Overall Record: 3-11-3 (Home: 2-5, Away: 1-6-3)
Northwest Conference: 1-8-3, 7th (Home: 1-4, Away: 0-4-3)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Drop Only Game of Week to Pacific
* Coming Up: Season-Ending Pair at Home with UPS, Linfield
* NWC Stats: Pehr Remains in Top 10 in Goals Scored
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Drop Only Game of Week to Pacific
* Oct. 27 - Pacific 2, at George Fox 0 ( Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: Season-Ending Pair at Home with UPS, Linfield
* Fri., Nov. 2, 1:30 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
* Sat., Nov. 3, 1:30 pm - vs. Linfield College, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Puget Sound (13-3-1, NWC 8-3-1, 3rd): The 2006 conference champion Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked 1st in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 7th ... UPS has been ranked in the NSCAA / NCAA Division III national poll most of the season, but fell out of the top 25 after suffering losses at Whitworth and Whitman last weekend, which also ruined the Loggers' chances of another NWC title ... The Loggers are ranked 4th in the West Region â?¦ The Loggers won the first meeting with the Bruins this season, a 2-0 victory in Tacoma on Oct. 7 ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 2-0 in Newberg in the final game of last season on Nov. 4 ... Puget Sound is 1st in the NWC in shots (337), goals (42), corner kicks (113), goals allowed (9), goals against avg. (0.51, 19th nationally), shutouts (10, T), 2nd in points (109), 4th in assists (25), 7th in saves (66) â?¦ Mark Conrad is 4th in shots (56), 5th in game-winning goals (3, T), goals (7, T), 6th in points (17) â?¦ Scott Blanchet is 2nd in shots (60), 7th in goals (6, T), 9th in points (14, T) â?¦ Taylor Hyde is 6th in shots (41) â?¦ Alex Lehecka is 2nd in game-winning goals (4, T), 7th in goals (6, T) â?¦ Kyle Benson is 10th in assists (4, T) â?¦ Greg Swanson is 7th in shots (40), 9th in points (14, T), 10th in assists (4, T), goals (5, T) â?¦ All-American keeper Pete Van Sant is 1st in goals against avg. (0.51, 20th nationally), shutouts (10), 2nd in save pct. (.878, 16th nationally), 6th in saves (65) â?¦ Puget Sound closes out the regular season Saturday, Nov. 3, at Pacific at 1:30 p.m. ...
Linfield (8-7-1, NWC 4-7-1, 6th): The Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked 4th in the NWC pre-season coaches' poll, the Bruins 7th ... The Wildcats have won the last two meetings with the Bruins, including a 4-0 win in McMinnville on Oct. 6 this year ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 1-0 in McMinnville on Oct. 8, 2006 ... Linfield is 2nd in the NWC in saves (101, T), 4th in shutouts (6), 5th in goals allowed (19), points (70), goals (26), 6th in corner kicks (71), shots (197), assists (18) â?¦ Kurtis Wong is 10th in assists (4, T) ... Travis Isaacs is the Wildcats' leading scorer (4 goals, 2 assists) ... Keeper Mike Belzberg is 1st in saves (97), 4th in shutouts (6), save pct. (.843), 6th in goals against avg. (1.16) â?¦ Linfield hosts Pacific Lutheran Friday before ending the season at George Fox ...
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 187-162-21 (.534) in his 19th year at George Fox, and 251-191-29 (.564) 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:
* 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)
Erich Hangartner
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Oct. 8-14)
- NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Oct. 8-14)
Carlos Pehr
- Bruin Athletic Association Men's Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15-21)
- NWC Offensive Player of the Week (HM, Oct. 15-21)
* NWC Stats: Pehr Remains in Top 10 in Goals Scored
In Northwest Conference offensive statistics through games of Oct. 30, George Fox is 4th in corner kicks (74, T), 5th in shots (209), assists (22), assists per game (1.29), 6th in shots per game (12.29), points (68), points per game (4.00), goals (23), goals per game (1.35) â?¦ Defensively, the Bruins are 4th in saves (95), saves per game (5.59), 7th in goals allowed (35), goals against avg. (1.97), shutouts (1) ...
- Matt Gurlides is 10th in assists (4, T) ...
- Garrett Blizzard is 9th in shots per game (2.31) â?¦
- Carlos Pehr is 10th in goals (5, T) â?¦
- Kyle Putnam is 4th in saves per game (4.73), saves (71), 7th in save pct. (.732), goals against avg. (1.96) â?¦
- Jake Maguire is 10th in saves (20, T) â?¦
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Men's Soccer Statistics.