Home 7-0, Road 3-5 / NWC 3-3: Home 2-0, Road 1-3
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Win Final Non-League Game for 1-1 Weekend
* Coming Up: Only Home NWC Game of January Friday vs. PLU
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 9-15
* Bruins Just 2 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
* Satern Ties Single-Game High in Nation with 15 Assists
* Career Lists: Schmick Passes Two for 14th in All-Time Points
* NWC Stats: Satern No. 1 in Assists, Szalay in Rebounds and Blocks
* NCAA Stats: Satern 11th among National Assists Leaders
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" 10 Away for Seeing 1,000th Men's Game
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 13 - at Lewis & Clark 76, George Fox 69
Jan. 14 - at George Fox 88, Walla Walla 67
COMING UP:
* Fri., Jan. 20, 8:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University Lutes (3-12, 2-4), Newberg, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6:00 p.m.) â?¦ Only home conference game for Bruins in January â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 9-12 since 1985 (6-4 home, 3-8 road) â?¦ The Bruins have won the last 3 meetings, including 83-72 in Newberg and 72-57 in Tacoma last year â?¦ The Lutes' last win was 76-67 in Newberg on Jan. 10, 2004 â?¦ The Lutes have three double-figure scorers: Drew Cardwell (14.9, 7th in the NWC), Josh Dressler (14.3, 10th), and Josh Vanlandingham (10.5, 25th) â?¦ Dressler is 40th nationally in 3-pt field goal pct. (.432) â?¦ Cardwell is the top rebounder (5.0, 12th) â?¦ Next game for PLU after the Bruins is Jan. 21 vs. Pacific at home at 8 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Jan. 21, 8:00 pm - at Willamette University Bearcats (9-5, 5-1), Salem, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6:00 p.m.) â?¦ First of three straight NWC road games â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 28-39 since 1967 (16-12 home, 12-27 road) â?¦ The Bearcats have won the last 9 meetings, including 94-87 in overtime in Salem and 101-77 in Newberg last year â?¦ The Bruins' last win was 106-104 in double overtime in Newberg on Jan. 16, 2001 â?¦ Willamette is one of the top defensive clubs in the NWC, ranking 1st in the league in field goal pct. defense (.419) and 3-pt field goal pct. defense (.338), and 2nd in scoring defense (67.0), rebounding defense (34.1), and blocked shots (2.86) â?¦ The Bearcats lead the NWC in field goal pct. (.493) and are 2nd in assists (16.43) â?¦ The Bearcats have two double-figure scorers: John Olinger (19.4, 2nd in the NWC) and C.J. Stuvland (14.0, 14th) â?¦ Ian Mansfield is the top rebounder (5.6, 9th) â?¦ Olinger is the league leader in free throw pct. (.866) and is 2nd in steals (2.29) â?¦ Drew Miller is the NWC leader in 3-pt field goal pct. (.553) â?¦ Next game for Willamette after the Bruins is Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. vs. Northwest Indian College at home â?¦
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89), the 2005-06 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 55-84 (.396) to date in his 6th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He picked up his 50th win on Dec. 6 when the Bruins rallied from 15 down to defeat Corban College 87-82. 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:
Pacific Lutheran - 5-5 (3-2 home, 2-3 road)
Willamette - 1-9 (1-4 home, 0-5 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 2-8
Senior wing Aaron Schmick led the Bruins in scoring in all three games last week, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Jan. 9-15. In an 81-71 loss at Linfield, he scored 25 points on 4-10 from the floor (1-5 on threes) and 16-16 from the line, with 2 assists. He set a new GFU record for free throw pct. in a game (1.000) and tied the record for free throws made (16). In a 76-69 loss at Lewis & Clark, he had 17 points on 6-9 from the field (2-4 on threes) and 3-3 from the line, with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal. In an 88-67 win over Walla Walla, he scored 22 points on 9-15 from the field (4-8 on threes), with 4 rebounds, an assist, and 2 steals. For the week, he scored 64 points (21.3) on 19-34 (.559) from the field, including 7-17 (.412) on threes, and 19-19 (1.000) from the line, with 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. A First Team All-Conference performer last year, it was the second consecutive week for him to receive honorable mention.
* 2005-06 Honors:
Phil Heu-Weller - NWC "Player of the Week" (Nov. 14-20)
* 2005-06 Records Set or Tied:
--- Best Free Throw Pct., Game - 1.000 (16-16) by Aaron Schmick at Linfield, 1/10/06 (previous best was 13-13 by Justin Paola vs. Western Oregon, 2/12/1994)
--- Most Free Throws, Game - 16 by Aaron Schmick at Linfield, 1/10/06 (tied record by Kenny Stone, 16-19 vs. College of Idaho, 1/28/1987)
* Double-Doubles:
Scott Szalay: Career 13, season 6 - 14 pts/13 reb vs. Northwest, 11/19; 14 pts/12 reb at Corban, 11/22; 10 pts/13 reb vs. Northwest Christian, 11/29; 17 pts/19 reb vs. Whitworth, 12/2; 20 pts/12 reb at Puget Sound, 1/6; 21 pts/10 reb vs. Walla Walla, 1/14
Brent Satern: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 ast vs. Northwest, 11/19
* Bruins Just 2 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
With a 10-5 record this year, the George Fox Bruins now have an all-time record of 998-1,019-1 (.495) in their 102nd season of competition. A sweep this week would give the Bruins the 1,000th win in team history Saturday night at Willamette.
* Satern Ties Single-Game High in Nation with 15 Assists
When Brent Satern handed out 15 assists in the Bruins' 88-67 win over Walla Walla College on Feb. 14 in Newberg, he went where few have gone before. His assist total equaled the single-game national season high for 2005-06 in the NCAA Division III, also posted by Steve Thomas of Rowan University against Rutgers University-Camden on Nov. 30. The 15 assists also tied him for the sixth-best number in Bruin history, achieved twice by GFU Hall of Famer Brian Martin and once by Grant Hartenstein. Martin is the only Bruin ever to top 15, which he did five times, with a record high of 20 vs. Warner Pacific on Jan. 19, 1991.
* Career Lists: Schmick Passes Two for 14th in All-Time Points
Aaron Schmick scored 39 points in the Bruins' last two games over the weekend, giving him 1,279 for his career and moving him past Jeff Hoffman (1,264, 1990-92) and Travis Melvin (1,268, 1998-2002) into 14th all-time. Ahead are Gordy Loewen (1,300, 1968-72), Dave Adrian (1,307, 1975-78, 79-80), and Jared Gallop (1,323, 1994-96, 97-98) ... He entered the season with the 11th-best career free throw pct. (.815, 234-287). After going 3-3, he is at .820 (292-356), ranking 8th ...
Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 2nd-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.868, 66-76). He was 7-7 in the last two games and is now at .864 (114-132), 2nd behind Gary Chenault's .870 (195-224, 1976-79) â?¦
Scott Szalay had 1 blocked shot in the last two games and has 87 in his career, 5th on the all-time list. In 4th is Hille van der Kooy (121, 1979-81) ...
Chris Parker entered the season 8th in career free throw pct. (.821, 87-106). He was 8-10 in the last two games and is now at .798 (146-183), 11th on the chart ...
* NWC Stats: Satern No. 1 in Assists, Szalay in Rebounds and Blocks
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 18):
Scoring Offense - 3rd (82.5)
Scoring Defense - 5th (78.7)
Scoring Margin - 4th (+3.8)
Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.478)
3-Pt Field Goals - 4th (8.20)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.420)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.764)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.460)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 3rd (.351)
Rebounding Offense - 6(32.9)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (36.5)
Rebounding Margin - 7th (-3.6)
Assists - 1st (16.80)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.27)
Steals - 7th (5.60)
Turnover Margin - 4th (+1.00)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.39:1)
--- Aaron Schmick is 2nd in assist/turnover ratio (2.41:1), 3rd in free throw pct. (.829), 4th in scoring (16.7), 5th in assists (3.53), 7th in 3-pt field goals (2.40, T), 15th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.379) â?¦ --- Phil Heu-Weller is 2nd in free throw pct. (.857), 6th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.439), 7th in 3-pt field goals (2.40, T), 9th in scoring (14.5), 11th in blocked shots (0.53), 17th in rebounding (4.5, T) ...
--- Scott Szalay is 1st in rebounding (9.2), blocked shots (1.67), 12th in field goal pct. (.507), 22nd in scoring (11.1) ...
--- Ben Melvin is 29th in scoring (9.7) ...
--- Brent Satern is 1st in assists (6.20), assist/turnover ratio (2.82:1), 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.484), 6th in steals (1.80) ...
--- Chris Parker is 3rd in field goal pct. (.595), 11th in free throw pct. (.766), 16th in scoring (12.7) ...
--- Brady Strutz is 6th in blocked shots (0.71, T) ...
--- Nate Mansfield is 2nd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.528) ...
Click here for the latest NWC statistics.
* NCAA Stats: Satern 11th among National Assists Leaders
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 15), George Fox was ranked 17th in 3-point field goal pct. (.420), 9th in free throw pct. (.764), 33rd in scoring (82.5), and 46th in 3-point field goals per game (8.2) â?¦ Brent Satern was 11th in assists per game (6.2) â?¦ Satern's 15 assists vs. Walla Walla on Feb. 14 is tied for the national lead in a game this season â?¦ Phil Heu-Weller was 46th in free throw pct. (.857) â?¦ Aaron Schmick's perfect free throw pct. (16-16) at Linfield on Feb. 10 is the 3rd-best nationally this year â?¦ Click here for the latest NCAA statistics.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" 10 Away for Seeing 1,000th Men's Game
After 15 games this season, Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru, has stretched his string of keeping statistics at George Fox men's basketball contests, home and road, to 578 in a row, and to 422 in a row at home. The last home game he missed was in 1972. He has now seen 990 men's games altogether (49.1% of all 2,018 GFU games ever played) and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should observe his 1,000th game on the last day of the regular season, vs. Willamette at home on Feb. 18 ...