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Overall 9-8: Home 5-1, Road 3-5, Neutral 1-2 / NWC 5-4 (4th): Home 3-1, Road 2-3
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: #13 Puget Sound at Home, Non-League Game at NWCC
* Recent Games: Bruins Take Two of Three on NWC Road Swing
* Parker BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Player Honors
* Bruins Lose No. 2 Scorer Heu-Weller Indefinitely
* NCAA Stats: Satern 25th Among National Assist Leaders
* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Listed Among League Leaders
RECENT GAMES: 2-1 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Jan. 19 - George Fox 77, at Pacific Lutheran 68
Jan. 20 - at Lewis & Clark 74, George Fox 61
Jan. 23 - George Fox 65, at Linfield 64
COMING UP: #13 Puget Sound at Home, Non-League Game at NWCC
* Sat., Jan. 27, 8:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound (14-2, NWC 7-1, 1st T), at Newberg, Ore.
KFOX Radio webcast at www.kfoxradio.net ... Northwest Conference doubleheader (women's game at 6 p.m.) ... The Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked to win their 4th straight title in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll; the Bruins were picked 7th â?¦ UPS is ranked 13th in the latest D3hoops.com national poll ... Series record: GFU trails 9-23 since 1974 (5-7 home, 4-16 road) â?¦ The Loggers have won the last five meetings, including a 92-79 win Dec. 2 in Tacoma ... The Bruins' last win in the series was Jan. 21, 2005, in Newberg, a 68-66 upset of the 5th-ranked Loggers ... Puget Sound averages 103.7 ppg (1st in the NWC, 4th nationally) and allows 90.5 ppg (9th) ... The Pioneers lead the league in steals (12.94, 7th nationally) â?¦ UPS also ranks 11th in the nation in 3-pt field goals (10.3), 21st in scoring margin (+13.2), and 48th in field goal pct. (.480) ... The Loggers have five players in double-figure scoring: F Jason Foster (18.0, 2nd in the NWC), F Robert Krauel (16.8, 4th), G Ryan DeLong (15.7, 10th), G Antwan Williams (13.2, 18th), and G Taylor Marsh (12.4, 22nd) ... Foster is the top rebounder (6.9, 4th) ... Krauel leads the league in field goal pct. (.657, 4th nationally) ... Marsh is 21st nationally in 3-pt field goals (3.3) and 37th in 3-pt pct. (.426) ... Williams is 41st nationally in steals (2.5) and 44th in assists (5.2) ... Coach Justin Lunt (Pacific Lutheran) is 14-2 in his 1st season at Puget Sound after two seasons as an assistant coach for the Loggers ... Puget Sound visits Willamette Friday before meeting GFU, then hosts Pacific Lutheran Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. ...
* Mon., Jan. 29, 7:30 pm - at Northwest Christian College (10-9), at Eugene, Ore.
KFOX Radio webcast at www.kfoxradio.net ... Final non-conference game of the season... The Beacons from Eugene, Ore., are in their first year as members of the NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference ... Series record: GFU leads 18-4 since 1984 (11-0 home, 5-4 road, 2-0 neutral) â?¦ The Bruins have won the last five meetigns, including a 78-63 win Nov. 29 last year in Newberg ... The beacons' last win in the series was 89-85 in Eugene Feb. 5, 2002 ... Northwest Christian averages 72.7 ppg and allows 69.8 ppg ... The Beacons have three players in double-figure scoring: F Josh Jarrett (16.3), G Carden Gambee (10.8), and G Jordan Humphreys (10.6) ... Jarrett is the top rebounder (7.5) ... Humphreys and G Andrew Williams are the assists leaders (2.6) ... Coach Dave Lipp (Northwest Christian '71) is 385-233 (.623) to date in his 21st season at NWCC ... Northwest Christian hosts Corban Saturday before meeting GFU, then visits Walla Walla Fb. 3 at 8 p.m. ...
Click here for the latest NWC Standings.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 70-96 (.422) to date in his 7th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He was the NWC Coach of the Year in 2004-05 for leading the Bruins to an 18-7 record and 2nd place in the conference. 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 - 1-12 (1-5 home, 0-7 road)
Northwest Christian - 6-1 (3-0 home, 1-1 road, 2-0 neutral)
BRUIN BITS:
*Parker BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Player Honors
Chris Parker has been named Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Player of the Week for Jan. 15-21 as the Bruins split a pair of conference road games. In a 77-68 win at Pacific Lutheran Friday, the senior post scored a career-high 32 points on 12-17 field goals and 8-10 free throws, with 7 rebounds. In a 61-74 loss at Lewis & Clark Saturday, he had 20 points on 7-13 field goals and 6-8 free throws, with 3 rebounds and an assist. For the week, he had 52 points (26.0 ppg) on 19-30 (.633) field goals and 14-18 (.778) free throws, with 10 rebounds and an assist. The NWC Player of the Week for Nov. 13-19, he has been named BAA Athlete of the Week four times now. He is 6th in the NWC in field goal pct. (.543), 7th in scoring (16.3), and 8th in free throw pct. (.798).
* 2006-07 Honors:
- Chris Parker - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13-19, Dec. 4-10, Jan. 1-7, Jan. 15-21); NWC Player of the Week (Nov. 13-19, HM-Dec. 4-10, HM-Jan. 1-7, HM-Jan. 15-21)
- Phil Heu-Weller - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20-26); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 20-26)
- Brent Satern - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 27-Dec. 3, Jan. 8-14); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 27-Dec. 3, HM-Jan. 8-14)
- Brady Strutz - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 11-21); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Dec. 11-21)
* Bruins Lose No. 2 Scorer Heu-Weller Indefinitely
It has been a tough senior season for Bruin wing Phil Heu-Weller. In December, he suffered a broken nose in practice and played several games with a clear plastic mask on his face to protect it. On Jan. 13 at Pacific, he suffered what was later diagnosed as strained ligaments in his foot and has missed the last three games. He is hopeful of returning in time for the Bruins' final two regular-season games on Homecoming weekend Feb. 16-17. Heu-Weller was the Bruins' No. 2 scorer (15.4 ppg) when he went out. When the season began, he had a chance to become the 33rd player in the Bruins' 103-year basketball history to reach 1,000 points, but if he does not play again, he will end his three-year GFU career with 809 points and a total of 817 in four years (he had 8 points as a freshman at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in 2003-04).
* NCAA Stats: Satern 25th Among National Assist Leaders
In the latest NCAA national statistics (thru Jan. 21), Brent Satern is 25th in assists (5.6) â?¦
Click here for the latest NCAA Stats
* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Listed Among League Leaders
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Jan. 24):
Scoring Offense - 8th (70.8)
Scoring Defense - 3rd (71.1)
Scoring Margin - 5th (-0.3)
Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.456)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 3rd (.430)
3-Pt Field Goals - 9th (5.71)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 5th (.353)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.357)
Free Throw Pct. - 4th (.714)
Rebounding Offense - 7th (34.0)
Rebounding Defense - 3rd (33.9)
Rebounding Margin - 4th (+0.1)
Assists - 8th (13.41)
Blocked Shots - 7th (1.76, T)
Steals - 9th (5.12)
Turnover Margin - 7th (-1.76)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 5th (0.89:1)
- Chris Parker is 6th in field goal pct. (.543), 7th in scoring (16.3), 8th in free throw pct. (.798) â?¦
- Phil Heu-Weller is 8th in 3-pt field goals (2.36), 3-pt pct. (.407), 11th in scoring (15.4, T) ...
- Brent Satern is 3rd in assists (5.53), 6th in steals (1.59), 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.29:1), 12th in scoring (14.4) â?¦
- Brady Strutz is 5th in rebounding (6.6), 6th in assists (3.41), blocked shots (0.82), 12th in assist/turnover ratio (1.16) â?¦
- Mark Metzler is 15th in steals (1.24) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* Double-Doubles:
Brent Satern: Career 2, season 1 - 14 pts/10 ast vs. Corban, 11/17
Chris Parker: Career 1, season 1 - 18 pts/10 reb vs. Holy Names, 11/18
Phil Heu-Weller: Career 1, season 1 - 13 pts/10 reb at St. Martin's, 12/20
* Records Set or Tied in 2006-07:
- Most Turnovers, Player, Game - 12 by Brent Satern vs. Concordia-Irvine at Pukulani, Hawaii (old record was 11 by Gary Chenault at Portland State, 1/13/78)
* Bruins vs. Ranked Teams (1-3):
Nov. 18 - defeated NAIA D-II #9 Holy Names 85-65 in Newberg, Ore.
Dec. 2 - lost to NCAA D-III #22 Puget Sound 79-92 in Tacoma, Wash.
Dec. 8 - lost to NAIA D-II #2 Oregon Tech 73-84 in Salem, Ore.
Jan. 6 - lost to NCAA D-III #6 Whitworth 53-83 in Newberg, Ore.
* Career Lists: Parker Among GFU Leaders in Both FG and FT Pct.
- Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 4th-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.847, 138-163). He did not play the last three games due to injury and reamins at .803 (187-233), ranking 11th â?¦
- Chris Parker entered the season with the 6th-best field goal pct. in Bruin history (.559, 208-372). He was 19-32 in the last three games and is now at .554 (297-536), still 6th ... He also entered the season with the 12th-best free throw pct. (.805, 169-210). He was 22-27 in the last three games and is now at .802 (268-334), still 12th ...
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Up to 605 Straight Bruin Men's Games
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, George Fox's statistical guru who saw his 1,000th Bruin men's basketball game on the final day of last season vs. Willamette on Feb. 18, stretched his streak of consecutive GFU men's basketball games watched to 605 with three games this past week. He has now seen 1,017 GFU men's games (49.7% of all 2,045 games in the team's 103 seasons of competition). He has worked 434 in a row at home, not missing a home game since 1972 when he was in military service.