Press Release
Overall Record: 2-3 (Home: 1-1, Away: 1-2) /
Northwest Conference: 0-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Go 2-3 in Non-Conference Games
* Coming Up: First Conference Games vs. Willamette and PLU
* Meyer BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Offensive Honors
* Tschan Notches 250th Career College Coaching Win
* Meyer's Hat Trick First for Bruins Since 2001
* NWC Stats: Bruins Lead League in Shots Taken
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Go 2-3 in Non-Conference Games
* Sept. 1 - Holy Names 1, at George Fox 0 ( Press Release / Box Score)
* Sept. 3 - at George Fox 7, Walla Walla 1 ( Press Release / Box Score)
* Sept. 4 - George Fox 1, at Warner Pacific 0, 2 0T ( Press Release / Box Score)
* Sept. 7 - at Menlo 2, George Fox 1 ( Press Release / Box Score)
* Sept. 8 - at California State-East Bay 2, George Fox 1 ( Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: First Conference Games vs. Willamette and PLU
* Wed., Sept. 12, 4:00 pm - vs. Willamette University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
* Sat., Sept. 15, 2:30 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Willamette (2-1-1, NWC 0-0): Northwest Conference opener for both teams ... The Willamette Bearcats from Salem, Ore., were picked 8th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 7th ... The Bruins won both meetings last year, 1-0 in Salem and 3-2 in Newberg ... The Bearcats' last win in the series was 1-0 in Salem on Oct. 26, 2005 ... Willamette is 2nd in the NWC in saves (17), tied for 4th in goals scored (7), and tied for 7th in goals allowed (11) ... Michael Rodrigues leads the Bearcats in points (1 goal, 3 assists, tied for the NWC lead in assists), while Greg Beasley and Casey Dineen are the goals leaders (2 each) ... Scott Klein is 2nd in the NWC in saves (28) ... Willamette visits Puget Sound Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2:30 p.m. ...
Pacific Lutheran (0-4, NWC 0-0): Northwest Conference opener for the Lutes ... Doubleheader with GFU women's team playing at 12:00 noon ... The Pacific Lutheran Lutes from Tacoma, Wash., were picked 2nd in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 7th ... The Lutes have played a strong early schedule with games vs. Southwestern and Trinity in Texas, Cal-Santa Cruz, and Cal Lutheran ... PLU won both meetings last year, 4-0 in Newberg and 3-2 in overtime in Tacoma ... PLU has won the last nine meetings ... GFU's last win in the series was 3-2 in Tacoma on Sept. 29, 2002 ... PLU is 6th in the NWC in goals (5) and tied for 7th in goals allowed (11) ... All-NWC forward Mike Ferguson is 3rd in the league in shots (14) ... Derek Karamatic is tied for 5th in assists (2) ... Pacific Lutheran hosts Simpson (Calif.) Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in a non-conference game ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Men's Soccer Standings.
COACH MANFRED TSCHAN
Manfred Tschan (Teacher's College, Hofwil, Switzerland '76) has a record to date of 186-154-18 (.545) in his 19th year at George Fox, and 250-183-26 (.573) overall in his 24th year as a college coach. He piloted the Concordia University-Portland men's team from 1984-87 and the University of Oregon women's program from 1980-81. He was NAIA District 2 and NAIA Area 1 Coach of the Year in 1993. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Tschan.
BRUIN BITS:
* Meyer BAA Athlete of the Week, HM for NWC Offensive Honors
Forward/midfielder Justin Meyer was named the Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week and received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 3-9 as the Bruins went 2-2. He scored three goals and added one assist as the Bruins routed Walla Walla 7-1 on Monday, becoming the first Bruin since 2001 to pull a "hat trick". He had only two more shots the rest of the week as the Bruins' offense struggled in their remaining games. Meyer's big game has him 4th in the NWC in points (7) and goals (3, T), 6th in points per game (1.40) and goals per game (0.60), and 9th in shots (9, T).
* 2007 Honors:
- Justin Meyer - Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 3-9); NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 3-9)
* Tschan Notches 250th Career College Coaching Win
With a 1-0 double-overtime victory at Warner Pacific in Portland on Tuesday, Sept. 4, veteran soccer coach Manfred Tschan notched his 250th career win. He was 27-3-3 in two seasons (1980-81) coaching the brand-new women's team at the University of Oregon, and was 37-26-5 in four years (1984-87) with the men's program at Concordia University-Portland. He is now 186-154-18 in 18-plus seasons (1989-present) at George Fox, giving him a combined total in 25 years of 250-183-26, a .573 winning percentage.
* Meyer's Hat Trick First for Bruins Since 2001
Forward/midfielder Justin Meyer scored three goals and threw in an assist for good measure in the Bruins' 7-1 win over Walla Walla in Newberg on Monday, Sept. 3, becoming the first Bruin in six years to collect a "hat trick" in a game. The last time it happened was against Walla Walla in Newberg on Sept. 9, 2001, when two different players accomplished it in a 13-2 rout of the Wolves. Forward Brian Erickson scored four goals and midfielder Merrick Brownlee had three in that game.
* NWC Stats: Bruins Taking More Shots at Goal than Anyone
In Northwest Conference offensive statistics through games of Sept. 9, George Fox is 1st in shots (81), shots per game (16.20), corner kicks (34), 2nd in assists (10), assists per game (2.00, T), 3rd in points (30), points per game (6.00), goals (10), goals per game (2.00) ... Defensively, the Bruins are 4th in shutouts (1, T), saves (21), 5th in goals allowed (6), goals-against avg. (1.17) â?¦
- Matt Gurlides is 1st in shots (16), assists (3, T), 2nd in shots per game (3.20), 3rd in assists per game (0.60), 6th in points (5, T), 9th in points per game (1.00, T) â?¦
- Garrett Blizzard is 2nd in shots (15), 3rd in shots per game (3.00, T) â?¦
- Carlos Pehr is 6th in shots (11, T), goals (2, T), 9th in points (4, T) â?¦
- Justin Meyer is 4th in points (7), goals (3, T), 6th in points per game (1.40), goals per game (0.60), 9th in shots (9, T) â?¦
- Ryan MacKenzie is 5th in assists (2, T), 7th in assists per game (0.40, T), 9th in points (4, T) ...
- John Zaganiacz is 9th in points per game (1.00) ...
- Jake Maguire is 7th in goals-against avg. (1.20), 10th in save pct. (.727), saves (8) â?¦
- Kyle Putnam is 5th in save pct. (.812), 6th in goals-against avg. (1.14), saves (13), 8th in saves per game (2.60) â?¦
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Men's Soccer Statistics.