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Overall 2-0: Home 2-0, Road 0-0 / NWC 0-0: Home 0-0, Road 0-0
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Hawaii Tournament, Conference Opener vs. Linfield
* Recent Games: Bruins Open With Pair of Home-court Victories
* Parker Named BAA, NWC "Player of the Week" for Nov. 13-19
* Knocking Off the Ranked Teams: Holy Names the Latest
* Double-Doubles: Satern and Parker Get One in Opening Games
* Career Lists: Heu-Weller, Parker Ranked on FT, FG Pct. Charts
* NWC Stats: Parker in Top 4 in 3 Categories in Early Going
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Nov. 17 - at George Fox 74, Corban 61
Nov. 18 - at George Fox 85, Holy Names 65
COMING UP:
* Thur., Nov. 23, 5:00 pm PDT - vs. Concordia University-Irvine at Pukulani, Hawaii
No KFOX Radio webcast ... Part of the three-day US Bank-Whitworth College Invitational at Kamehameha High School-Maui campus ... Game time is 3:00 pm Hawaii time ... Series record: 1st meeting ... The Eagles are members of the NAIA Division I and Golden State Athletic Conference ... CUI, the 2002-03 NAIA national champion, was 26-9 last season and ended the season ranked 24th in the NAIA after being ranked 1st at one point, but lost 5 starters from that team ... The Eagles are 3-1 prior to the start of the tournament, averaging 93.2 ppg while allowing 68.8 ppg ... CUI has five players in double figures: F Kyle Huggett (17.3), G Rafael Da Silva (15.5), F Levi Luster (15.0), F Joe Roberson (10.5), and G Adam Greenaway (10.3) ... Luster is the top rebounder (7.3) ... CUI plays Lewis & Clark in the tournament Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Bethany Lutheran Friday at 3 p.m. (both times Hawaii) ...
* Fri., Nov. 24, 2:30 pm PDT - vs. Alvernia College at Pukulani, Hawaii
No KFOX Radio webcast ... Part of the three-day US Bank-Whitworth College Invitational at Kamehameha High School-Maui campus ... Game time is 12:30 pm Hawaii time ... Series record: 1st meeting ... The Crusaders are members of the NCAA Division III and the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference ... Coming off a 17-11 season, the Crusaders are 2-0 to start the season ... Alvernia averages 72.5 ppg and allows 58.5 ppg ... The Eagles have three double-figure scorers: G Garrett Etzel (25.0), F Matt King (16.5), and F Terrence Shawell (10.0) ... F Ryan Finger is the top rebounder (8.5) ... Alvernia plays California Lutheran Wednesday at 3 p.m. (Hawaii time) in the tournament, then returns home for its PAC opener vs. Immaculata Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. ...
* Tue., Nov. 28, 8:00 pm - vs. Linfield College (1-1) at Newberg, Ore.
KFOX Radio webcast ... Northwest Conference opener for both teams ... NWC doubleheader with women's game at 6:00 pm ... Series record: Tied 37-37 since 1971 (GFU 20-15 home, 17-21 road, 0-1 neutral) ... Last year: Linfield won 81-71 in McMinnville on Jan. 10 despite Aaron Schmick's GFU record 16-16 performance from the free throw line, GFU won 85-67 in Newberg on Feb. 7 behind Scott Szalay's 24 points and 10 rebounds ... The Wildcats are 2nd in the NWC in scoring (86.0), 7th in defense (88.0) ... Linfield has 5 players in double-figure scoring: F Evan Timperly (17.0, 11th in the NWC), G Payton Brooks (17.0, 11th), G Emil Kim (14.0, 18th), F Sten Morgan (12.0, 26th), and G Steve Taylor (11.0, 30th) ... C Jackson Baber is tied for the league lead in rebounding (9.0) ... Morgan and Baber are 2nd in field goal pct. (.833) ... Linfield hosts Cascade Nov. 25, and is at Pacific Lutheran (NWC) Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. ...
Click here for the latest NWC Standings.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 63-88 (.417) 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:
Concordia-Irvine - 0-0
Alvernia - 0-0
Linfield - 3-10 (2-4 home, 1-5 road, 0-1 neutral)
BRUIN BITS:
* Parker Named BAA, NWC Player of the Week for Nov. 13-19
Senior post Chris Parker has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and the Northwest Conference Men's Player of the Week for Nov. 13-19 as he led the Bruins to a 2-0 start to the season. In the opener on Friday, a 74-61 win over Corban, he scored a career-high 27 points on 9-11 from both the field and the line, with 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and an assist. In an 85-65 win over Holy Names on Saturday, he posted his first career double-double with 18 points on 6-9 from the field and 6-8 from the line and 10 rebounds. For the week, he scored 45 points (22.5 ppg) on 15-20 (.750) from the field and 15-19 (.789) from the line, grabbed 16 rebounds (8.0 rpg), and had 3 steals and an assist. He is 2nd in the NWC in scoring and 4th in rebounding and field goal pct. in the early going.
* 2006-07 Honors:
Chris Parker - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13-19); NWC Player of the Week (Nov. 13-19)4-20)
* Knocking Off the Ranked Teams: Holy Names the Latest
Holy Names out of Oakland, Calif., came to Newberg on Saturday with a No. 9 ranking in the NAIA Division II pre-season national poll, but that meant little to the Bruins as they shot .625 (25-40) from the field and plucked the Hawks 85-65. The Bruins hit a scorching .737 (14-19) from the field in the second half. The last time George Fox defeated a nationally-ranked team was on Jan. 21, 2005, when they upset Puget Sound, ranked 5th in the NCAA Division III poll, 68-66 in Newberg.
* Double-Doubles: Satern and Parker Get One in Opening Games
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
* Career Lists: Heu-Weller, Parker Ranked on FT, FG Pct. Charts
- Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 4th-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.847, 138-163). He was 15-19 in the first two games of the season and is now at .841 (153-182), ranking 5th â?¦
- Chris Parker entered the season with the 6th-best field goal pct. in Bruin history (.559, 208-372). He was 15-20 in the first two games of the season and is now at .569 (223-392), ranking 5th ... He also entered the season with the 12th-best free throw pct. (.805, 169-210). He was 15-19 in the first two games and is now at .803 (184-229), still 12th ...
* NWC Stats: Parker in Top 4 in 3 Categories in Early Going
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Nov. 19):
Scoring Offense - 5th (79.5)
Scoring Defense - 2nd (63.0)
Scoring Margin - 3rd (+16.5)
Field Goal Pct. - 2nd (.560)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.333)
3-Pt Field Goals - 8th (3.50)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 6th (.292)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.360)
Free Throw Pct. - 2nd (.758)
Rebounding Offense - 3rd (36.0, T)
Rebounding Defense - 4th (33.5)
Rebounding Margin - 3rd (+2.5)
Assists - 2nd (20.00)
Blocked Shots - 3rd (2.50, T)
Steals - 9th (4.50)
Turnover Margin - 7th (-1.50)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 3rd (1.29:1)
- Chris Parker is 2nd in scoring (22.5) 4th in field goal pct. (.750, T), 4th in rebounding (8.0, T) ...
- Phil Heu-Weller is 5th in scoring (18.5) ...
- Brent Satern is 3rd in assists (8.00, T), 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.00:1, T), 17th in scoring (14.5) ...
- Brady Strutz is 2nd in blocked shots (1.50), 6th in assists (6.50), 7th in rebounding (7.5, T), 8th in assist/turnover ratio (1.63:1, T), 30th in scoring (11.0, T) ...
- Taylor Martin is 9th in field goal pct. (.667, T), 16th in rebounding (5.5, T) ...
- Mark Metzler is 13th in assists (2.50, T), 11th in blocked shots (0.50, T) ...
- Matt Noble is 11th in blocked shots (0.50, T) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Adds to Incredible Streaks
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, continues to add to his remarkable streaks of attendence. With the Bruins' two games at home Nov. 17-18 to open the season, he has now seen 1,002 GFU men's games (49.4% of all 2,030 games in the team's 103 seasons of competition). He has seen 590 straight games, home and road, and has worked 430 in a row at home, not missing a home game since 1972 when he was in military service. A member of the GFU Sports Hall of Fame Class of 1998, he also serves on the Hall of Fame Committee as its resident historian, calls statistics for the women's games, and keeps the Bruins' baseball scorebook. He was the GFU Volunteer of the Year in 1988, and inducted into the NAIA District 2 Hall of Fame in 1994.