Press Release
Overall 8-13: Home 4-4, Road 3-6, Neutral 1-3
NWC 4-8, 8th: Home 2-3, Road 2-5
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Pull Out Two Homecoming Wins
* Coming Up: Last Road Game at L&C, Home vs. Pacific
* Satern BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* Bruins Finally Winning Close Ones after Tough Early Losses
* Bruins' Win at UPS 4th Win over Ranked Teams in 4 Years
* NCAA Stats: Satern Ranked in Assists, Atwater in FT Pct.
* NWC Stats: O'Connell Moves In Among FG Pct. Leaders
* Career Lists: Satern Nears 1,000 Points, Tied for 6th in Assists
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Adds Two Home Games to Streaks
RECENT GAMES: 2-0 (click on links for press releases and box scores)
Feb. 8 - at George Fox 58, Willamette 57
Feb. 9 - at George Fox 55, Linfield 51
COMING UP: Last Road Game at L&C, Home vs. Pacific
Fri., Feb. 15, 8:00 p.m. - at Lewis & Clark College, in Portland, Ore.
Sat., Feb. 16, 8:00 p.m. - vs. Pacific University, in Newberg, Ore. (Homecoming)
Lewis & Clark (13-7, NWC 7-5, 3rd T) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Pioneers from Portland, Ore., were picked 1st in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 7th ... Series record: George Fox trails 20-35 since 1965 (10-14 home, 10-21 road) ... Lewis & Clark has won the last three meetings, including 76-55 in Newberg on Jan. 18 this year ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 71-62 in Newberg on Feb. 10, 2006 ... The Pioneers have won their last two games, including a 67-51 win over Whitman on Feb. 9 ... Lewis & Clark averages 77.7 ppg (4th in the NWC, 73rd nationally) and allows 71.4 (3rd) ... The Pios lead the NWC in blocked shots (3.10), and are 9th nationally in fewest turnovers (11.4), 11th in 3-pt field goals (9.6), and 22nd in assist/turnover ratio (1.18) ... The Pios have five double-figure scorers: G Mark Robinowitz (13.0, 17th in the NWC), F Tyson Papenfuss (11.9, 18th), F Joey Toboni (11.0, 24th), PG Thomas Tillery (10.3, 25th), and G David Berggren (10.2, 28th) ... Robinowitz is 46th nationally in 3-pt field goals (2.9) and 73rd in 3-pt pct. (.397) ... F Gene Rivera is the rebounds leader (6.6, 6th in the NWC), and leads the league in blocked shots (2.11, 20th nationally) ... Tillery is the assists leader (3.00, 8th) ... Coach Bob Gaillard (San Francisco '62) is 320-190 to date in his 19th season at Lewis & Clark, and 485-248 in his 27th season overall ... Next game: Feb. 16 at Willamette, 8 p.m. ...
Pacific (8-13, NWC 6-6, 6th T) - KFOX radio webcast ... Northwest Conference game ... The Boxers from Forest Grove, Ore., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season coaches poll, the Bruins 7th ... Series record: George Fox trails 36-40 since 1966 (24-12 home, 12-28 road) ... The Boxers took the first meeting this year 74-70 on Jan. 19 in Forest Grove ... The Bruins' last win in the series was in Newberg 68-59 on Feb. 10, 2007 ... Pacific has won its last two games, including an 85-76 win over Whitworth on Feb. 9 ... Pacific averages 67.5 ppg (8th in the NWC) and allows 71.6 (4th) ... The Boxers have three double-figure scorers: F Garold Howe (15.3, 11th in the NWC), F Joe Van Domelen (13.9, 14th), and G Donnie Harrison-Davis (11.5, 22nd) ... Howe is the rebounds leader (6.6, 5th) ... Harrison-Davis is the assists leader (2.67, 10th) ... Coach Jason Lowery (Pitzer '97) is 30-41 to date in his 3rd season at Pacific, and 50-85 in his 5th year overall ... The Boxers host Linfield on Feb. 15 before meeting the Bruins ... Next game: Feb. 22 vs. Willamette, 8 p.m. ...
Click here for the latest NWC Standings.
COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 81-114 (.415) in his eighth 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. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Sundquist.
Sundquist vs. upcoming opponents
Lewis & Clark - 4-11 (3-5 home, 1-6 road)
Pacific - 5-10 (3-4 home, 2-6 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Satern BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
Senior point guard Brent Satern has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week for the sixth time and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Player of the Week for Feb. 4-10 in leading the Bruins to a 2-0 Homecoming weekend. In a 58-57 win over Willamette on Feb. 8, he scored 20 points on 8-12 from the field, including 2-4 on threes, and 2-2 from the line, with 4 assists, 3 steals and a rebound. He the last 11 points of the game in the final 2:15 to rally the Bruins from a 10-point deficit. In a 55-51 win over Linfield on Feb. 9, he scored 15 points on 6-14 from the field, including 1-4 on threes, and 2-3 from the line, with 4 assists and a rebound. He broke a 40-40 tie by scoring six straight points to put the Bruins ahead for good. For the week, he scored 35 points (17.5) on 14-26 field goals (.538), including 3-8 (.375) on threes, and 4-5 free throws (.800), with 8 assists, 3 steals, and 2 rebounds. Satern ranks 1st in the NWC in assists (5.90), 3rd in assist/TO ratio (2.03), steals (1.71), 10th in scoring (15.4), and is 12th nationally in assists and 48th in assist/TO ratio ...
* 2007-08 Honors:
Evan Atwater
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12-18; Dec. 3-9; Jan. 14-20; Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 12-18; HM, Dec. 3-9; HM, Jan. 14-20; HM, Jan. 28-Feb. 3)
Mark Metzler
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 19-25)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 19-25)
Brent Satern
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Dec. 17-23; Dec. 24-30; Dec. 31-Jan. 6; Jan. 7-13; Jan. 21-27; Feb. 4-10)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Dec. 17-26; HM, Dec. 27-Jan. 6; HM, Jan. 7-13; HM, Jan. 21-27; HM, Feb. 4-10)
* Bruins Finally Winning Close Ones after Tough Early Losses
After dropping their first six Northwest Conference games, five of them in which they had sizeable second-half leads and four by four points or less, the Bruins have responded with four wins in their last six games, including a three-game winning streak that is currently the longest in the conference. They have also learned how to win those close ones they were letting get away, taking a one-point 78-77 win at Puget Sound, a one-point 58-57 win at home vs. Willamette, and a four-point 55-51 win at home vs. Linfield. In each of those three, the Bruins rallied to overcome second-half deficits (they were down six at one point at UPS, down 10 with less than three minutes left vs. Willamette, and down seven vs. Linfield).
* Bruins' Win at UPS 4th Win over Ranked Teams in 4 Years
When George Fox stunned the Puget Sound Loggers, ranked 7th in the NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com, 78-77 in Tacoma, Wash., on Feb. 2, it became the fourth win in four years by the Bruins over nationally-ranked teams. On Jan. 21, 2005, the Bruins knocked off 5th-ranked Puget Sound in Newberg 68-66, a win that boosted GFU into a first-place tie in the Northwest Conference at the time. During the 2006-07 season, the Bruins defeated two ranked teams. The first was Holy Names University, ranked 9th in the NAIA Division II pre-season poll, an 85-65 victory on Nov. 18, 2006, in Newberg. Later that season, on Jan. 27, 2007, in Newberg, the Bruins out-scored 13th-ranked Puget Sound 34-5 over the last 17 minutes to win 75-63.
* NCAA Stats: Satern Ranked in Assists, Atwater in FT Pct.
In the latest NCAA Division III national statistics report (including games thru Feb. 10), Brent Satern is 12th in assists (5.9) and 48th in assist/turnover ratio (2.03) ... Evan Atwater is 63rd in free throw pct. (.849) â?¦
* NWC Stats: O'Connell Moves In Among FG Pct. Leaders
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Feb. 12):
Scoring Offense - 9th (65.9)
Scoring Defense - 2nd (68.4)
Scoring Margin - 7th (-2.6)
Field Goal Pct. - 9th (.420)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.441)
3-Pt Field Goals - 7th (6.57)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 9th (.313)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st (.294)
Free Throw Pct. - 9th (.640)
Rebounding Offense - 8th (33.4)
Rebounding Defense - 6th (35.8)
Rebounding Margin - 7th (-2.3)
Assists - 5th (14.10)
Blocked Shots - 9th (1.38)
Steals - 4th (6.52)
Turnover Margin - 4th (+0.33)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 5th (0.95)
- Brent Satern is 1st in assists (5.90), 3rd in assist/TO ratio (2.03), steals (1.71), 10th in scoring (15.4) ...
- Evan Atwater is 3rd in free throw pct. (.849), 6th in 3-point field goals (2.57), 12th in scoring (15.0), 13th in 3-pt field goal pct. (.380), 19th in rebounding (4.4, T) â?¦
- Mark Metzler is 7th in blocked shots (0.52, T), 12th in steals (1.14), 14th in assists (2.43), 16th in rebounding (4.9) ...
- Bryan O'Connell is 14th in field goal pct. (.490) ...
- Travis Toedtemeier is 19th in rebounding (4.4, T) â?¦
Click here for the latest NWC Statistics.
* Double-Doubles
- Brent Satern - career 3, season 1: 14 pts/11 ast vs. Corban, 12/4
- Evan Atwater - career 1, season 1: 20 pts/11 reb at Whitman, 1/25
* Career Lists: Satern Nears 1,000 Points, Tied for 6th in Assists
- Brent Satern had 8 assists in the Bruins' two NWC games last week, giving him 124 for the season and 462 got his career, tied for 6th on the GFU all-time list with Brent Peterson (462, 1985-89). Ahead is Curtis Kimbrough (501, 1983-87) ... He scored 35 points in the two games, giving him 961 career points. He needs 39 in the final four games to become the 33rd player in Bruin history to reach 1,000 ...
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Adds Two Home Games to Streaks
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, who has been charting basketball statistics for the George Fox men's team game since the 1970-71 season while he was an undergraduate student, hit a major milestone with the Bruins' second game vs. Colorado College in the Colorado College Tipoff Tournament on Nov. 16. It was the 1,027th game he had seen, which was exactly half of the 2,054 games that had been played in 104 years of Bruin basketball. With the Bruins' two NWC games this past week, he has now seen 50.5% of all Bruin games ever played (1,046 of 2,073). He stretched his streak of consecutive GFU men's basketball games seen, both home and road, to 634. He has worked 446 in a row at home, not missing a home game since 1972 when he was in military service.