Overall 9-7: Home 5-4, Road 2-2, Neutral 2-1 / NWC 3-5: Home 2-4, Road 1-1
HIGHLIGHTS:
* Last Week: Bruins Drop Two Games on Homecoming Weekend
* Coming Up: Road Trip to Conference Leaders in Tacoma
* Leith Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week" Again
* NCAA, NWC Stats: Bruins No. 1 in 4 Conference Categories
THIS WEEK (Previews below):
Fri., Feb. 6, 6:00 pm - at Puget Sound University (14-3, 6-2), Tacoma, Wash. (NWC DH)
Sat., Feb. 7, 6:00 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University (14-2, 8-0), Tacoma, Wash. (NWC DH)
(DH - men's game at 8:00 pm)
LAST WEEK: 0-2 (Click score for link to story):
Jan. 30 -Whitworth 78, at George Fox 71
Jan. 31 -Whitman 48, at George Fox 47
NORTHWEST CONFERENCE: George Fox (9-7, 3-5) looks to throw the league leaders off track as they visit Puget Sound, tied for 2nd in the NWC, on Friday, and league-leading and 16th-ranked Pacific Lutheran on Saturday, both games in Tacoma. For the latest NWC standings and stats, go to www.nwcsports.com.
COACH SCOTT RUECK (Oregon State '91) has a record of 139-56 (.713) 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. This year, he is serving as a rater for the NCAA Division III national poll conducted by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 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 - 8-8 (6-2 home, 2-6 road)
Pacific Lutheran - 9-8 (6-3 home, 3-5 road)
THIS WEEK (Previews):
Fri., Feb. 6, 6:00 pm - at University of Puget Sound (14-3, 6-2), Tacoma, Wash. (NWC DH)
All-time series: George Fox trails the series 8-10 since 1982 (6-3 in Newberg, 2-7 in Tacoma) ... The Loggers defeated the Bruins 53-44 on Jan. 9 in Newberg, their 4th straight win in the series ... Puget Sound is 2nd in the NWC in scoring (69.7) and 4th in defense (59.0) ... The Loggers lead the NWC in free throw pct. (.750) and rebounding defense 35.4) ...Lindsay May is 4th in the NWC in scoring (17.5), Kilty Keatin is 9th (12.2), and Angie Straw is 16th (10.5) ... May is 3rd in rebounding (8.0) ... Keaton and May are 1-2 in free throw pct. (.909, .847) ... Straw is 2nd in blocks (1.88) ...
Sat., Feb. 7, 6:00 pm - at Pacific Lutheran University (14-2, 8-0), Tacoma, Wash. (NWC DH)
All-time series: George Fox trail the series 11-12 since 1982 (8-4 in Newberg, 3-8 in Tacoma) ... The Lutes defeated the Bruins 69-52 in Newberg on Jan. 10, snapping a 3-game winning streak in the series by George Fox ... PLU is ranked 18th in the latest NCAA Division III national poll by D3hoops.com ... Pacific Lutheran is 6th in the NWC in scoring (60.7) and 1st in defense (48.9) ... The Lutes also lead in field goal pct. defense (.300), 3-pt field goal pct. (.349), and blocked shots (6.50) ... Aundi Kustura is 12th in the NWC in scoring (11.4) and Kelly Turner is 17th (10.4) ... Courtney Johnson is 1st in blocks (4.62) and 5th in rebounding (7.6) ... Mallory Mann is 2nd in assists (4.00) ... Turner is 2nd in 3-pt field goal pct. (.422) and 3rd in 3-pt field goals (1.69) ...
BRUIN BITS:
* Leith Honorable Mention for NWC "Player of the Week":
Kim Leith was the Bruins' leading scorer in both games this week, earning Honorable Mention for Northwest Conference "Player of the Week" for Jan. 26-Feb. 1. In a 78-71 loss to Whitworth on Friday, she scored 20 points, tying a career high, by hitting 7-15 from the field (4-9 on 3's) and 2-2 from the line, with 4 rebounds and 1 steal. In a 48-47 loss to Whitman on Saturday, she had 10 points on 4-11 from the field (2-5 on 3's), with 1 rebound. For the week, in 2 games, she had 30 points (15.0), hitting 11-26 (.423) from the field (6-14 on 3's, .429) and 2-2 (1.000) from the line, with 5 rebounds (2.5) and 1 steal. Leith is among the league leaders in 3-pointers and 3-point field goal pct.
NWC "Player of the Week" honors went to DeeDee Arnall of Pacific University. She led the Boxers in their 2-1 week with 73 points, 27 rebounds, and four assists.
* Bruin Double-Doubles:
--- Darby Cave (Sr., Portland, Ore. / Central Catholic HS): 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 (Jr., Elbe, Wash. / Eatonville HS): season 3, career 7 - 10 pts/13 reb vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) at Northfield, Minn., 11/30/03; 15 pts/10 reb vs. Concordia-Portland, 12/30/03; 17 pts/14 reb at Lewis & Clark, 1/13/04
* NCAA Stats (thru Jan. 18) - Cave, Thomas Among National Leaders:
Individual:
--- Darby Cave - 22nd in FG Pct. (.563)
--- Kellie Thomas - 26th in 3-Pt FG Pct. (.400)
Team:
---FG Pct. Defense - .335 (31st)
* NWC Stats (thru Feb. 1) - Bruins No. 1 in 4 Categories:
Team:
Scoring Offense - 62.4 (5th)
Scoring Defense - 56.0 (2nd)
Scoring Margin - +6.4 (5th)
Free Throw Pct. - .653 (6th)
Field Goal Pct. - .391 (6th)
FG Pct. Defense - .337 (2nd)
3-Pt FG Made - 5.19 (1st)
3-Pt FG Pct. - .287 (5th)
3-Pt Pct. Defense - .234 (1st)
Rebounding Off. - 43.2 (1st)
Rebounding Def. - 37.6 (4th)
Rebounding Margin - +5.6 (1st)
Blocked Shots - 4.38 (2nd)
Assists - 15.69 (2nd)
Steals - 8.38 (7th)
Turnover Margin - -1.56 (7th)
Ast/TO Ratio - 0.79 (6th)
Offensive Rebounds - 14.31 (2nd)
Defensive Rebounds - 28.88 (2nd)
Individual:
--- Darby Cave - 2nd in FG Pct. (.556), 3rd in Blocked Shots (1.64), 7th in Offensive Rebounding (2.50), Defensive Rebounding (4.69), 8th in Scoring (12.4), Rebounding (7.2)
--- Kellie Thomas - 2nd in 3-Pt FG (1.75), 4th in Blocked Shots (1.14, T), 6th in 3-Pt FG Pct. (.350), 7th in Assists (3.44), Scoring (12.7), 8th in FT Pct. (.726), 11th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.10)
--- Kim Leith - 5th in 3-Pt FG (1.50), 7th in 3-Pt FG Pct. (.343), 15th in FG Pct. (.410), 19th in Scoring (9.9)
--- Liz Clark - 1st in Offensive Rebounding (3.57), 2nd in Rebounding (9.4), 3rd in Defensive Rebounding (5.79), 10th in Steals (1.64), Ast/TO Ratio (1.15), 11th in Blocked Shots (0.50), Assists (2.71)
--- Amy Fitch - 7th in Ast/TO Ratio (1.26), 9th in Assists (3.06)
--- Sarah Myhre - 11th in Offensive Rebounding (2.25)
* New Career Highs:
--- Amy Fitch set a new career high for rebounds (10) and tied her highs for free throw pct. (1.000, 4-4) and assists (8) vs. Whitworth on Jan. 30 ...
--- Kim Leith set a new career high for 3-pt field goal attempts (9) and tied her high for points (20) vs. Whitworth on Jan. 30 ...
--- Brittanie Strutz tied her career highs for assists (1) vs. Whitman on Jan. 31 ...
* All-Time Lists:
--- Darby Cave, after scoring 26 points in 2 games last week, has 873 career points, and needs 78 to pass Angela Pettit (950, 1993-97) for 10th on the all-time list and 127 to become the 9th player in GFU history with 1,000 career points ... With 8 rebounds last week, she has 473 in her career and needs 58 to pass Heather Gurney (528, 1987-91) for 10th on the all-time list ... She currently ranks 2nd in career field goal pct. (.522, 372-712), after All-American Katie Lacey's .543 (1997-2001) ... With 4 blocked shots last week, she passed Liz Stephens (68, 1992-96) and Rachel Powell (70, 1995-98) and ranks 7th on the all-time list with 71. Ahead are Melody Groeneveld-McMaster (72, 1981-85), Lillian Jeske (74, 1981-82), and Kristy Fleming (76, 1992-94) ...
--- Kellie Thomas currently ranks 5th on the career 3-pt field goal pct. list (.355, 66-186), and 5th on the career free throw pct. list (.769, 103-134)
--- Kim Leith currently ranks 6th on the career free throw pct. list (.758, 72-95) ...
* 2003-04 Honors:
--- Darby Cave - Elite West Region All-Tournament Team
--- Kellie Thomas - Elite West Region All-Tournament Team