Press Release
Overall Record: 6-3 (Home: 0-0, Away: 3-2, Neutral: 3-1)
Northwest Conference: 1-1, T 3rd (Home: 0-0, Away: 1-1)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Split at Whits to Open NWC Play
* Coming Up: NWC Home Opener vs. #22 PLU, at Lewis & Clark
* Anderson Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
* NWC Stats: Bruins in Top Three in Three Defensive Categories
* Career Lists: Anderson Takes Over 4th in Blocks, 10th in Kills
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Split at Whits to Open NWC Play
Sept. 14 - at Whitman 3, George Fox 2 (30-18, 24-30, 22-30, 30-22, 12-15)
( Press Release / Box Score)
Sept. 15 - George Fox 3 at Whitworth 2 (30-28, 30-23, 18-30, 27-30, 17-15)
(Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: NWC Home Opener vs. #22 PLU, at Lewis & Clark
* Fri., Sept. 21, 7:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
* Sat., Sept. 22, 7:00 pm - at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Ore. (NWC)
Pacific Lutheran (8-3, NWC 3-0, 1st): The Lutes from Parkland (Tacoma), Wash., are ranked 22nd in the latest AVCA/NCAA Division III national poll .... The Lutes were picked to finish 1st in the pre-season Northwest Conference coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... PLU is coming off a 3-1 win over #17 Puget Sound Wednesday night ... PLU has won the last 10 meetings, including two last year (3-0 in both Parkland and Newberg) ... The Bruins' last win in the series was 3-2 in Newberg on Oct. 27, 2001 ... The Lutes lead the NWC in kills (14.50) and aces (3.08), and are 2nd in hitting (.227), 3rd in opponents' hitting (.151), assists (12.95), 7th in blocks (1.49), 8th in digs (16.42) ... Beth Hanna leads the NWC in kills (4.74), and is 7th in hitting (.274) ... Stacie Matz is 5th in kills (3.87) ... All-NWC setter Gina DiMaggio, last week's NWC Player of the Week, is 3rd in assists (11.39) ... Mega Kosel is 2nd in aces (0.68) ... PLU next hosts Cal State-East Bay in a non-conference match Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. ...
Lewis & Clark (4-8, NWC 0-2, T 8th): The Lewis & Clark Pioneers from Portland, Ore., were picked to finish 8th in the pre-season Northwest Conference coaches' poll ... The teams split last year, L&C winning 3-2 in Portland and GFU winning 3-0 in Newberg ... The Pioneers lead the NWC in blocks (2.92), and are 5th in hitting (.169), digs (17.41), aces (2.14), 8th in kills (12.00), assists (10.77), opponents' hitting (.198) ... Katherine Fiedler leads the NWC in blocks (1.29) ... All-NWC Sara Kettler is 5th in hitting (.331), 8th in blocks (0.81) ... Jessamy Holland is 4th in digs (4.12) ... Kelsey Neussel is 3rd in aces (0.61) ... L&C hosts Pacific Sept. 21 before meeting the Bruins, then visits Linfield Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Volleyball Standings.
COACH STEVE GRANT
Steve Grant (Biola '69) is 523-334 (.610) in his 26th season as a college head coach, all at George Fox. He entered this season ranked 9th in victories among all-time active D-III coaches. He was Northwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1998, NAIA District 2 Coach of the Year in 1984 and 1990, and NCCAA National Coach of the Year in 1984 and 1987 when his teams won NCCAA national championships. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Grant.
BRUIN BITS:
* Anderson Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
Senior middle blocker Elizabeth Anderson received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Sept. 10-16 as the Bruins went 1-1 to open conference play. In a 3-2 loss at Whitman Friday, she had 17 kills, a .231 hitting pct., 1 assist, 2 aces, 6 digs, and 5 blocks (3 solo, 2 assists). In a 3-2 win at Whitworth Saturday, she had 14 kills, a .317 hitting pct., 1 assist, 1 ace, 3 digs, and 4 blocks (1-3). For the week, she had 31 kills (3.10 kpg) and 9 errors in 80 attempts (.275), 2 assists, 3 aces, 9 digs, and 9 blocks (4-5). Anderson ranks 2nd in the NWC in blocks (1.19).
* 2007 Honors
- Jennifer Panico
Bruin Athletic Association Women's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 3-9)
NWC Player of the Week (HM-Aug. 27-Sept. 2, HM-Sept. 3-9)
Pacific Coast Classic All-Tournament Team (Sept. 7-8)
- Elizabeth Anderson
NWC Player of the Week (HM-Sept. 10-16)
* NWC Stats: Bruins in Top Three in Three Defensive Categories
Through matches of Sept. 19, George Fox ranks 2nd in the NWC in opponents' hitting (.141), digs (19.51), 3rd in blocks (2.08), 5th in assists (12.46), kills (13.49), 6th in aces (1.92) ...
- Elizabeth Anderson is 2nd in blocks (1.19) ...
- Jennifer Panico is 3rd in digs (4.43), 8th in kills (3.24) ...
- Amy Batchelder is 5th in assists (10.08), 8th in aces (0.54, T) ...
- Natalie Pickett is 7th in blocks (0.87) ...
- Jenna Dohren is 8th in digs (3.81) ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Volleyball Statistics.
* Career Lists: Anderson Takes Over 4th in Blocks, 10th in Kills
- Elizabeth Anderson, with 44 blocks on the season, has boosted her career total to 351 and passed Amy Schultens (347, 1995, 1997-98) for 4th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Shelly Schultens (405, 1999-2002) ... With 109 kills on the season, she has 783 in her career and passed Joanna Lofgren (775, 1994-95) for 10th on the all-time list. Ahead is Diane Walter (807, 1982-85) ...
- Amy Batchelder, with 373 assists on the season, has 2,745 for her career and has passed Stacy Wright (2,681, 1988-90) and Kari Guyer (2,704, 1994-97) for 4th on the all-time list ... With 20 aces on the season, she has 100 in her career, 9th on the all-time list. Ahead is Shelly Schultens (122, 1999-2002) ...