Press Release
Overall Record: 3-6-1 (Home: 2-3, Away: 1-3-1)
Northwest Conference: 1-3-1, 6th T (Home: 1-2, Away: 0-1-1)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Tie at Pacific in Only Game of Week
* Coming Up: Road Games at Linfield and #18 Puget Sound
* Blizzard, Putnam HM for NWC Player of the Week Honors
* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Among Top 10 in Several Categories
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Tie at Pacific in Only Game of Week
* Sept. 29 - George Fox 2, at Pacific 2, 2 ot ( Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: Road Games at Linfield and #18 Puget Sound
* Sat., Oct. 6, 2:30 pm - at Linfield College, McMinnville, Ore. (NWC)
* Sun., Oct. 7, 2:30 pm - at University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. (NWC)
Linfield (5-3-1, NWC 1-3-1, 6th T): The Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 7th ... Last year, the teams split, the Bruins winning 1-0 in McMinnville and the Wildcats 2-1 in Newberg ... Linfield is 2nd in the NWC in saves (62), 3rd in goals allowed (10), 4th in shutouts (4), 5th in corner kicks (38, T), 6th in shots (113), points (38), goals (14), assists (10) â?¦ Michael Camacho is 7th in shots (23), 9th in goals (3, T) â?¦ Nick Jauregui is 4th in game-winning goals (2, T) â?¦ Keeper Mike Belzberg is 1st in saves (61), 3rd in shutouts (4, T), 4th in save pct. (.859), 6th in goals against avg. (1.06) â?¦ Linfield next visits Pacific Lutheran Sunday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. ...
Puget Sound (9-0, NWC 4-0, 2nd): The defending conference champion Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked 1st in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 7th ... The teams split last year, the Loggers winning 2-0 in Tacoma before the Bruins won 2-0 in Newberg in the final game of the season ... UPS is ranked 18th in the latest NSCAA / NCAA Division III national poll and 1st in the West Region â?¦ Although UPS is the only undefeated team in the NWC, Whitworth has the league lead based on points (15, with a 5-1 record) ... Puget Sound is 1st in the NWC in shots (172), points (73), goals (28), goals allowed (2), shutouts (7), 2nd in corner kicks (58), 3rd in assists (17), 7th in saves (33) â?¦ Mark Conrad is 4th in shots (30), game-winning goals (2, T), 9th in goals (3, T) â?¦ Taylor Hyde is 4th in game-winning goals (2, T), 8th in goals (4), 10th in shots (19) â?¦ Scott Blanchet is 4th in goals (5, T), 5th in points (12) â?¦ Alex Lehecka is 1st in game-winning goals (3, T), 4th in goals (5, T), 6th in points (11) â?¦ Kyle Benson is 1st in assists (4, T), 7th in points (10, T), 9th in goals (3, T) â?¦ Greg Swanson is 6th in assists (3, T), 9th in points (9, T), goals (3, T) â?¦ All-American keeper Pete Van Sant is 1st in goals against avg. (0.22), save pct. (.941), shutouts (7, T), 7th in saves (32) â?¦ Puget Sound hosts Pacific Saturday before meeting the Bruins, then hosts Pacific Lutheran Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 3:30 p.m. ...
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 187-157-19 (.541) in his 19th year at George Fox, and 251-186-27 (.570) overall in his 25th year as a college coach. He picked up his 250th career win when the Bruins defeated Warner Pacific in Portland, Ore., 1-0 in two overtimes on Sept. 4. 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:
* Blizzard, Putnam HM for NWC Player of the Week Honors
Junior forward Garrett Blizzard and senior goalkeeper Kyle Putnam received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively for Sept. 24-30 after their efforts in the Bruins' 2-2 double-overtime tie at Pacific on Sept. 29. Blizzard gave the Bruins an early 1-0 lead with his second goal of the season, and wound up with four shots, three on goal. He ranks 6th in the NWC in shots (25). Putnam made five saves, including one on the only shot by either team in overtime, to preserve the tie. He ranks 3rd in the NWC in saves (42), 4th in saves per game (4.20), and 7th in save pct. (.764) and goals against avg. (1.66).
* 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)
Garrett Blizzard
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 10-16)
- NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Sept. 10-16; HM-Sept. 24-30)
Kyle Putnam
- NWC Defensive Player of the Week (HM-Sept. 24-30)
* NWC Stats: Five Bruins Among Top 10 in Several Categories
In Northwest Conference offensive statistics through games of Oct. 2, George Fox is 4th in corner kicks (46), 4th in shots per game (13.20), 5th in shots (132), points (44), points per game (4.40), goals (15), assists (14), assists per game (1.40), 6th in goals per game (1.50) â?¦ Defensively, the Bruins are 5th in saves (51), saves per game (5.10), 7th in goals allowed (16), goals against avg. (1.55), shutouts (1) ...
- Matt Gurlides is 1st in assists (4, T), 2nd in assists per game (0.44), 8th in shots (20, T), shots per game (2.22) ...
- Garrett Blizzard is 6th in shots (25), 7th in shots per game (2.50) â?¦
- Justin Meyer is 9th in goals (3, T) â?¦
- Carlos Pehr is 9th in goals (3, T) â?¦
- Kyle Putnam is 3rd in saves (42), 4th in saves per game (4.20), 7th in save pct. (.764), goals against avg. (1.66) â?¦
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Men's Soccer Statistics.