Men's Basketball Release - Dec. 8, 2005
Overall 5-1: Home 5-0, Road 0-1 / NWC 2-0: Home 200-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Take NWC-Opening Pair and Avenge Only Loss
* Coming Up: SCIAC Foe Claremont Last Game Before Holiday Break
* Szalay HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Nov. 28-Dec. 4
* Bruins 7 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
* Career Lists: Szalay Climbs to 5th on All-Time Blocked Shots Chart
* NWC Stats: Szalay League Leader in Rebounds and Blocks, Satern in Assists
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Has Seen 48.9% of All GFU Men's Games Ever
RECENT GAMES: 3-0 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Dec. 2 - at George Fox 77, Whitworth 69, ot (NWC)
Dec. 3 - at George Fox 81, Whitman 68 (NWC)
Dec. 6 - at George Fox 87, Corban 82 (NWC)
COMING UP:
* Fri., Dec. 9, 8:00 pm - vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (4-2), Newberg, Ore.
Broadcast/Webcast on KFOX radio ... Non-conference game and the last of a five-game home stand â?¦ The Stags from Claremont, Calif., are members of the NCAA Division III and the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference â?¦ Series record: GFU trails 0-2 (0-1 road, 0-1 neutral) ... The Stags defeated the Bruins in Claremont 67-63 on Feb. 3, 1971, and 90-57 on Dec. 5, 2002, in the Lee Fulmer Tournament in Redlands, Calif. â?¦ Claremont lost to Chapman 60-53 before defeating Redlands 110-89 in their last two games last weekend â?¦ The Stags have three players scoring in double figures: forward Emmanuel Maceira (15.8), guard John Parsons (13.3), and guard Miles Taylor (10.2) â?¦ Maceira and Taylor are the top rebounders (6.5 each) â?¦ The Stags next visit Pacific in Forest Grove, Ore., Saturday at 8:00 p.m. â?¦
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 50-80 (.385) to date in his 6th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He picked up his 50th win Tuesday night 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:
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 0-1 (0-1 neutral)
BRUIN BITS:
* Szalay HM for NWC "Player of the Week" for Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Senior post Scott Szalay posted a pair of double-doubles as the Bruins went 3-0, receiving honorable mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Nov. 28-Dec. 4. In a 78-63 win over Northwest Christian on Nov. 29, he scored 10 points on 4-6 field goals and 2-2 free throws, with 13 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. In a 77-69 comeback overtime win over Whitworth on Dec. 2, he scored 17 points on 8-12 field goals and 1-3 free throws, with 19 rebounds, 4 blocks, 1 assist, and 1 steal. He already had his double-double by the end of the first half (11/11), and his tip-in at the buzzer in regulation gave the Bruins their first tie after rallying from a 21-point deficit and sent the game into overtime. Foul trouble plagued him on Dec. 3 in an 81-68 win over Whitman, limiting him to 17 minutes, but he had 5 points and 5 rebounds in that time, with 1 assist and 1 block. For the week, he scored 32 points (10.7 ppg) on 14-24 (.583) from the field and and 4-7 (.571) from the line, with 37 reobunds (12.3 rpg), 7 blocks, 2 assists, and 1 steal.
* 2005-06 Honors:
Phil Heu-Weller - NWC "Player of the Week" (Nov. 14-20)
* Double-Doubles:
Scott Szalay: Career 11, season 4 - 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
Brent Satern: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 ast vs. Northwest, 11/19
* Can't Stop the Bench Either: Sextet of Bruins in Double Figures
It is rare enough to have all five starters averaging double figures in points per game, but the George Fox Bruins have gone that one better. With post Chris Parker coming off the bench to average twin digits, the Bruins have six players scoring at a rate of 10 points or better. Providing the multiple options for the Bruins are starters Phil Heu-Weller (18.3), Aaron Schmick (14.0), and Ben Melvin (11.0) at wings, post Scott Szalay (11.3), and point guard Brent Satern (10.3), plus Parker (15.0) â?¦
* Bruins 7 Wins Away from Historic 1,000th in 102 Seasons
With a 5-1 record in their first six games this year, the George Fox Bruins now have an all-time record of 993-1,015-1 (.495) in their 102nd season of competition. Needing 7 more wins to reach 1,000 in their history, the Bruins are certainly hopeful of reaching that goal this season!
* Career Lists: Szalay Climbs to 5th on All-Time Blocked Shots Chart
Aaron Schmick: With 28 points in the Bruins' last three games, Schmick now has 1,113 for his career and has climbed to 22nd on the GFU all-time list. He passed Howard Crow (1,090, 1957-61), Dan Newman (1,092, 1986-88), Phil Barnhart (1,112, 1977-81), and Sammy Ibarra (1,112, 1970-73) this past week. Ahead are Eric Swanson (1,132, 1986-88) and Ron Willcits (1,145, 1958-61) ... He entered the season with the 11th-best career free throw pct. (.815, 234-287). After going 12-15 in the last three games, he is at .812 (255-314), still 11th ...
Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 2nd-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.868, 66-76). He was 12-13 in the last three games and is now at .867 (85-98), still 2nd to Gary Chenault's .870 (195-224, 1976-79) ...
Scott Szalay had 7 blocked shots in the last three games and now has 76 for his career, climbing to 5th on the all-time list. He passed Rick Schlachter (74, 1986-90) and Curtis Kimbrough (74, 1983-87) during the week. 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 21-25 in the last three games and is now at .832 (119-143), putting him 6th on the chart ...
* NWC Stats: Szalay League Leader in Rebounds and Blocks, Satern in Assists
Where the Bruins ranks in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 6):
Scoring Offense - 2nd (88.3)
Scoring Defense - 6th (80.2)
Scoring Margin - 3rd (+8.2)
Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.486)
3-Pt Field Goals - 3rd (8.83)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 1st (.461)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.735)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 3rd (.448)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.383)
Rebounding Offense - 5th (36.0)
Rebounding Defense - 7th (37.5)
Rebounding Margin - 5th (-1.5)
Assists - 1st (18.00)
Blocked Shots - 1st (3.67)
Steals - 8th (6.00)
Turnover Margin - 4th (+1.67)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.44/1)
Phil Heu-Weller is 3rd in scoring (18.3), 4th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.500, T), 5th in 3-pt field goals (2.83), free throw pct. (.864), 9th in blocked shots (0.50, T), 10th in steals (1.50, T), 16th in rebounding (4.7) ...
Aaron Schmick is 8th in 3-pt field goals (2.17), 10th in assists (2.67), 13th in free throw pct. (.778), 15th in scoring (14.0) â?¦
Scott Szalay is 1st in rebounding (11.8), blocked shots (2.17), 10th in field goal pct. (.529), 21st in scoring (11.3) ...
Ben Melvin is 2nd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.571), 12th in assists (2.50), 13th in 3-pt field goals (1.33, T), 23rd in scoring (11.0, T) ...
Brent Satern is 1st in assists (6.67), assist/turnover ratio (2.86/1), 4th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.500, T), 10th in steals (1.50, T), 25th in scoring (10.3) ...
Chris Parker is 3rd in field goal pct. (.644), 4th in free throw pct. (.865), 8th in scoring (15.0) ...
Brady Strutz is 4th in blocked shots (0.83, T) ...
Nate Mansfield is 3rd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.533), 13th in 3-pt field goals (1.33) ...
For the latest NWC statistics, go to www.nwcsports.com.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Has Seen 48.9% of All GFU Men's Games Ever
With the Bruins' first six games of the 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 569 in a row, and to 420 in a row at home. The last home game he missed was in 1972. He has now seen 981 men's games altogether (48.9% of all 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 ...