Overall 6-2: Home 3-0, Road 1-1, Neutral 2-1 /
NWC 0-0: Home 0-0, Road 0-0
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Last Week: Bruins Down Concordia, Game at St. Martin's Postponed
* Coming Up: Bruins Open Conference Play Hosting UPS and PLU
* Clark Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
* Several New Career Highs Set, Cave and Clark Add to Double-Doubles
* NWC Stats: Bruins No. 1 in Rebounding, 3-Pt Field Goals, Assists
THIS WEEK (Previews below):
Fri., Jan. 9, 6:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound, Newberg, Ore. (NWC DH)
Sat., Jan. 10, 6:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University, Newberg, Ore. (NWC DH)
(DH - men's game at 8:00 pm)
LAST WEEK: 1-0 (Click score for link to story):
Dec. 30 - at George Fox 72, Concordia-Portland 57
Jan. 3 - George Fox at St. Martin's, ppd, weather (no makeup date set yet)
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: George Fox (6-2) opens conference play this weekend by hosting two of the top contenders this season, Puget Sound Friday and Pacific Lutheran Saturday. UPS has the league's best overall record thus far while PLU is ranked 28th nationally. For the latest NWC standings and stats, go to www.nwcsports.com.
COACH SCOTT RUECK (Oregon State '91) has a record of 136-51 (.727) in his 8th season as a head coach, all at George Fox. He was Northwest Conference "Coach of the Year" in 1999-2000 and "Co-Coach of the Year" in 2000-01. He and his wife Kerry, a GFU assistant coach and former Bruin player, became proud parents on Oct. 21 with the birth of their first child, son Cole Michael.
Rueck vs. upcoming opponents:
Puget Sound - 8-7 (6-1 home, 2-6 road)
Pacific Lutheran - 9-7 (6-2 home, 3-5 road)
THIS WEEK (Previews):
Fri., Jan. 9, 6:00 pm - vs. University of Puget Sound Loggers (8-1, 0-0), Newberg, Ore. (NWC DH)
Northwest Conference opener for both teams ... All-time series: George Fox trails the series 8-9 (6-2 home, 2-7 road) ... The Loggers from Tacoma, Wash., have won the last 3 meetings, including a 70-64 overtime win in Newberg on Jan. 17 and a 56-53 win in Tacoma on Feb. 14 last year ... UPS opened the season with 6 straight wins before its only loss, 55-45 to 10th-ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire ... The Lutes, on a 2-game winning streak, defeated St. Mary 75-67 in the Whittier Tournament on Jan. 3 ... Puget Sound leads the NWC in free throw pct. (.739) and 3-pt pct. (.431) while ranking 2nd in scoring (73.9), scoring margin (+11.0), field goal pct. (.461), and turnover margin (+6.43) ... The Loggers have 3 players scoring in double figures: Lindsay May (17.3, 5th), Kilty Keaton (12.0, 11th), and Angie Straw (10.1, 17th) ...Keaton leads the NWC in free throw pct. (.889) ... May is the top UPS rebounder (7.1, 7th) ... Former Bruins Laura Koval and Heidi Collier now play for UPS, with Koval 2nd in the NWC in field goal pct. (.615) ... UPS goes to Pacific Saturday ...
Sat., Jan. 10, 6:00 pm - vs. Pacific Lutheran University Lutes (6-2, 0-0), Newberg, Ore. (NWC DH)
PLU visits Linfield Friday before playing the Bruins ... All-time series: George Fox has won the last 3 meetings to even the series at 11-11 (8-3 home, 3-8 road) ... The Bruins won 57-55 in Newberg on Jan. 18 and 45-42 on Feb. 15 in Tacoma, Wash., last year ... PLU is coming off a 79-49 loss at Simon Fraser on Jan. 2 in a game that did not count on the PLU record because Simon Fraser is a non-affiliated Canadian college ... The Lutes received 39 points in the 5th D3hoops.com national poll, ranking 28th ... PLU leads the NWC in defense (49.8), field goal pct. defense (.316), and blocked shots (7.88) ... Sarah Wilcox is the only Lute scoring in double figures (10.1, 18th) ... Courtney Johnson, a pre-season First Team All-America pick by D3hoops.com, leads the NWC in blocked shots (6.00) and is 4th in rebounding (8.1) ... PLU next hosts Whitworth on Jan. 16 ...
BRUIN BITS:
* Clark Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week"
Liz Clark (Jr., Elbe, Wash. / Eatonville HS) led the Bruins to victory in their only game of the week, a 72-57 home win over Concordia-Portland on Dec. 30, with a double-double, earning Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Dec. 26-Jan. 4. She had 15 points, hitting 7-10 from the field (1-2 on 3's), with 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block. It was her 2nd double-double of the season and 6th of her career. After missing the first two games of the season due to a sprained ankle, she finally qualified for NWC stats by playing in 75% of the Bruins' games with her Concordia appearance, and ranks 2nd in the league in rebounding (9.5).
NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to Sarah Shogren of Whitworth, who had 42 points, 32 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals in the Pirates' 2-0 week.
* NWC Stats (thru Dec. 31) - Bruins No. 1 in Rebounding, 3-Pt Field Goals, Assists:
Team:
Scoring Offense - 66.2 (5th)
Scoring Defense - 56.8 (2nd)
Scoring Margin - +9.5 (3rd)
Field Goal Pct. - .398 (7th)
FG Pct. Defense - .349 (2nd)
Free Throw Pct. - .601 (9th)
3-Pt FG Made - 6.75 (1st)
3-Pt FG Pct. - .325 (2nd)
3-Pt Pct. Defense - .278 (4th)
Rebounding Off. - 44.1 (1st)
Rebounding Def. - 37.2 (5th)
Rebound Margin - +6.9 (1st)
Blocked Shots - 6.00 (2nd)
Assists - 18.25 (1st)
Steals - 8.75 (7th)
Turnover Margin - +1.62 (5th)
Ast/TO Ratio - 0.97 (3rd)
Individual:
--- Darby Cave (Sr., Portland, Ore. / Central Catholic HS) - 2nd in Blocked Shots (1.88), 3rd in FG Pct. (.564), 5th in Rebounding (7.9), 9th in Scoring (12.6)
--- Kellie Thomas (So., Medford, Ore. / South Medford HS) - 2nd in 3-Pt FG (2.12), 3rd in Blocked Shots (1.62), 4th in Assists (4.12), 5th in 3-Pt FG Pct. (.386), 8th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.43), 12th in Scoring (11.9, T)
--- Kim Leith (So., Sherwood, Ore. / Sherwood HS) - 3rd in 3-Pt FG (1.88), 6th in Free Throw Pct. (.762), 3-Pt FG Pct. (.385), 11th in Scoring (11.9, T), 10th in Assists (3.00, T), 12th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.20), 15th in Blocked Shots (0.50, T)
--- Liz Clark - 2nd in Rebounding (9.5), 6th in Steals (2.00, T), Blocked Shots (1.00, T), 14th in Assists (2.83)
--- Amy Fitch (Sr., W, Ritzville, Wash. / Ritzville HS) - 6th in Assists (3.38, T), 9th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.35), 13th in Steals (1.75), Blocked Shots (0.43, T)
--- Sarah Myhre (Jr., P, Corvallis, Ore. / Crescent Valley HS) - 20th in Rebounding (4.8)
* Bruin Double-Doubles:
--- Darby Cave - (season 2, career 7): 12 pts/13 reb vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) at Northfield, Minn., 11/30/03; 10 pts/10 reb vs. Concordia-Portland, 12/30/03
--- Liz Clark - (season 2, career 6): 10 pts/13 reb vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) at Northfield, Minn., 11/30/03; 15 pts/10 reb vs. Concordia-Portland, 12/30/03
* All-Time Lists:
--- Darby Cave, after scoring 10 points vs. Concordia, has 776 career points, and needs 175 to pass Angela Pettit (950, 1993-97) for 10th on the all-time list and 224 to become the 9th player in GFU history with 1,000 career points ... With 10 rebounds vs. Concordia, she has 421 and needs 108 to pass Heather Gurney (528, 1987-91) for 10th on the all-time list ... She currently ranks 2nd in career field goal pct. (.520, 331-637), after All-American Katie Lacey's .543 (1997-2001) ...
--- Kellie Thomas currently ranks 7th on the career free throw pct. list (.747, 74-99) ...
--- Kim Leith currently ranks 6th on the career free throw pct. list (.753, 67-89) ...
* Career Highs:
--- Amy Fitch set a new career high for assists (8) vs. Concordia-Portland on Dec. 30 ...
--- Kim Leith tied her career high for 3-pt field goal attempts (8) vs. Concordia-Portland on Dec. 30 ...
--- Melissa Alexander (Jr., Portland, Ore. / Wilson HS) set new career highs for points (14), field goals (6), field goal attempts (10), field goal pct. (.600, 6-10), 3-pt field goal pct. (.667, 2-3), and tied her high for 3-pt field goals (2) vs. Concordia-Portland on Dec. 30 ...
--- Robin Taylor (Fr., Bend, Ore. / Mountain View HS) set a new career high for points (10) and tied highs for field goals (3), attempts (6), and pct. (.500, 3-6), 3-pt field goals (2) and attempts (5), and free throws (2) and attempts (2) vs. Concordia-Portland on Dec. 30 ...
--- Erin Powers (Fr., Salem, Ore / South Salem HS) tied her career high for blocked shots (1) vs. Concordia-Portland on Dec. 30 ...
* 2003-04 Honors:
--- Darby Cave - Elite West Region All-Tournament Team
--- Kellie Thomas - Elite West Region All-Tournament Team