Press Release
Overall Record: 10-11 (Home: 2-5, Away: 5-5, Neutral: 3-1)
Northwest Conference: 5-9, 6th T (Home: 2-5, Away: 3-4)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Games: Bruins Fall to Pacific, Win at Willamette
* Coming Up: Season Ends vs. #21 Puget Sound, at Linfield
* Panico Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
* NCAA Stats: Team and Anderson Nationally Ranked in Blocks
* NWC Stats: Bruins, Anderson Hang onto 2nd Spot in Blocks
* Career Lists: Anderson Moves into Tie for 2nd in Career Blocks
RECENT GAMES: Bruins Fall at PLU, at Home to Lewis & Clark
Oct. 24 - Pacific 3, at George Fox 2 (30-23, 30-28, 11-30, 19-30, 9-15)
( Press Release / Box Score)
Oct. 26 - George Fox 3, at Willamette 1 (27-30, 30-18, 30-28, 30-21)
(Press Release / Box Score)
COMING UP: Season Ends vs. #21 Puget Sound, at Linfield
* Fri., Nov. 2, 7:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound, Newberg, Ore. (NWC)
* Sat., Nov. 3, 7:00 pm - at Linfield College, McMinnville, Ore. (NWC)
Puget Sound (15-8, NWC 10-4, 2nd): The Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., were picked to finish 3rd in the pre-season Northwest Conference coaches' poll, the Bruins 6th ... UPS is ranked 21st in the latest AVCA / NCAA Division III national poll ... Puget Sound has won the last seven meetings, including a 3-0 win in Tacoma on Oct. 5 in the first match this year ... GFU's last win in the series was 3-2 in Newberg on Sept. 18, 2004 ... The Loggers are 2nd in the NWC in opponents' hitting (.140), digs (20.64), 3rd in blocks (2.22), hitting (.193), kills (14.20), 5th in assists (12.46), 7th in aces (1.84) ... Monica Groves is 1st in hitting (.308), 4th in kills (4.27, 41st nationally), 6th in blocks (0.88) ... Lindsey Denman is 8th in kills (3.62) ... Jamee Fred is 3rd in assists (11.03) ... Kalli Kamphaus is 9th in blocks (0.81) ... Rachael Gross is 2nd in digs (6.25, 35th nationally) ... Puget Sound closes out the regular season Saturday at Willamette at 7 p.m. ...
Linfield (14-9, NWC 9-5, 3rd): 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 four meetings, including a 3-2 win in Newberg on Oct. 6 this year in which all five games were decided by the bare minimum two-point difference possible ... GFU's last win in the series was 3-0 in Newberg on Oct. 7, 2005 ... The Wildcats are 2nd in the NWC in hitting (.218), 3rd in assists (13.09, 37th nationally), 4th in kills (14.19), 5th in digs (19.02), 6th in opponents' hitting (.174), 7th in blocks (1.70), 8th in aces (1.65) ... Katelyn Baker is 2nd in kills (4.82, 17th nationally), 3rd in hitting (.295) ... Stephanie Purser is 4th in assists (10.96) ... Emily Vuylsteke is 8th in hitting (.260) ... Hannah Veley is 10th in aces (0.41) ... Rachael Rahn is 7th in digs (4.40) ... Linfield hosts Pacific Lutheran Fri before ending the season against the Bruins ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Volleyball Standings.
COACH STEVE GRANT
Steve Grant (Biola '69) is 527-342 (.606) 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:
* Panico Honorable Mention for NWC Player of the Week
Sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Panico received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Player of the Week for Oct. 22-28 as the Bruins went 1-1. In a 3-2 loss to Pacific on Oct. 24, she had 13 kills, a .222 hitting pct., 1 assist, 17 digs and 1 block assist. In a 3-1 win at Willamette on Oct. 26, she had 13 kills, a .191 hitting pct., 2 assists, 19 digs and 1 block assist. For the week, she had 26 kills (2.89 kpg) and 7 errors in 92 attempts (.207), 3 assists, 36 digs (4.00 dpg), and 2 block assists (2-5). It was her third time this fall to be nominated for NWC weekly honors. Panico ranks 8th in the NWC in digs (4.36).
* 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; HM, Oct. 22-28)
- 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; HM, Oct. 1-7; HM, Oct. 8-14; HM, Oct. 15-21)
* NCAA Stats: Team and Anderson Nationally Ranked in Blocks
In NCAA Division III national team statistics thru Oct. 21, George Fox was 45th in blocks per game (2.49) ... In individual statistics, Elizabeth Anderson was 30th in blocks per game (1.31) ...
* NWC Stats: Bruins, Anderson Hang onto 2nd Spot in Blocks
Through matches of Oct. 31, George Fox ranks 2nd in the NWC in blocks (2.47), 3rd in digs (20.38), opponents' hitting (.154), 7th in assists (12.14), 7th in hitting (.146), kills (13.12), 9th in aces (1.45) ...
- Elizabeth Anderson is 2nd in blocks (1.28) ...
- Jennifer Panico is 8th in digs (4.36) ...
- Amy Batchelder is 8th in assists (9.99) ...
- Natalie Pickett is 4th in blocks (1.06) ...
- Jessica Morrison is 10th in blocks (0.79) ...
Visit the Northwest Conference web site for the latest NWC Volleyball Statistics.
* Career Lists: Anderson Moves into Tie for 2nd in Career Blocks
- Elizabeth Anderson, with 110 blocks on the season, has boosted her career total to 417, tied for 2nd on the all-time GFU list with Beth Davis (417, 1996-99). Kim Reidel (481, 1988-89) is the all-time leader, but her blocks were posted under different scoring rules, during an era when blocks were given not just for a winning point but any time an attack was returned and kept in play by a blocker ... With 267 kills on the season, she has 941 in her career, 8th on the all-time list. Ahead is Nicole Bostic (1,042, 2000-03) ...
- Amy Batchelder, with 859 assists on the season, has 3,231 in her career, 3rd on the all-time GFU list. Ahead is Mindi (Yost) Cotner (3,411, 1999-2002) ... With 28 aces on the season, she has 108 in her career, 9th on the all-time list. Ahead is Shelly Schultens (122, 1999-2002) ...