Press Release
Overall Record: 8-5 (Home: 1-1, Away: 4-3, Neutral: 3-1)
Northwest Conference: 3-3, 4th (Home: 1-1, Away: 2-2)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall at Pacific, Nip Willamette at Home
* Coming Up: NWC Games at #23 Puget Sound, Home vs. Linfield
* Anderson HM for NWC Player of the Week Third Week in a Row
* NWC Stats: Anderson-Pickett Tandem Rank 2-3 in Blocks
* Career Lists: Batchelder Takes Over 3rd in All-Time Assists
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Fall at Pacific, Nip Willamette at Home
Sept. 26 - at Pacific 3, George Fox 0 (19-30, 22-30, 27-30)
( Press Release / Box Score)
Sept. 28 - at George Fox 3, Willamette 2 (30-23, 30-17, 27-30, 30-26, 17-15)
(Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: NWC Games at #23 Puget Sound, Home vs. Linfield
* Fri., Oct. 5, 7:00 pm - at University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash. (NWC)
* Sat., Oct. 6, 7:00 pm - vs. Linfield College, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
Puget Sound (9-6, NWC 4-2, 3rd): The Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked to finish 3rd in the pre-season Northwest Conference coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... UPS is ranked 23rd in the latest AVCA / NCAA Division III national poll ... Puget Sound has won the last six meetings, including three last year (3-0 in the Puget Sound Invitational, 3-0 in NWC play in Newberg, 3-0 in NWC play in Tacoma) ... GFU's last win in the series was 3-2 in Newberg on Sept. 18, 2004 ... The Loggers are 2nd in the NWC in blocks (2.31), 3rd in hitting (.191), 4th in kills (13.78), digs (19.15), 5th in opponents' hitting (.160), 6th in assists (11.95), 7th in aces (1.81) ... Monica Groves is 3rd in hitting (.319), 4th in kills (4.41, 30th nationally), 7th in blocks (0.85) ... Lindsey Denman is 8th in kills (3.41) ... Jamee Fred is 4th in assists (10.27) ... Kalli Kamphaus is 6th in blocks (1.00) ... Rachael Gross is 2nd in digs (5.72, 50th nationally) ... Puget Sound next hosts Willamette Sunday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. ...
Linfield (10-5, NWC 5-1, 2nd): The defending conference co-champion Wildcats from McMinnville, Ore., were picked to finish 2nd in the pre-season Northwest Conference coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... The Wildcats have won the last three meetings, including both last year (3-2 in Newberg, 3-0 in McMinnville) ... GFU's last win in the series was 3-0 in Newberg on Oct. 7, 2005 ... The Wildcats are 1st in the NWC in hitting (.250, 27th nationally), 3rd in assists (13.18, 30th nationally), kills (13.96), 4th in opponents' hitting (.152), 7th in blocks (1.64), digs (17.61), 8th in aces (1.75) ... Katelyn Baker is 1st in hitting (.365, 20th nationally), 2nd in kills (4.91, 9th nationally) ... Stephanie Purser is 1st in assists (11.95, 19th nationally) ... Emily Vuylsteke is 6th in hitting (.288) ... Hannah Veley is 10th in aces (0.42) ... Rachael Rahn is 10th in digs (3.69) ... Linfield visits Pacific Lutheran Saturday before meeting the Bruins, then visits Willamette Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Volleyball Standings.
COACH STEVE GRANT
Steve Grant (Biola '69) is 525-336 (.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 HM for NWC Player of the Week Third Week in a Row
Continuing her fine senor season, middle blocker Elizabeth Anderson received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Sept. 24-30, the third straight week she has been so honored. In a 3-0 loss at Pacific Wednesday, she had 8 kills, a .294 hitting pct., 2 aces, 3 digs, and 3 block assists. In a 3-2 win over Willamette Friday, she had 19 kills, a .283 hitting pct., 1 assist, 7 digs, and 6 blocks (2-4). For the week, she had 27 kills (3.38 kpg) and 9 errors in 63 attempts (.286), 1 assist, 2 aces, 10 digs, and 9 blocks (2-7). Anderson ranks 2nd in the NWC in blocks (1.13).
* 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; HM, Sept. 17-23; HM, Sept. 24-30)
* NWC Stats: Anderson-Pickett Tandem Rank 2-3 in Blocks
Through matches of Oct. 3, George Fox ranks 2nd in the NWC in digs (19.49), 3rd in opponents' hitting (.148), blocks (2.30), 5th in assists (12.19), 6th in kills (13.17), hitting (.159), 9th in aces (1.57) ...
- Elizabeth Anderson is 2nd in blocks (1.13) ...
- Jennifer Panico is 5th in digs (4.34) ...
- Amy Batchelder is 7th in assists (10.09) ...
- Natalie Pickett is 3rd in blocks (1.07) ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Volleyball Statistics.
* Career Lists: Batchelder Takes Over 3rd in All-Time Assists
- Elizabeth Anderson, with 60 blocks on the season, has boosted her career total to 367, 4th on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Shelly Schultens (405, 1999-2002) ... With 161 kills on the season, she has 835 in her career, 9th on the all-time list. Ahead is Shelly Schultens (842, 1999-2002) ...
- Amy Batchelder, with 535 assists on the season, has 2,907 in her career, and has passed Kim Meche (2,868, 1985-88) for 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Mindi (Yost) Cotner (3,411, 1999-2002) ... With 22 aces on the season, she has 102 in her career, 9th on the all-time list. Ahead is Shelly Schultens (122, 1999-2002) ...