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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall at NAIA Power Northwest (Wash.)
* Coming Up: First Two Home Games vs. Corban, Northwest
* Sports Hall of Fame to be Introduced at Halftime on Dec. 8
* Metzler BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
* NWC Stats: Atwater in Top Five in Four Offensive Stats
* Career Lists: Satern 15 Assists Away from Bruins' Top 10
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Has Seen More than Half of All Bruin Games
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Fall at NAIA Power Northwest (Wash.)
Nov. 21 - at Northwest 63, George Fox 50
COMING UP: First Two Home Games vs. Corban, Northwest
Tue., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. - vs. Corban College, in Newberg, Ore.
Sat., Dec. 8, 8:00 p.m. - vs. Northwest University, in Newberg, Ore.
Corban (2-3): The Warriors from Salem, Ore., are members of the NAIA Division II and the Cascade Collegiate Conference ... George Fox leads the series 50-32 since 1971 (25-14 home, 25-18 road) ... The Bruins have won the last three meetings, including a 74-61 win in Newberg on Nov. 17 to open last season and then an 80-63 win in Salem on Dec. 9 in the Hillyers Mid-City Ford Classic ... The Warriors' last win in the series was 108-100 on Nov. 22, 2005, in Salem ... Corban averages 91.4 ppg while allowing 96.6 ppg ... The Warriors have four players in double-figure scoring: F Wade Douglas (23.2), G Ben Sisler (14.4), C Ian Logan (11.6), and F Hannes Gehring (10.0) ... The Warriors visit Evergreen State on Nov. 30 and Northwest on Dec. 1 for Cascade Conference games before meeting the Bruins, then host Montana State-Northern in a non-league game on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. ...
Northwest (4-3): Second game of a doubleheader (GFU women host Warner Pacific at 6:00 p.m.) ... The Eagles from Kirkland, Wash., who reached the NAIA Division II Final Four last season, are members of the NAIA and the Cascade Collegiate Conference ... George Fox leads the series 12-10 since 1971 (5-5 home, 7-5 road) ... Northwest has won the last two meetings, including a 63-50 win in Kirkland on Nov. 21 in their first game this season ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 107-91 in Newberg on Nov. 19, 2005 ... The Eagles average 73.3 ppg while allowing 69.0 ppg ... The Eagles have three players in double figure scoring: G Eddie Coulson (14.3), F Greg George (12.1), and F Patrick Mattson (10.3) ... Northwest hosts Concordia-Portland on Nov. 30 and Corban on Dec. 1 in Cascade Conference games, and a non-league game at Pacific Lutheran on Dec. 7 before meeting the Bruins, then goes back to conference play at Oregon Tech on Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. ...
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COACH MARK SUNDQUIST
Mark Sundquist (Seattle Pacific '89) is 74-103 (.418) in his eighth season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. In the past three-plus years, he has guided the Bruins to a 48-32 record (.600). 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
Corban - 3-1 (2-0 home, 1-1 road)
Northwest - 3-7 (1-3 home, 2-4 road)
BRUIN BITS:
* Sports Hall of Fame to be Introduced at Halftime on Dec. 8
Members of the George Fox Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 will be introduced at halftime of the Bruins' men's game vs. Northwest on Saturday, Dec. 8, which starts at 8:00 p.m. The inductees, who make up the 13th class to be admitted to the Hall, included track/basketball player Nancy Rissmiller, track and field athletes Adolphus Onua and John Smith, the 1980 women's track and field team, former baseball coach Pat Bailey, and Tom Hewitt for meritorious service. Induction festivities include a reception at 3:30 p.m. and dinner at 4:00 p.m. in the Klages Dining Hall of the Heacock Commons on the Newberg campus, the awards ceremony, a GFU women's basketball game vs. Warner Pacific at 6:00 p.m., and then the halftime show at the men's game. For more information or to order tickets to the event, contact the GFU athletics department at 503-554-2910.
* Metzler BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Honors
Senior wing Mark Metzler has been named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and also received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Player of the Week for Nov. 19-25 after his performance in the Bruins' only game of the week, a 63-50 loss at NAIA power Northwest (Wash.) on Nov. 21. He scored 8 points on 4-6 shooting from the field, led the team for the third time in as many games in rebounds with 7, and had an assist. Metzler currently is tied for 6th in the NWC in rebounding (6.7 rpg).
* 2007-08 Honors:
Evan Atwater
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 12-18)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 12-18)
Mark Metzler
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Nov. 19-25)
- NWC Player of the Week (HM, Nov. 19-25)
* NWC Stats: Atwater in Top Five in Four Offensive Stats
Where the Bruins rank in the latest Northwest Conference stats (thru Nov. 27):
Scoring Offense - 9th (58.3)
Scoring Defense - 3rd (66.0)
Scoring Margin - 7th (-7.7)
Field Goal Pct. - 9th (.353)
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.439)
3-Pt Field Goals - 4th (7.33)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. - 7th (.286)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct. Defense - 5th (.295)
Free Throw Pct. - 8th (.574)
Rebounding Offense - 4th (34.0, T)
Rebounding Defense - 7th (39.7)
Rebounding Margin - 9th (-5.7)
Assists - 3rd (14.67)
Blocked Shots - 7th (1.00, T)
Steals - 7th (6.67)
Turnover Margin - 4th (+0.67)
Assist/Turnover Ratio - 2nd (1.02)
- Evan Atwater is 2nd in 3-pt field goals (4.33), 3-pt pct. (.542), 3rd in scoring (18.0, T), 5th in free throw pct. (.818) â?¦
- Brent Satern is 3rd in assists (6.67), 4th in assist/TO ratio (2.00) ...
- Mark Metzler is 6th in rebounding (6.7, T), 13th in blocked shots (0.33, T) ...
- Taylor Martin is 12th in steals (1.67, T) ...
- Bryan O'Connell is 13nd in blocked shots (0.33, T) ...
- Matt Noble is 13th in blocked shots (0.33, T) ...
- Travis Toedtemeier is 11th in 3-pt field goals (1.67, T) ...
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* Career Lists: Satern 15 Assists Away from Bruins' Top 10
- Brent Satern had 6 assists in the Bruins' game at Northwest on Nov. 21, giving him 358 for his career. He needs 15 more to tie Jordan Green (373, 1997-2001) for 10th on the all-time GFU list ...
* The Wirta Watch: "Biggs" Has Seen More than Half of All Bruin Games
Mike "Biggs" Wirta, who has been charting basketball statistics for the George Fox men's team 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 has seen, which was exactly half of the 2,054 games that had been played in 104 years of Bruin basketball. With the Bruins' game at Northwest on Nov. 21, he has now seen over half (1,028 of 2,055) and stretched his streak of consecutive GFU men's basketball games seen, both home and road, to 616. He has also worked 438 in a row at home, not missing a home game since 1972 when he was in military service.