Press Release - Feb. 2, 2006
Overall 12-7: Home 8-0, Road 4-7 / NWC 5-5: Home 3-0, Road 2-5
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Split on Eastern Washington Swing
* Coming Up: Homecoming Weekend Starts Four-Game Homestand
* Hall of Fame, Homecoming Court at Halftime of Weekend Games
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 23-29
* Bruins Notch 1,000 Win in History by Defeating Whitman
* Schmick Stretches Free-Throw Streak to Second-Best Ever at 38
* Career Lists: Schmick Climbs Two Spots to 9th in All-Time Points
* NWC Stats: Seven Bruins Listed Among Statistical Leaders
* NCAA Stats: Three Bruins Listed Among National Leaders
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" 6 Away for Seeing 1,000th Men's Game
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 27 - at Whitworth 79, George Fox 69
Jan. 28 - George Fox 87, at Whitman 79
COMING UP:
* Fri., Feb. 3, 8:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound Loggers (16-3, 10-1), Newberg, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6 p.m.) â?¦ First of a four-game home stand â?¦ Puget Sound is currently ranked 13th in the D3hoop.com NCAA Division III national poll â?¦ The Loggers are 1st in the NWC, a half-game ahead of Willamette and three ahead of the 4th-place Bruins â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 9-21 since 1974 (5-6 home, 4-15 road) â?¦ The teams split last year, the Bruins winning 68-66 in Newberg and the Loggers winning 91-84 in Tacoma â?¦ UPS won this year's first meeting, a 106-97 decision in Tacoma on Jan. 6. Aaron Schmick led the Bruins with 21 points and Scott Szalay had a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds â?¦ UPS leads the NWC in scoring (96.8, 7th nationally), scoring margin (+12.8, 41st nationally), and steals (14.89), and are 2nd in 3-pt field goals (9.16, 24th nationally) â?¦ The Loggers have four players in double figures in scoring: guard Chase Curtiss (17.8, 4th in the NWC), pre-season All-America post Zack McVey (15.5, 7th), guard Antwan Williams (10.5, 25th), and guard Taylor Marsh (10.4, 26th) â?¦ McVey leads the league in field goal pct. (.658, 11th nationally) while Williams leads in steals (2.42, 42nd nationally) â?¦ Marsh is 35th nationally in 3-pt field goal pct. (.425) â?¦ McVey is the Loggers' top rebounder (6.1, 6th in the NWC) â?¦ Next game for UPS after the Bruins is at Whitworth on Feb. 10 at 8:00 p.m. â?¦
* Sat., Feb. 4, 8:00 pm - vs. Pacific University Boxers (7-12, 1-9), Newberg, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6 p.m.) â?¦ The Boxers, who are 9th in the NWC, are in their first season under new coach Jason Lowery â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 34-38 since 1966 (22-12 home, 12-26 road) â?¦ The Bruins swept both games last year, winning 77-71 in Forest Grove and 88-69 in Newberg â?¦ GFU won the first meeting this season 70-67 in Forest Grove on Jan. 7 behind Aaron Schmick's 21 points and Phil Heu-Weller's 10 rebounds â?¦ Pacific is last in the NWC in scoring (63.5) but 2nd in defense (69.1) â?¦ The Boxers have two double-figure scorers in guard Brandon Kawazoe (14.5, 9th in the NWC) and forward Ross Bartlett (12.7, 18th) â?¦ Bartlett (6.7) and forward Kyle Motta (6.5) are 4th and 5th in the league in rebounding â?¦ The Boxers host Linfield Friday before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for Pacific after the Bruins is at Willamette on Feb.10 at 8 p.m. â?¦
* Tue., Feb. 7, 8:00 pm - vs. Linfield College Wildcats (5-14, 2-8), Newberg, Ore.
Radio broadcast/webcast on KFOX radio ... NWC doubleheader (women's game at 6 p.m.) â?¦ The Wildcats are 8th in the NWC â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 36-37 since 1971 (19-15 home, 17-21 road, 0-1 neutral) â?¦ The Bruins took both games last year, 81-76 in Newberg and 90-85 in overtime in McMinnville â?¦ The Wildcats won this year's first meeting 81-71 in McMinnville on Jan. 10, despite 25 points and a perfect school-record 16-16 from the free throw line by Aaron Schmick â?¦ Linfield is 8th in the league in scoring (67.8) â?¦ The Wildcats have only one player in double figures in scoring: forward Ryan Monagle (14.1, 11th in the NWC) â?¦ Center Jackson Baber is the top rebounder (5.0, 13th) â?¦ The Wildcats are at Pacific Friday and host Pacific Lutheran Saturday before meeting the Bruins â?¦ Next game for Linfield after the Bruins is vs. Willamette at home on Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. â?¦
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89), the 2005-06 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, is 57-86 (.399) 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:
Puget Sound - 1-10 (1-4 home, 0-6 road)
Pacific - 3-8 (1-4 home, 2-4 road)
Linfield - 2-10 (home 1-4, road 1-5, neutral 0-1)
BRUIN BITS:
* Hall of Fame, Homecoming Court at Halftime of Weekend Games
Feb. 3-4 is "Homecoming Weekend" at George Fox, and two special features are planned for halftime of the men's basketball games each evening.
--- Sports Hall of Fame --- The 11th Annual GFU Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies take place Friday in the Klages Dining Hall on campus, beginning with a reception at 4:00 p.m. and a banquet at 4:30 p.m. The Class of 2006 will then be introduced at halftime of the men's game vs. Puget Sound, which starts at 8 p.m. Members of this year's class are baseball/men's soccer player Mike Nadeau, softball player Becky Stewart Richmond, track/woemn's basketball player Liz Stephens Thompson, track/cross country coach Wes Cook, the 1990 men's cross country team , and Bernard McGrath for meritorious service.
--- Homecoming Court --- The presentation of the 2006 Homecoming Queen and Court will take place at halftime of Saturday's men's game vs. Pacific, which begins at 8 p.m.
* Schmick HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Jan. 23-29
Senior wing Aaron Schmick led the Bruins in scoring in both games of a 1-1 week, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Jan. 23-29. In a 79=69 los at Whitworth, he scored 21 points on 7-12 from the floor (2-7 on threes) and 5-5 from the line, with 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal. In an 87-79 win at Whitman, he had 21 points on 4-8 from the field (3-3 on threes) and 10-10 from the line, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, a blocked shot and a steal. For the week, he scored 42 points (21.0 ppg) on 11-20 (.550) from the field, including 5-10 (.500) on threes, and 15-15 (1.000) from the line, with 8 rebounds (4.0 rpg), 6 assists (3.0 apg), 2 steals, and a blocked shot. He stretched his streak of consecutive free throws made to 38. A First Team All-Conference performer last year, it was the fourth 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:
--- 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 14, season 7 - 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; 11 pts/14 reb at Whitworth, 1/27
Brent Satern: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 ast vs. Northwest, 11/19
* Bruins Notch 1,000 Win in History by Defeating Whitman
An 87-79 win at Whitman on Jan. 28 gave the George Fox Bruins their 1,000th win in 102 seasons of men's basketball. The Bruins' all-time record now is 1,000-1,021-1 (.495) â?¦ The first season of competition for the Bruins was in 1901-02, when the team went 3-4-1. The 1903-04 and 1918-19 seasons were cancelled, first due to smallpox and then by influenza â?¦Their first winning season was 1904-05 (3-2), their first 10-win season was 1915-16 (11-2), and their first 20-win season was 1976-77 (20-9) â?¦The Bruins have had 46 winning seasons and four .500 seasons â?¦ The most consecutive winning seasons was 8 (1970-71 thru 1977-78) â?¦ The Bruins have made 22 post-season appearances, all in the NAIA, including 7 straight years from 1971-78 â?¦ GFU participated in three NAIA national tournaments (1973, 1990, 1992), going 2-1 and reaching the final eight in '92 â?¦ The highest ranking ever for a George Fox team was 2nd in the pre-season poll of 1991-92, and their highest final ranking was 7th that same year â?¦
* Schmick Stretches Free-Throw Streak to Second-Best Ever at 38
With 38 consecutive free throws made, Aaron Schmick has now posted the second-longest streak in George Fox men's basketball history. The only longer stretch is 56 in a row by Gary Chenault during the 1978-79 season. After missing his last free throw attempt at Pacific on Jan. 7, Schmick's streak began with a 16-16 game at Linfield on Jan. 10, the third-best game in Division III this year. Since then, he has gone 3-3 at Lewis & Clark, 0-0 vs. Walla Walla, 2-2 vs. Pacific Lutheran, 2-2 at Willamette, 5-5 at Whitworth, and 10-10 at Whitman.
* Career Lists: Schmick Climbs Two Spots to 9th in All-Time Points
--- Aaron Schmick scored 42 points in the Bruins' last two games in eastern Washington, giving him 1,368 for his career and moving him past Grant Hartenstein (1,346, 1992-96) and Mike Royer (1,367, 1978-82) into 9th place in all-time scoring. Ahead are Mark Gayman (1,457, 2001-05) and Jordan Green (1,468, 1997-2001) ... He entered the season with the 11th-best career free throw pct. (.815, 234-287). After going 15-15 over the weekend, he is at .829 (311-375), ranking 6th ...
--- Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 2nd-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.868, 66-76). He was 3-4 in the last two games and is now at .864 (121-140), 2nd behind Gary Chenault's .870 (195-224, 1976-79) â?¦
--- Scott Szalay had 2 blocked shots in the last two games and has 92 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 1-1 in the last two games and is now at .799 (151-189), 11th on the chart ...
* NWC Stats: Seven Bruins Listed Among Statistical Leaders
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 30):
Scoring Offense - 3rd (81.5)
Scoring Defense - 4th (78.2)
Scoring Margin - 4th (+3.3)
Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.485)
3-Pt Field Goals - 4th (7.89)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.408)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.775)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.465)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 6th (.379)
Rebounding Offense - 8th (32.1)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (35.4)
Rebounding Margin - 7th (-3.3)
Assists - 2nd (15.95)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.16)
Steals - 8th (5.58)
Turnover Margin - 3rd (+0.58)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 3rd (1.31:1)
--- Aaron Schmick is 2nd in assist/turnover ratio (2.00:1), free throw pct. (.865), 3rd in scoring (17.8), 7th in 3-pt field goals (2.53), 8th in assists (3.26), 10th in steals (1.21,T), 12th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.400) â?¦ --- Phil Heu-Weller is 3rd in free throw pct. (.859), 9th in 3-pt field goals (2.32), 10th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.423), 11th in blocked shots (0.47), 12th in scoring (13.5), 16th in rebounding (4.3) ...
--- Scott Szalay is 1st in rebounding (8.7), blocked shots (1.58), 13th in field goal pct. (.516), 23rd in scoring (10.9) ...
--- Brent Satern is 1st in assists (6.21), assist/turnover ratio (2.88:1), 6th in steals (1.63, T) ...
--- Chris Parker is 5th in field goal pct. (.592), 8th in free throw pct. (.771), 17th in scoring (12.8) ...
--- Brady Strutz is 8th in blocked shots (0.61, T) ...
--- Nate Mansfield is 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.444) ...
Click here for the latest NWC statistics.
* NCAA Stats: Three Bruins Listed Among National Leaders
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru games of Jan. 29), George Fox was ranked 6th in free throw pct. (.775), 22nd in 3-point field goal pct. (.408), 41st in scoring (81.5), and 45th in field goal pct. (.485) â?¦ The Bruins' .650 3-pt field goal pct. (13-20) vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is the 13th-best single-game mark this season â?¦ Aaron Schmick was 37th in fre throw pct. (.865) â?¦ Schmick's perfect free throw pct. (16-16) at Linfield on Feb. 10 is the 3rd-best nationally this year â?¦ Brent Satern was 10th 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 41st in free throw pct. (.859) â?¦ Click here for the latest NCAA statistics.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" 6 Away for Seeing 1,000th Men's Game
After 19 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 582 in a row, and to 423 in a row at home. The last home game he missed was in 1972. He has now seen 994 men's games altogether (49.2% of all 2,022 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 ...