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Overall 5-4: Home 3-0, Road 1-2, Neutral 1-2 / NWC 1-1: Home 1-0, Road 0-1
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Coming Up: Road Game vs. NCAA D-II St. Martin's
* Recent Games: Bruins Split Pair in Ford Classic at Corban
* Parker Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Player Honors
* Career Lists: Parker Climbs to 5th in Field Goal Pct.
* NWC Stats: Six Bruins Listed Among League Leaders
RECENT GAMES: 1-1 (Click score for link to stories and box scores):
Dec. 8 - Oregon Tech 84, George Fox 73 (Ford Classic)
Dec. 9 - George Fox 80, at Corban 63 (Ford Classic)
COMING UP: Road Game vs. NCAA D-II St. Martin's
* Wed., Dec. 20, 7:00 pm - at St. Martin's University (1-8), Lacey, Wash.
KFOX Radio webcast ... Last game before resumption of Northwest Conference play for the Bruins in January â?¦ The Saints from Lacey, Wash., are members of the NCAA Division II and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference â?¦ Series record: 6-6 since 1977 (3-3 home, 3-3 road) ... George Fox has won the last three meetings, but the teams have not played since the Bruins took a 90-63 win in Newberg on Nov. 15, 1994 ... St. Martin's last win in the series was 94-92 in Lacey on Nov. 28, 1992 ... The Saints have lost their last seven, including an 87-83 loss to Cal State-Monterey Bay in the Sonoma State Tournament on Dec. 9 in their last outing ... St. Martin's averages 72.9 ppg while allowing 81.9 ... The Saints have four players in double-figure scoring: G Jake Linton (16.8), F Stephon Harris (12.4), F Brendan Campbell (11.4), and G Greg O'Neal (10.6) ... Campbell is the top rebounder (8.9) ... Linton averages 4.3 assists a game ... Coach Keith Cooper (Seattle Pacific) is in his 4th season with the Saints ... St. Martin's hosts Warner Pacific Dec. 16 before meeting GFU, then hosts Western Oregon Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. in a GNAC game ...
Click here for the latest NWC Standings.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 67-91 (.424) 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:
St. Martin's - 0-0
BRUIN BITS:
* Parker BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Player Honors
Senior post Chris Parker has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week for the second time and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Player of the Week for Dec. 4-10 for his efforts in the Bruins' 1-2 week. In a 72-68 loss at Northwest (Wash.) on Tuesday, he had 13 points on 5-16 field goals and 3-3 free throws, with 3 rebounds. In an 84-73 loss to Oregon Tech, ranked #2 in the NAIA Division II, on Friday in the Hillyer's Mid-City Ford Classic at Corban College, he had 26 points on 9-15 field goals and 8-10 free throws, with 4 rebounds and an assist. In an 80-63 win at Corban on Saturday in the finale of the Ford Classic, he had 17 points on 4-7 field goals and 9-12 free throws, with 2 rebounds and a steal. For the week, he scored 56 points (18.7 ppg) on 18-38 (.474) from the field and 20-25 (.800) from the line, with 9 rebounds, a steal and an assist. He was BAA Athlete of the Week and NWC Player of the Week for Nov. 13-19. He is 5th in the NWC in scoring (16.9, T), 9th in field goal pct. (.562), 11th in free throw pct. (.788), and 13th in rebounding (5.4).
* 2006-07 Honors:
- Chris Parker - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 13-19, Dec. 4-10); NWC Player of the Week (Nov. 13-19, HM-Dec. 4-10)
- 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); NWC Player of the Week (HM-Nov. 27-Dec. 3)
* 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
* 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:
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.
* Career Lists: Parker Climbs to 5th in Field Goal Pct.
- Phil Heu-Weller began the season with the 4th-best free throw pct. in Bruin history (.847, 138-163). He was 5-8 in the last two games and is now at .813 (174-214), ranking 10th â?¦
- Chris Parker entered the season with the 6th-best field goal pct. in Bruin history (.559, 208-372). He was 13-22 in the last two games and is now at .560 (258-461), ranking 5th ... He also entered the season with the 12th-best free throw pct. (.805, 169-210). He was 17-22 in the last two games and is now at .801 (221-276), still 12th ...
* NWC Stats: Six Bruins Listed Among League Leaders
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Dec. 11):
Scoring Offense - 7th (74.9)
Scoring Defense - 4th (73.6)
Scoring Margin - 5th (+1.3)
Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.489)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 3rd (.425)
3-Pt Field Goals - 8th (5.44)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 3rd (.377)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 8th (.386)
Free Throw Pct. - 6th (.702)
Rebounding Offense - 6th (34.4)
Rebounding Defense - 3rd (33.9)
Rebounding Margin - 5th (+0.6)
Assists - 6th (14.33)
Blocked Shots - 7th (1.78)
Steals - 9th (5.33)
Turnover Margin - 7th (-3.00)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 6th (0.83:1)
- Chris Parker is 5th in scoring (16.9, T), 9th in field goal pct. (.562), 11th in free throw pct. (.788), 13th in rebounding (5.4) â?¦
- Phil Heu-Weller is 5th in scoring (16.9, T), 7th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.431), 8th in 3-pt field goals (2.44, T), 20th in rebounding (4.7, T) ...
- Brent Satern is 3rd in assists (6.00), 7th in steals (1.67, T), 8th in assist/turnover ratio (1.17:1), 13th in scoring (13.8, T) â?¦
- Brady Strutz is 7th in assists (3.33, T), 9th in blocked shots (0.67, T), 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.07:1), 11th in rebounding (5.8) â?¦
- Taylor Martin is 16th in rebounding (5.1) ...
- Mark Metzler is 11th in steals (1.44) ...
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Closing in on 600 Straight 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, continues to add to his remarkable streaks of attendence. With the Bruins' two games this past weekend in the Hillyer's Mid-City Ford Classic in Salem, Ore., he has now seen 1,009 GFU men's games (49.5% of all 2,037 games in the team's 103 seasons of competition). He has seen 597 straight games, home and road, and has worked 431 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.